AstralShift reveals several new details about the characters and story of Hell Maiden, a new horde survival deck-building game for PC via Steam, along with a new gameplay trailer. The game serves as an original sequel to the classic Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.
Hell Maiden will launch in first in Steam Early Access, which will last “approximately an additional year, or more.” At launch of the Steam Early Access version, only two Circles of Hell will be available, but the subsequent seven will be added over time.
The latest details about Hell Maiden can be read below, courtesy of AstralShift:
Overview
Touhou Project meets Vampire Survivors in a new deck-building game, Hell Maiden, inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy.
Hell Maiden is an upcoming horde survival deck-building game by AstralShift, the creators of Little Goody Two shoes and Pocket Mirror, who are now diverging from the horror genre to develop an action-packed adventure set in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy.
At its core, Hell Maiden fuses the horde survival roguelite genre with deck-building mechanics to create a fresh new experience where players collect, stack and merge a myriad of cards to build unique hands and decimate Hell’s toughest fiends.
To conquer all 9 Circles of Hell, players will count with the help of the Poets of Limbo whose Blessings and Signature Weapons provide unique abilities, perks and ultimate attacks to mix and match and create unstoppable builds.
With hundreds of tarot-inspired original card illustrations, the game’s visuals blend the retro and nostalgic graphics of the 2000s with a modern and expressive twist featuring hand-painted environments, visually stunning combat animations and eye-catching ultimate attacks with dynamic 2D animation cuts.
As an original sequel to Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, Hell Maiden takes players on a brand new journey through the 9 Circles.
Dante is now inexplicably back in Hell after having reached Paradiso — and she’s lost all her memories to boot! Unable to remember anything about her past life or her first journey through Hell, Dante is determined to climb her way back to Heaven and once again come face to face with Paradiso’s higher powers in search for answers.
Once again accompanied by the Roman poet Virgil and protected by the sanctified Beatrice, players will not only have to make it through the dark abyss, but also find and rescue the Poets of Limbo whose fate now rides on Dante’s success.
Players will meet legendary poets, philosophers and artists of antiquity such as Homer, Ovid, Horace and Lucan, and help them find their own way to salvation.
Taking inspiration from Touhou Project’s colorful and quirky cast of characters, Hell Maiden breathes new life into its source material with an all-female cast and an all original OST that blends dance music with an aristocratic gothic flare while retaining AstralShift’s much beloved charm.
With multiple challenging boss fights to overcome, cards to collect, characters to meet and questlines to explore, Hell Maiden encapsulates all of AstralShift’s creativity in a new immersive experience designed to conquer the hearts of both old and new fans!
Character Profiles
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- Dante Alighieri – Remembered as a grand poet of the Middle Ages, Dante Alighieri once again embarks on a journey through the afterlife-this time, however, as one of Hell’s many sinners. Determined, willful and stubborn, Dante has an incredibly strong sense of justice which occasionally brings out her prideful nature.
- Beatrice Portipari – Ardently dedicated to her purpose in overseeing Dante’s climb to Paradiso, her heart is set on securing her beloved’s salvation and keeping her from straying-whatever the cost. For Beatrice, one’s vows are eternal and her duty to protect and guide Dante prevails over any and every hardship.
- Virgil Pablias Dergilias Maro – Bubbly and full of energy, Virgil is endlessly devoted to her and full of energy loved ones an affectionate and kind soul despite her occasional bouts of mischievousness. A long term resident of Limbo, she’s immensely secretive about her past. With love conquers all as her motto, Virgil will go above and beyond to reach her goals even if it means going against the most powerful forces in Hell.
- Ovid Pablias Ovidias Naso – With the Metamorphoses as her magnum opus, Ovid resides in the Forum amongst her fellow Poets of Limbo. Demanding and outspoken, she spends her eternity antagonizing others while seeking the attention of her beloved, Virgil. While self-assured and confident, Ovid is terribly afraid of the dark and dislikes discussing the circumstances of her past life.
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