Nodbrim Bring the Dakka With Acaratus

Now out of Early Access and sporting some shiny new Steam trading cards, Acaratus is a Steampunk, turned based tactical mech game.

Playing out on a grid pattern, a bit like chess, or the absolutely awesome (early) Front Mission games. Each ‘battle suit’ is customisable independently, allowing you to do pretty much whatever you want with them. Up to, and including, making a walking Church with twin cannons for arms, because why the bloody hell not?!

“Acaratus has been significantly updated since the first Early Access build as we tweaked the battle system, created a three-act deep narrative story for the campaign mode and balanced the whole game, including the multiplayer mode to help new players kick off the game easier”, said Martin Kupski, Creative Director at Nodbrim Interactive. “We’ve also added a lot more customizable content from an array of weapons to multiple types of booster cards, so there’s enough variety to execute even the most intricate strategies.”

Acaratus did the rounds on Steam Early Access for about a year, but has been in development for four. Along the way, obviously, there have been some changes which largely consisted of adding in new items, maps and what not. But most recently, the addition of a revamped and fully functional multiplayer, as well as random maps offers a huge amount of replay value. On top of a full, single player campaign. All tied up in a neat little $14.99/£10.99/€13.99.

Check out the screenshots below and go swing by the Steam store page, ’cause there’s a lot to see here for anyone even remotely into tactical action and/or giant robots with lasers for faces. Pew, Pew, Pew!

Official Press Release

Gear up Your Battle Suits as Acaratus is Now Available on Steam

Medieval Steampunk World Awaits with Randomized Maps, Highly Customizable Battle Suits and Collectible Cards

Ronneby, Sweden – May 26th, 2017 – Independent developer Nodbrim Interactive today announced that its medieval steampunk tactical turn-based RPG Acaratus is out now on Steam. A deep tactical combat system with customizable battle suits a.k.a. mecha units, elaborate item and unit customization, PvP battles and a rich narrative story, blend nicely into a beautiful medieval steampunk setting to create a unique feel for this challenging turn-based strategy title.

Acaratus has multiplayer and single player modes, both brimming with high-strategy challenges, which encourage players to plan their battle tactics in advance. Players can construct their own Steampunk inspired mecha units from highly customizable modular attachments and decide between ranged, melee, boosters and defensive parts. Weapons range from war hammers to longer ranged projectile-based weapons, such as cannons. Ability card decks can also be used by players as attack, defence or skill boosts to support their unique play styles and help them succeed in the deep tactical turn-based gameplay. Combat takes place in a mesmerising medieval Steampunk setting with randomised maps, or players can challenge each other in battle arenas. Acaratus is now available on Steam for $14.99/£10.99/€13.99.

Stay tuned for future updates at the Nodbrim Interactive dev blog: http://nodbrim.tumblr.com

About Acaratus

Acaratus is a tactical turn-based RPG set in a medieval steampunk world where players build their own mecha units (aka battle suits). They can customize these units to fit their play style by adding attachments and building a deck of ability cards and then explore the vast randomized world map and fight it out on grid-based battles. Essentially the game presents a mashup heavily inspired by games like Heroes of Might and Magic and Hearthstone.

About Nodbrm Interactive

Nodbrim Interactive is a small company based in Sweden with big dreams founded by two friends. They used creative ways to fund their latest project and participated in a business incubator, winning an indie game competition called GCC (Game Concept Challenge) and received a government grant. The company has a trusted group of freelancers working internationally via the web. The ultimate goal of the team is to put out quality niche titles for PC and develop interesting games that challenge players tactically and provide unique gameplay experiences.