The Unliving – a Necromancer Game by RocketBrush Studio

THE GAME

THE CORE OF THE UNLIVING

The whole gameplay was designed from scratch around the ability to resurrect each killed enemy,
and thus it grants entirely new experience to the players

LEAD THE UNDEAD

Control the unlimited army of dark creatures. Keep the balance between small tactical force and larger but harder-to-control unstoppable horde of the undead.

SACRIFICE YOUR MINIONS

When the right moment comes and you need to cast a powerful magic spell, you make a sacrifice. Every unit has a special ability, accessible upon its destruction.

CAST DARK SPELLS

Most of the hero's abilities are sharpened to manipulate the remnants of the life in corpses, create chimeras, and transform the life-force amidst the mass destruction.

ABOUT THE GAME

Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.

THE PLOT

Necromancy is the core of our story. It is deeply embedded in the structure of the world, personal story of the hero and other characters. The theme of wielding the forbidden power to break free from the authority fuels the conflict and inspires our world-building.

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OVERVIEW

Developer

RocketBrush Studio Ltd.

Publisher

Team17 Digital Ltd.

Genre

Single player, rogue-lite action, strategy

Release

2021 (Steam). Early Access is a possibility

Platforms

PC (priority), Consoles

Languages supported

English, Russian and about 6-8 more

In development

Since August 2018

Game engine

Unity, C#

Rogue-lite and Replayability

In The Unliving, the hero's death brings him back to his lair, where the player can purchase upgrades for the next run. Let's see what features make the game highly replayable and give it a an atmosphere of a true rogue-lite:

Meta-progress

When the hero dies, the player loses most of their loot, but some of their resources can be saved, allowing them to add new items and apply special conditions to the next run.

Procedural generation

We are actively working on random generation of the locations and encounters. The hidden and rare places make it interesting to explore every new world.

Abilities & artifacts

Each run can give the player a completely new experience, through the items that transform the gameplay. The artifacts can change the player's attack and unlock special abilities.

Indirect storytelling

Each new walkthrough will gradually uncover the true reasons behind the events, and shed the light on who is actually pulling the strings in this story.

DEVELOPER

OUR GOAL IS
TO CREATE A MAJOR
NECROMANCY GAME

We found the players' thirst for a standalone game focusing solely on the necromancer character and his story. The first reactions from audience proved that we are on the right track.

RocketBrush Studio Ltd. is a company initially focused on game art production services. Since 2016 we have delivered several thousand game assets for developers from all over the world and managed to work with market leaders and AAA projects. We are a distributed team with most of our members based in Russia. The Unliving is our first own project and we put all our experience into this game.
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Email: games@rocketbrush.com
Website: www.rocketbrush.com

Be a Necromancer

in an ultimate dark fantasy RPG

Devlog: New Location, Abilities, and Enemies

Developer Interview – Summer 2020

Devlog: Enemies

Devlog: The World of The Unliving

The Unliving Game FAQ