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Loot River is a hack-and-slash RPG set within a Tetris dungeonHack-and-slide, then
Hack-and-slide, then
We recently asked you whether youpreferred inventory Tetris or fishing minigames. Well,Moonglow Bay-which I wrote about with the same intro in the post preceding this- is for the folks who yelled “fish”, andLoot Riveris for the folks who love rotating shapes to make them fit.
It’s topdown hack-and-slash combat through procedural dungeons which consist of floating platforms you can move and rotate in order to bamboozle and best the demons you’re battling. The trailer does a good job of explaining the appeal.
Loot River - Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
Loot River - Announcement Trailer
Yes, to this. I like the look of its hacking combat against swarms of inky black demons anyway, but the moments where the Tetris mechanic is used are the definite standouts. In the footage above, you see the player shift and rotate a platform in order to be able to slide through a narrow gap, and also to lure and then avoid a swarm of enemies the player doesn’t want to fight.
It’s interesting that the dungeons are procedural. I’d have thought that the most interesting applications of the block-shifting mechanic would be handcrafted puzzles, but maybe that’s not necessary when there’s also fighting and skills to upgrade.
There’s no announced release date yet, but Loot River is available to wishliston Steamnow.
