Naraka: Bladepoint made a heck of a splash in its early playests and demos, racking up some massive player counts on Steam. Players have been eagerly awaiting the final Naraka: Bladepoint release date in August and hey - it's August now! The devs have confirmed the precise Naraka: Bladepoint release time across regions, and you don't have much longer to wait.
Naraka officially launches Wednesday, August 11 at 7pm PDT / 10pm EDT, or Thursday, August 12 at 3am BST / 12pm AEST. If you want in as quickly as possible, you can pre-order the game on Steam at a price of $19.99 / £17.99 / €19.99 - or you can shell out some additional cash for a Deluxe or Ultimate edition with bonus in-game items.
If you missed out on the early versions, Naraka is a battle royale game with a big focus on parkour - and, given its setting, a much bigger focus on melee combat than you typically see from the genre.
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Eagerly awaiting the Naraka Bladepoint release date? You're not the only one - the Naraka Bladepoint open beta set records as one of the most-played games on Steam, and the demo released as part of Steam Next Fest is garnering masses of attention, too.
The new battle royale game offers substantially different gameplay in comparison to its BR pals like Fortnite and Warzone. Instead of running around looking for guns, you choose from a roster of martial arts experts, and dive into battle using swords, skills, and archery. The map, Morus Island, is designed with vertical movement in mind - players can scale the scenery using grappling hooks, or deftly leap from branches and sprint across rooftops in order to make skilful escapes, or sneak up on a foe.
Naraka Bladepoint also offers incredibly detailed customisation for each of your characters' appearances. No reason to settle for a Viper Ning who looks like everyone else's, after all. You can't tweak a character's body shape, so you should always be able to recognise your foes' silhouettes, but you can fiddle with just about everything else. You can even import someone else's appearance files, or upload a picture of your own face. Amazing.
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