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Deathbound Special Editions

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Cult of Life or Church of Death? Deathbound Special Editions arrive August 8th! Reap the rewards with two irresistible special editions: the Cult of Life Deluxe Edition and the Church of Life Ultimate Edition coming to both PC and console at launch.

Along with the base game available for $29.99 / €29.99 / 74,99 R$, two special editions of Deathbound have launched as well. Exclusively available on PC, the Cult of Life Deluxe Edition is available for $32.99 / €32.99 / 82.49 R$ and includes a copy of Deathbound, the soundtrack, an artbook, and the Legacies of Ziêminal Skins.

Available on both console and PC, the Church of Death Ultimate Edition available for $34.99 / €34.99 / 87.49 R$. The Ultimate Edition includes everything from the Deluxe Edition, as well as access to the upcoming Accepted By Death post-launch DLC.

Thank you for your continued support. We can't wait for you to experience the world of Deathbound and join us on this bloody crusade!

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Deathbound Price and Length

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We're thrilled to announce that Deathbound will be available for $29.99/EUR, and we will offer regional pricing in many areas to ensure accessibility for all our players around the world.

Deathbound is a party-based indie soulslike game that promises over 20 hours of immersive gameplay. Dive into a dark and challenging world, where every battle is a test of skill. Once you conquer the initial crusade, your quest doesn't end there. We're including a New Game+ mode, allowing you to start the game anew with all your hard-earned progress, facing even greater challenges and uncovering deeper secrets in Forbidden City of Akratya.

Thank you for your continued support. We can't wait for you to experience the world of Deathbound and join us on this bloody crusade!

Gather essence by wishlisting Deathbound on Steam and joining the official Deathbound Discord server today.

Steam Deck Compatible

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We have good news for all Akratya citizens! Deathbound is playable on Steam Deck, and we aim to receive the Deck Verified status on release day. Right now, all Fallen Warriors can play the Deathbound demo on Steam Deck, and it’s fully compatible with Valve’s handheld device.

We tested Deathbound on Steam Deck and were consistently satisfied with the results— the game runs smoothly, and we did not encounter any major bugs on this platform. Similar feedback was received from many members of our community who had the opportunity to play Deathbound on this device.

Therefore, we are aiming for Deathbound to receive Verified Game status on Steam Deck on the release date, which is scheduled for August 8th.

If you have any questions or suggestions about the playability of Deathbound on the Steam Deck, join our Discord server and share them with us directly. You can also create a new thread on the Steam Community Hub with your questions or suggestions.

Lore and Story Explained

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Today we’d like to talk about Lore and Story in our game. Deathbound has a greater focus on narrative than most traditional soulslike games. While we proudly remain part of this tradition, our game features more cutscenes and dialogue lines. However, the player still needs to "piece things together" by discovering bits of lore scattered throughout the game, reading items, and skill descriptions, among other elements.

In contrast to most soulslikes, the narrative in Deathbound is more mature, moving away from "good vs. evil" tropes and being willing to "ask the big questions". It's a story about mortality, individuality, identity, religious fanaticism, and grief. Rather than being a male-centric power fantasy, it aligns more closely with a tragedy in the Greek theater tradition.

Another distinguishing feature of Deathbound's narrative is its historical accuracy. Unlike most Medieval fantasy stories, our story is grounded in real-world Medieval societies, including their economies and social dynamics. For instance, the role of the feudal mode of production is much more prominent. While in typical D&D settings, religion is often relegated to clerics and paladins, in actual Medieval societies—and therefore in Deathbound—religion plays a major role, influencing every aspect of society, from private life to global politics.

As we already mentioned, Deathbound is not just another soulslike. It also features a deep, mature narrative that delves into themes of mortality, identity, fanaticism, and grief. Read more about the world you’ll enter on August 8th.

Eons ago, the Goddess Life deceived her sister, the Goddess Death, to steal her powers and create the First Men, a race of beings unable to die. Alive for thousands of years, they erected a powerful and advanced civilization, with magic-like technology and continent-spanning cities. But Goddess Death would not accept being deceived and began to slowly seduce these immortal people, who were overwhelmed by an existence that would never end. Eventually, they gave up their immortality, and their society collapsed overnight.

The game takes place in the year 522 After the First to Die. Humanity rose again from the ashes of the old world as a medieval society of kings, feudal lords, knights, and holy people. Looming above all is the Church of Death, the de facto power in Zieminal. The Church hunts down everyone who doesn't fit into its worldviews: heretics, worshippers of the Goddess Life, political subversives, wielders of magic, etc. Fleeing persecution and eager to fight back, these oppressed people of Zieminal founded the Cult of Life.

The Cult of Life sought refuge in the ruins of the forbidden city of Akratya, a metropolis from the times of the First Men. The city has been abandoned for centuries, as the Church considers anything related to the Ancients to be sinful and heretical.

The Cult of Life is an uneasy alliance of many organizations fighting the Church and the lords of the realms. Among these organizations, called Tendencies, are the Children of Life, the 8th of Zehrim Movement, and the Essencemancers.

The Essencemancers are a group of Life-worshipping mages who want to bring immortality back to humans—at any cost. They mix magic and the long-lost technology of the First Civilization to perform experiments to unlock the secret of eternal life. When word of the Essencemancers' horrific experiments reached the Church, it organized the Fifth Crusade to invade Akratya and end the entire Cult of Life once and for all. The mages rushed to perform their last experiment before the Church arrived—and that's when you were born.

You are the Prisoner of a Thousand Faces, a creature trapped between life and death, with the power to absorb fallen warriors' Essences. Only the Essencemancers can undo your plight—but you must find them before the armies of the Church get to them…

We hope you enjoyed what you read about the dark world of Deathbound, a project we have worked on for so long. If you did, don't forget to add the game to your Wishlist, join our Discord server, and on August 8th, embark on a bloody crusade to the forbidden city!

Deathbound Coming August 8th!

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Today we have happy news for you - Deathbound, the first ever party-based soulslike, launches for Consoles and PC on August 8th! Form alliances with fallen warriors using the innovative 4-hero party system and band together to defeat appalling creatures and enemies.

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Deathbound is a party-based soulslike set in a harsh world where Faith clashes with Science. You cannot survive alone; instead, you must refuse Death and embrace Ziêminal by bonding with Fallen Warriors encountered on your journey. Using a dynamic 4-hero party system, seamlessly transform between characters mid-combat to ensure survival. Success hinges on working together with your comrades, each possessing their own skills, combat techniques, and backstory.

The dynamics between these characters significantly impact gameplay, leading to different outcomes and status effects depending on your actions. For instance, aligning characters from the Church of Death and Cult of Life – two opposing factions within the vessel – will cause conflict and result in consequential combat effects. Alternatively, pairing Fallen Warriors with similar beliefs can lead to powerful combat buffs, perfect for taking down relentless foes along the way.

Despite their differences, the fallen must unite in combat. By charging a shared sync meter during battles, you can unleash a devastating Morphstrike combining the party's strength, crucial for overcoming deadly adversaries.

We're a small brazilian-based developer, 20-person team working on this ambitious take on the soulslike genre. We're aiming to deliver a high-quality experience with Deathbound at an approachable price of $29.99 USD / 29.99 EUR. 74,99 BRL. Hope you'll all enjoy Deathbound at the August 8th!

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