Pyre
Pyre is the latest title from SuperGiant games, and as you would expect from the team that bought us Bastion and Transistor, it’s absolutely gorgeous.
Bright and colourful, Pyre is a visual feast for the eyes, but thematically it’s very different from SuperGiant’s previous games. To categorize it by genre is quite tricky; part adventure title, part sports game, Pyre features narrative driven gameplay interspaced with a sports game that looks like a cross between a MOBA and Quidditch.
In Pyre, you control a band of outcasts trying to escape a purgatory-like world. In order to do so, they must compete in a series of “Rites” against other wonderers also trying to escape. The “Rites” are a 3v3 game in which the player must carry a ball into the opposition’s goal. Players can only control one party member at a time, and each member has a set of different attributes and abilities.
Rather like a MOBA, the game features ability cool-downs allowing extra sprint speed or a chance to incapacitate other players. Pyre certainly offers something different and SuperGiant games once again demonstrate the indie gaming scenes strive for creativity.
Pyre is currently slated for a 2017 release.
