BattleJuice Alchemist Launches on Steam Early Access and Epic Games Store Today
Explore a dark and immersive world in this complex alchemy RPG
Limassol, Cyprus - March 21, 2024. Get ready to delve deeper into the mysterious world of Caribou Creek as the award-winning BattleJuice Alchemist, the complex alchemy RPG from publisher ESDigital Games launches today for PC via Steam Early Access and Epic Games Store. Developed by Alchemical Works Battlejuice Alchemist redefines the classic aRPG formula with a unique item and skill system offering the choice between isometric combat and JRPG-style one-on-one battles.
ESDigital Games is also thrilled to announce that BattleJuice Alchemist has just received the prestigious ‘GDC Best in Play 2024’ award and will feature as part of the publisher's lineup at this year's show from 20-22 March at the Moscone Center.
Join our protagonist, Juice, the Alchemist, on a journey through the wilds of New England, battling demonic hordes and uncovering the secrets of the Crossroads. This exciting Early Access launch unveils a host of new features and mechanics for players to conquer. Build your alchemical tower, a bastion of light amidst the encroaching darkness, and harness its power to turn the tide of battle in your favour. Explore new lands around the new story locations and uncover their hidden treasures and dangers. Dynamic day-night cycles will affect enemy behaviour, and an array of new items, perks, magic rituals and abilities wait to be discovered.
During the Early Access journey, Alchemical Works will work with the community to gather feedback to support their ongoing development roadmap and introduce additional content and updates to fully bring the wonderful world of BattleJuice Alchemist to life.
About BattleJuice Alchemist:
Juice, the alchemist, is called to Caribou Creek to fight the demons that roam the lands. As your unique version of Juice you explore the wilderness that once was New England. Fight evil in classic action RPG isometric top-down view and in bullet-time close combat.
Find and craft items with game-changing powers. Master BattleJuice Alchemist’s deck-building mechanics by arranging your compilation of flasks to suit your playstyle. Accentuate your character beyond character customization by using ritual magic as long-term buffs. Meet strange creatures from the Crossroads while the dark plot of BattleJuice Alchemist unravels.
Features:
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Loot and Craft - As an alchemist you wear no armour and wield no sword, but you rain down fire on your enemies. Find flasks with unique properties in the wilderness or craft them at your workbench. In deck-building fashion you create a compilation of flasks which you randomly draw from.
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Unique Skill System - In BattleJuice Alchemist, your flasks are your skills. Every flask can be used the normal way and at times in a supercharged, "jucified" way for stronger effects. Some flasks have powers attached to them that drastically change their effects when used, which allows you to develop your own playstyle.
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Procedural Landscapes, Hand-crafted Towns - The world of BattleJuice Alchemist is separated into vast levels of procedural landscape. Every valley, sea, river, mountain, building, stone, tree and item is placed by a unique algorithm. This allows you to continue exploring after you complete the main story. Quest locations are still hand-crafted to tell compelling stories.
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Dark Lands to Discover - You are influenced by daytime and weather effects, and so are your enemies. But they are also buffed by the evermore spawning demons’ presence. Find dark altars to hold their influence at bay and discover many other secrets.
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Classic isometric ARPG action - Fight your enemies from afar in classic top-down view. Throw explosive or freezing flasks at them, and prepare ambushes of explosive barrels. Use the “Frog Hop” flask to jump away from danger or right into close combat.
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Close Combat with Bullet-time - Enter close combat with an enemy, where you can interact hands-on by dodging or using smoke flasks to avoid being hit. Manage your resources and flasks during these intense one on one battles against your awe-inspiring enemies from the Crossroads.
BattleJuice Alchemist is available now on PC via Steam Early Access and Epic Games Store.
For more information please visit https://esdigital.games/
About ESDigital Games:
ESDigital Games is a global video games publishing company specializing in premium indie and mid-core games for both PC as well as consoles. ESDigital Games portfolio includes the 80s-themed point-and-click adventure Unusual Findings, the tactical card combat game Deck of Ashes, the Early Access release of roguelike action RPG Scholar of the Arcane Arts and the release of the action beat ‘em up 9 Monkeys of Shaolin. Their upcoming releases include twin-stick shooter REMEDIUM, RTS tower defense and match-3 mechanics title Cats on Duty, 3D action RPG game Awaken - Astral Blade, complex alchemy RPG Battlejuice Alchemist, and the story-driven sci-fi adventure Sky of Tides as well as new unannounced titles in development.
