Tongue-in-cheek RPG Greedventory is slashing its way to Steam soon

A kingdom in ruin, a procession of forlorn and horrifying foes, and big bosses that’ll make you beg for mercy (yet at the same time beg for more). Yes, the Souls-like is one of gaming’s most revered and reviled genres, and we’ve seen it take many weird and wonderful forms over the years, but have you ever seen a hero fight a leader of a mythical gnome-like cult with nothing but his boxers on? Well, with Greedventory—the upcoming 2D action RPG from Ukrainian developer Black Tower Basement and Lithuanian developer-publisher Nordcurrent Labs—you may be about to.

For a start, Greedventory, as the name suggests, is a lot more giving with its loot; in fact, there’s enough loot here—from bucket helmets to katanas, mystical rings, and, uhhh, beehives—to get Diablo stirring anxiously in his hellish tomb. It’s all about the hoarding here, as you slice your way through bizarre enemies like a hot sword through pig flesh to keep increasing your hero’s stats and weps.

The combat isn’t exactly what you’d expect either. You move across the screen by clicking with your mouse, making it feel almost like a fast-paced ultra-violent point-and-click adventure. Combat is mostly point-and-click-based too; hover your mouse over enemies and click to attack them, and remember to to avoid their attacks using swish moves like turning into a wisp of smoke or the good old-fashioned parry (which you’ll need to learn to time perfectly, of course). But in true Soulsy style, you’ll need to watch your stamina, lest you puff yourself out and leave yourself vulnerable.

Expect comically gory animations, as well as strange enemies that range from demonic clowns to heavy-drinking cherub-dwarf dudes, and formidable bosses like Morzok the Short (yes, the name is ironic). Things get pretty challenging out there, but you’ll be handsomely rewarded with tons of plunder as well as those super-satisfying ‘Victory’ messages upon defeating a boss.