Fans of fast-paced first-person shooters that send you beyond the earthly plane to murder demons while heavy metal plays in the background should have their interest piqued by a certain upcoming release. No, no, not another Doom. Weâre talking about an indie game called Into the Pit, which looks absolutely bananas. Microsoft showed off a first look at its Gamescom stream earlier today.
See just how bananas for yourself:
Into the Pit casts you as a traveling mystic on the hunt for âoccult power.â One of your cousins stumbles upon a demonic portal in a ramshod, farflung village overcome by eldritch horrors. Your cousinâs communiques, which had previously been frequent, halt. So obviously you have to go check things out.
Though details about Into the Pit are currently thin, the setup is clear: You dive into that demonic portal. Rather than boring old guns, you cast spells. As you explore, you can rescue captured villagers, who will then build out the town and open up various shops. You can further mix and match your permanent unlocks and upgrades to customize how the dungeon manifests during each of your runs.
Yes, âruns.â Thatâs right: Itâs a roguelikeâŠwith nakedly apparent Doom inspirationsâfrom the shred-heavy music to the brisk movement to the whole âkilling demonsâ thingâwritten on its sleeve. Sign me the heck up. (My editor also suggested the game has some Hexen and Heretic vibes. I admit I havenât played those but they sound cool, and the association might fire up those who have.)
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Into the Pit is planned for an October 19 release on Xbox One and PC, and will launch as part of the Xbox Game Pass library
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