Across the Obelisk Launches Today under New Paradox Arc Publishing Initiative
Cooperative Deckbuilding RPG Leaves Early Access with New Features and Characters
STOCKHOLM and MADRID - Aug. 16, 2022 - Paradox Interactive, a publisher and developer with plenty of games on deck, today announced the release of Across the Obelisk in partnership with Dreamsite Games as part of a new “Paradox Arc” publishing initiative within the company. Across the Obelisk, a deck-building RPG with cooperative play and rogue-lite features, is available now for all PC platforms at a discounted launch price of $14.99/£12.74/€14.99*. The game’s debut marks the first title published through Paradox Arc, an initiative by Paradox to bring highly replayable games from small developers to global audiences, with more titles to be announced and released in the near future.
Across the Obelisk is a dynamic deckbuilding rogue-lite RPG from Dreamsite Games that challenges players to create a party from a diverse set of characters, engage in tactical card-based combat, and find a unique path across a world that changes in reaction to their decisions. Playable alone or with up to three friends, Across the Obelisk provides a different experience with each playthrough thanks to its branching world paths, highly customizable heroes, hundreds of different cards with variable upgrades, and much more. The game also offers a unique multiplayer experience, allowing each player to control a different hero and contribute to group decisions during the story.
See a launch trailer for Across the Obelisk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMs_MVs511w
Purchase Across the Obelisk here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1385380/Across_the_Obelisk/
After spending a year in Early Access on Steam, Across the Obelisk has grown steadily during its development, adding new play modes, heroes, cards, and game systems. Today’s launch of version 1.0 includes a tremendous content update, including:
- Four new heroes, bringing the total to 16 playable characters
- A new map for adventure mode with new events, enemies, and bosses
- New items and pets
- Rebalancing and improvements to the Obelisk Challenge mode, Perks System, and all existing cards and items
- New music
- Chinese and Spanish localization
- And much, much more!
The Paradox Arc publishing initiative is a new program within Paradox Interactive that aims to highlight unique designs and engaging games from small development teams, leveraging the publishing expertise Paradox has built over nearly 20 years of experience. “Our goal with Paradox Arc is to surprise players with games they might not have known they needed to play,” said Sebastian Forsström, Head of Paradox Arc. “We’re publishing the kind of games that suddenly appear atop your ‘Most Played’ list. I can say from direct experience that Across the Obelisk fits this mold perfectly and I don’t think we could have asked for a better game for our premiere. I’m looking forward to sharing more Paradox Arc titles with everyone soon - and to inviting more developers to work with us.”
For more information about Paradox Arc, contact pr@paradoxinteractive.com.
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About Paradox Interactive
The Paradox group today consists of both publishing and internal development of games and brands. Paradox has a broad portfolio of games and owns the most important brands, including Stellaris, Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines, Prison Architect, Victoria, Age of Wonders and the World of Darkness catalogue of brands. From the start 2004, the company has published its games all over the world, initially through physical distribution but since 2006 primarily in digital channels. Paradox games are developed primarily for PC and console platforms, but the company also releases games on mobile. The largest markets today include the US, UK, China, Germany, France and Scandinavia. In total, Paradox games have over five million players each month.
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