Umbra Revealed, Kickstarter This Week

Independent developer Solarfall Games has brought their upcoming Diablo II-inspired and CryEngine-powered action RPG Umbra to our attention with this official website, a handful of screenshots, a busy Twitter feed that promises a Kickstarter campaign later this week, and a couple of very recent videos showcasing its gameplay mechanics and what was shown at GDC 2015. I’ll start you off with the videos:

And then quote straight from the description on the official website:

‘‹Umbra melds much-loved hack-and-slash gameplay with state-of-the-art graphics, and underpins it all with a truly modern AI. Inspired by the classic Diablo 2 game, Umbra aims to deliver an intense and rich action RPG game. Personalization of your character build is free, deep and highly customizable, and many secret are hidden in the world.

FEATURES

– Solo and Multiplayer support
– Free character developement – no class limitation
– Featuring the powerful Kythera AI system
– Large amount of weapons, armors and magic effects
– Advanced craft system – build your own weapons and armors
– Cook your own potions
– Build your own house and showcase your gears
– Mature story and quests
– Discover mysteries of Umbra universe and develop amazing new powers!
– And much more exclusive content to reveal soon !