Ember Souls, an upcoming magical hack-and-slash VR game, is coming to Quest next week.
Developed by VirtualAge, who previously released Guardian Frontline last year, Ember Souls sees you playing as the last Immortal as you face off against the elusive Shadow Sultan. Directly inspired by Assassin's Creed and Prince of Persia, it promises intense physics-based combat with over 20 weapons, magical abilities gained from “ember stones”, and various parkour challenges as you climb walls or avoid traps. Here is the new trailer.
There are three modes to choose from in Ember Souls. The campaign promises 15 different levels across five different kingdoms in an ancient Persian-inspired world. Raids mode features procedurally generated maps that let you compete for the highest scores, discovering powerful weapons along the way. Finally, the Sandbox Training Arena allows you to test your combat techniques and abilities however you see fit.
We met Ember Souls during Gamescom 2024believing that the game's elemental powers offered an interesting twist to hack-and-slash combat.
The demo only featured your character's elemental wind powers, which provide several useful functions… my favorite is pushing enemies back during combat, and this made for the most satisfying use of “force powers” Jedi I saw from Synapse. I'm curious to see how these powers expand as the broader campaign unfolds.
Ember Souls is coming to the Metaquest platform for $25 on November 21, with a 16% pre-order discount also available. THE Steam the release date remains unconfirmed.
Ember Souls Hands-On: VR Hack-And-Slash with a Magical Touch
Ember Souls is a new hack-and-slash VR title inspired by Assassin's Creed and Prince of Persia, and we showed off it at Gamescom.
