Sunderfolk, the ambitious co-op tactical adventure game built on a love of tabletop games, is coming to consoles and PC on April 23, developer Secret Door and publisher Dreamhaven announced Tuesday. Curious players can try out Sunderfolk with a first look demo through Nvidia’s GeForce Now game-streaming service from March 25 through April 7.
Secret Door’s debut title is inspired by tabletop games like Gloomhaven and Dungeons & Dragons, and uses smart devices as a controller, à la Jackbox games. Sunderfolk is designed to be played by one to four players on a large TV screen or monitor, with the game itself running on a PC or console. Players interact with the game through Sunderfolk’s dedicated controller app, which will be free to download for Android and iOS devices.
Sunderfolk’s creators hope their game will bring players together by bypassing the complexity and setup times required for learning new tabletop games. “Our goal with Sunderfolk is to leverage modern technology to
make game night something everyone can enjoy,” said Chris Sigaty, studio head of Secret Door and veteran of StarCraft and Warcraft game development.
In Sunderfolk, players choose from one of six anthropomorphic heroes: an Arcanist, Bard, Berserker, Pyromancer, Ranger, or Rogue. Each character has their own strategic role and passive ability, and can be customized with weapons, armor, trinkets, and skills. Character abilities are represented by cards; players personalize their deck of skill cards as they progress through the adventure to create a well-rounded party. It is an incredibly fun and easy game to get into, and a great social experience, based on my hands-on time with Sunderfolk.
Sunderfolk will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows PC (via Steam and the Microsoft Store), and Xbox Series X on April 23. The game costs $49.99.
In addition to Sunderfolk’s release date announcement, Dreamhaven and internal studio Moonshot Games also revealed a new project, Wildgate, a crew-based first-person shooter with ship combat.
Dreamhaven also announced Tuesday that it will publish competitive auto battler Mechabellum, which is currently available on Steam. Dreamhaven and developer Game River launched a Premium Edition of Mechabellum on Tuesday, which includes 18 exclusive skins, unique avatars, and special emoticons, for $29.99.
Finally, Dreamhaven announced that developer FuzzyBot’s action-RPG Lynked: Banner of the Spark will exit Early Access on Steam with the 1.0 release of the game on May 22. Lynked: Banner of the Spark will be available on PS5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X for $24.99.
