New first-person fantasy roguelite immerses you in 80s cartoon action

13 April 2022

Beamdog, the studio behind the Baldur’s Gate remasters, has revealed its next game.

MythForce is a first-person fantasy roguelite that plunges you into a world with an 80s cartoon art style reminiscent of He-Man and Thundercats.

The game was developed using Unreal Engine 4 and releases in Early Access on the Epic Games Store on 20 April.

In MythForce, you can play as one of four heroes: Victoria the knight, Hawkins the hunter, Maggie the mage, and Rico the rogue.

Victoria fully embodies Captain America with shield throws, while Hawkins can use temporary invisibility to sneak up on enemies.

Maggie can deflect attacks with a magical shield or summon an owl familiar, and Rico can disable foes for a short time with a fistful of sand.

You can team up with three friends to play through levels cooperatively and storm the Castle of Evil to face the vampire lord Daedalus in a final boss battle.

Like most roguelites, each run that you initiate is procedurally generated — every gameplay session gives you access to different gear and abilities than the previous one.

MythForce’s early access will kick off with the game’s first episode, Bastion of the Beastlord.

Beamdog expects the game’s early access to last for approximately a year, during which new episodes and content updates will be released regularly.


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