|OT| BELOW (Capybara Games) - Explore. Survive. Discover. | EXPLORE Mode available now

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Test your adventurer mettle against The Isle’s procedural subterranean labyrinths. Explore a large, interconnected underworld crawling with cunning wildlife, deadly traps and stalked by a shadowy presence. Survive the perils of The Depths and unearth what lies below... or die trying..

BELOW is a procedural terrarium filled with life, mystery and death.

EXPLORE
Explore the vast subterranean underworld of The Isle: a dangerous, unfathomable deep. Choose your path through the randomly generated labyrinth crawling with deadly monstrosities, traps and hazardous environments. Perma-death awaits at every false step, and there are no hints to guide you…

SURVIVE
Spelunking through The Depths of BELOW is a treacherous endeavour, with death around every corner. The world is alive with flora & fauna, and there are many ways to scavenge materials and harvest ingredients to create life-saving remedies or useful survival tools…

DISCOVER
What lies below? Only the bravest wanderers will find out. The Depths are filled with secrets and danger. BELOW embraces the idea that players enjoy discovering secret areas, finding hidden passageways and unravelling the deepest mysteries hidden in the in the darkness…

 
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I almost can't believe it's really releasing. But it releasing this month only serves to make this month feel like Christmas (...wait...), what with GRIS also releasing this month.
 
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BELOW, Capy’s dark & deadly dungeon crawler, is coming to the Playstation 4 this spring, along with a brand new mode called EXPLORE, geared for players who value discovery over difficulty.

EXPLORE Mode features these changes to BELOW’s core rules:
  • Reduced Survival Mechanics: No Hunger or Thirst.
  • Traps, Damage & Death: No instant kills + All damage depletes player Health slowly through bleeding, giving players a chance to recover.
  • Permanent Bonfire Checkpoints: Checkpoints can always be returned to after death, allowing players to continue progressing deeper into the underworld.

BELOW's original SURVIVE Mode exists in its pure, untouched form for player's excited to test their mettle against BELOW’s original challenge.

EXPLORE Mode is also coming to the Xbox One and Steam.
 
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In the meantime, here is a more detailed breakdown of changes you can expect to see in EXPLORE mode:
  • EXPLORE changes to survival
    • No Hunger or Thirst
    • Can’t drink puddles or bottles
    • Bottles still need to be filled with water for cooking soup
    • Soups restore health
    • Death’s door teleport to island
      • Avoids the issue of jumping down without enough lamp juice to open the door
  • EXPLORE World Entity changes
    • Fire Pillars
      • Chance to drop embers
      • Fires don’t burn out until you die
      • Invincible, can’t be broken with bombs
    • No one-hit deaths
    • No iron maiden
  • EXPLORE Damage Changes
    • All damage is bleed damage, giving the player time to stop the bleeding
  • EXPLORE Checkpoints/Campfires
    • Don’t clear after use
    • Still only one active at a time
  • Mode-specific Saves
    • New Save slot for EXPLORE
    • New SURVIVE mode on main menu (original mode)
      • Existing progress saved as SURVIVE mode slot
 
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