Tonight there’s gonna be a jailbreak

It’s good to see a cool off-the-radar indie recreation resurface with a launch window after years of questioning. That is my first time seeing The Siege and the Sandfox, however as a stealth-based metroidvania with detailed pixel artwork, it shortly left a very good impression.

The builders at Cardboard Sword have teamed up with writer Koch Media to launch their debut recreation. Together with a brand new trailer this week (which helps reintroduce the “stealthvania” idea), they’ve set their sights on a 2023 launch on PC.

In the event you’re curious concerning the recreation’s identify, right here’s the deal: a desert kingdom is underneath siege, and also you’ll sneak round as a legendary determine, the Sandfox, to avoid wasting the dominion.

“The Sandfox — generally known as the Kasha’i — is famed throughout the land because the legendary line of devoted protectors and servants to the crown. The present holder of this mantle has been left for lifeless on the base of ‘Traitor’s Fall’ — a deep pit resulting in the depths of the underground prisons. Betrayed by the Queen so as to conceal her regicide, you could now tackle the function of the Sandfox and start your journey again as much as the palace.”

Metroidvania meets parkour

With metroidvania roots, increasing your traversal choices shall be a part of the development and it’ll come right down to getting new gadgets, gear, and expertise, in response to the staff.

The Siege and the Sandfox is cut up up into distinct areas — the jail, palace, mausoleum, and caves, to call a couple of — but it surely’s all “one large steady world.”

Because the screenshots present, there’s numerous environmental element to absorb — a godsend once you’re making an attempt to weigh your stealth choices and hopefully go away no hint.

“This venture is a passionate mixture of stealth and 16-bit period video games, introduced into the fashionable world with lovely visible results and strategies,” in response to Cardboard Sword CEO Olly Bennett. “We needed to make one thing new but nostalgic.”

The Siege and the Sandfox shall be out there for PC on Steam, GOG, the Humble Retailer, and the Epic Video games Retailer in 2023. Above all, I’m on board for the pixel artwork.

Jordan Devore

Jordan is a founding member of Destructoid and poster of seemingly random footage. They’re something however random.