Indie Illuminator - Bevontule: Altar of Roots

Looking for a game that lets you explore 3D open worlds, fight tactical turn-based battles, and immerses you in an intriguing new fantasy setting? If so, Bevontule: Altar of Roots might be just the sort of game you’re looking for.

Gif of the game's overworld from Bevontule's Kickstarter page

Players will explore Bevontule’s world by travelling freely in a 3D environment. If they collide with a roaming monster, they’ll initiate the game’s robust tactical battle system. Player-controlled characters and enemies will take turns in a free-movement system that ditches the typical grid. Characters can also take several non-movement actions including special skills—careful execution will be key since some skills require time to charge and multiple skills can trigger a chain of devastation.

Gif of the game's combat system from the Bevontule's Kickstarter page

When players aren’t delivering spinkicks or gut punches to enemies, they’ll be learning more about the continent of Onich, its different nations and factions, and the all-encompassing threat known as the Kelvari. These enigmatic root-like creatures are spreading across Onich, consuming land and resources in their wake. What’s worse, they can also assimilate organic matter and create frightening and fearsome creatures known as Rootsouls. The various factions of Onich react in vastly distinct ways to the Kelvari threat—some welcome their determined advance with open arms, while others push back against their incursion.

Kelvari concept art from the Bevontule's Kickstarter page

Bevontule’s development team, Multithreaded Games, just launched their Kickstarter this week. Check out more about their plans for the game (they’ve got a ton of information there), as well as the wide assortment of rewards they have planned for their backers, on their Kickstarter page.