Natsume Atari and developer Yukikaze/Studio Wildrose revealed a new update for Penny Blood: Hellbound’s Steam Early Access period. The roguelike has just received a few notable updates that players have been waiting for.
For starters, Online Multiplayer Mode lets players head into the Dimensional Rift, a gateway entrance to online co-op mode, and team up with up to three other players to defeat waves of monsters from all across Mictlan in a unique adventure. Players can choose a character, skills, and accessories and match up with random players from all over the world or only players from a friend list.
The update also brings:
New Area: Area 4 ‘Otherworldly Laboratory’
- Explore a warped laboratory filled with space-time distortions. This new area introduces a host of new enemies and a formidable new boss to challenge players’ skills.
New Weapons for Playable Characters
- Unlock a secondary base weapon for each of the five playable characters at the Forbidden Trapdoor blacksmith facility. These new weapons provide a fresh new battle style for each character!
- Clara: Crimson Rain
- Axeman: Greataxe
- Sariel: Säbelzähne
- Dr. Eugene: Malice Cube Σ
- Saltykova: Serrated Fans
New Facility NPCs
- Two new NPCs will be discoverable in Area 4 and join the hideout to aid players.
- Nihila, a tentacled being who has a love for tea, will be attached to the new Subspace Tearoom facility.
- Sabnack, a demonic marquis who somehow found his way into the hideout, will be attached to the Forbidden Trapdoor blacksmith facility.
New Buddies (AI-controlled Dungeon NPCs)
- Two new Buddies will be unlockable to fight alongside you:
- Dosetsu Igarashi, a man claiming to be the greatest fiend in Japan, uses rope bondage to dominate his foes.
- Jane Toppan, a seemingly sweet-mannered nurse, attacks her enemies with various syringes.
Additional Features and Adjustments
- The early access update includes a range of new features and improvements:
- Blood surfing attacks for ranged characters (Dr. Eugene and Saltykova)
- New side quests and cutscenes
- Enhanced AI functionality for Buddies
- Gameplay, enemy AI, and UI adjustments
- Various bug fixes across the game
The full game is scheduled to be released in the Fall of 2024, but we’ll be sure to continue to follow the updates leading to the full release.
In case you missed it, check out our preview.
Penny Blood: Hellbound, developed by the seasoned team at Natsume Atari Studios and featuring art by Miyako Kato, offers players a dark, immersive prequel experience to the upcoming RPG Penny Blood. The game is a brainchild of renowned JRPG creator Matsuzo Machida and is complemented by a new soundtrack from Yoshitaka Hirota and Noriyuki Iwadare. In this game, players step into the shoes of the Hellhounders, formidable antagonists to Matthew and his allies in the “Penny Blood” universe. The story navigates a side narrative filled with challenges, delving into the origins and motivations of this group of anarchists as they struggle to escape the supernatural confines of Mictlan.
