The Waylanders

The Waylanders is an upcoming role-playing video game developed by Spanish team Gato Studio. It is planned to be released for Microsoft Windows in 2020. The game is played from a third-person perspective that can be shifted to a top-down perspective.

The Waylanders
Developer(s)Gato Studio
Director(s)Sergio Prieto[1]
Producer(s)Fernando Prieto
Composer(s)Inon Zur
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release2020[2]
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

The Waylanders is a role-playing video game played from a third-person perspective and isometric camera view.[3] It is a real-time combat game with tactical pause option.[4] The battle mode has 12 different combat formations.[4]

Set in the mythological kingdom of Kaltia (based on Galicia, mixing Galician and Celtic mythology), the game puts the player in the role of a warrior, guardian, explorer, mage, healer or rogue coming from an human, Mouro, Fomorian or werewolf background.[5] In addition to choosing the character's class and race, players can mark their origin by choosing from a Celtic soldier, Celtic druid, Egyptian, Moure diplomat, Moure protector, Ares hound mercenary, alpha wolf, and slave.[5] Throughout the game, players encounter various companions, who play major roles in the game's plot and gameplay.

Development

The Waylanders is under development by Spanish developer Gato Studio.[6] The game is inspired by Baldur's Gate and Dragon Age: Origins.[4][7] It will be released on Steam Early Access in Q2 2020.[7]

References
  1. Bishop, Sam (9 September 2019). "The Waylanders hopes to be unique with its combat system". gamereactor.eu. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. "O videoxogo galego 'The Waylanders', protagonista na principal revista anglosaxoa do sector" (in Galician). Praza Pública. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. "The Waylanders RPG en Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. Roberts, Samuel (20 August 2018). "First look at The Waylanders, a time travel RPG inspired by Dragon Age: Origins". pcgamer.com. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. "The Waylanders, el juego de rol fantástico gallego, muestra su editor de personajes" (in Spanish). Vandal. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  6. "Gato Studio". Twitter. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. "The Waylanders, el rol español inspirado por Baldur's Gate, llega al Early Access en 2020" (in Spanish). vandal. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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