News Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG, v1.0 in September 2021, published by Prime Matter

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Encased is a modern role-playing game with turn-based battles, an open world and an exciting, vivid story. We've taken the best of RPG classics and wrapped it in a shell of modern gameplay and graphics.

There are no classes, so you can make any kind of character you want, but there are professions wich open corresponding dialogue options. The story takes place inside a huge indestructible dome in the middle of the desert, where several factions struggle for their own image of what the future of humanity must look like.

Features

Call of Adventure
Challenge the danger. Explore the remote desert encased within the unbreakable Dome. Fatal anomalies, rare artefacts and the breathtaking ruins of an ancient civilization await you!.

Deep Role-Playing
Character development will be based on a deep and extensive role-playing system of our own design, but it is inspired by classic role-playing games. There are no classes in the game, the player will be able to dispense attributes and learn skills at their own discretion.

Ultimate Freedom
The game will take place in an open world. After introduction, the player will be free to go anywhere and to explore the world as they please. The world consists of separately loaded locations. When moving from one location to another and traveling around the world, random events can occur.

Here's the latest Alpha 3 gameplay from August.

 

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Backed this one on Kickstarter.

I was going to say that I'm looking forward to it, but if I'm honest, it will be more a case of looking forward to add another game to my insane backlog.

 

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Early Access trailer

Now we will answer the biggest question posed by community: "What can we expect in Early Access?"

• Early Access will include a section of the game's main plot relating the events leading up to and during the Incident.
• After the prologue, you will have access to some parts of the open world, where you can explore and discover how life under the Dome changed after the disaster.
• Portions of the desert beneath the Dome will be obscured as anomalous zones, and temporarily inaccessible. But don't worry, regular content updates will gradually open up new sectors of the Dome for you to explore.
• The open world has a life of its own. Traveling through the desert, you'll meet wandering traders, bandits, wild animals, the Forefathers' machines and anomaly mazes. Sometimes you’ll encounter unique events leading to a quest or acquainting you with one of the Dome’s factions.
• The Early Access release will include about 40 weapons. In addition, Encased lets players craft their own weapons, which can lead to more than 100 deadly devices in total!

 

[prudis]

+ new trailer

 

[Ruvon]

AMA on Reddit from Encased devs :


Basically : why we refused to work on Baldur's Gate 3 and left Larian to do our own Sci-Fi RPG

 

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Employees, Encased world will be changed significantly in 2020, because of that we are reviving the Development update format. Today we’ll talk about:

• A look back on early access and the first major patch
• What can you expect in the full version of the game

 

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Today we’re going to talk about a treasured feature of the traditional RPGs: the random encounter! How many of them are there, how do they work, and how can players influence these events? We’ll also talk about Easter eggs and unique rewards!

 

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[texhnolyze]

It looks like the 3rd and final major update for early access is out.

Redesigned role-playing system, new abilities and skills, rebalanced battle mechanics, stealth and non-lethal weapons, updated locations, additional side-quests, tons of new weapons and equipment, additional animations and effects and a lot more is waiting for you in the new content expansion for Encased.

Even though the third content patch is the last update for the early access of Encased, this is not the end. Right now the Dark Crystal Games team is coming to the finish line, beyond which is the full Encased release. In the third patch you will encounter new side-quests, but the main plot will remain a mystery until the release version. Now we will focus our attention on the story content and polishing of already existing mechanics. So get ready, adventurers. More Dome puzzles, wasteland adventures and battles with crazy enemies are waiting for you.

Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG - Third content patch is already available! - Steam News

Redesigned role-playing system, new abilities and skills, rebalanced battle mechanics and more!

store.steampowered.com

 

[prudis]

picked up by Koch media's new label , v1.0 relase in September 2021

Announce trailer for Encased: Set in an alternative 1976, a vast and inexplicable artifact – The Dome – is discovered in the remote desert and, inside, is packed to the brim with amazing technology that could advance humanity hundreds of years. But who would want to work there; watch the trailer and find out.

Prime Matter, the new publishing label under Koch Media, will publish Dark Crystal Games-developed science-fiction tactical RPG Encased for PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG when it launches in September,

 

[texhnolyze]

Damn, so that's 2 full years of Early Access. I'm fine with it though.

 

[prudis]

It's a tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact – the Dome – is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character and join one of the forces in the ruined world.

 

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