Owlcat Games Publishing Rue Valley, Shadow of the Road

Developer Owlcat Games — known for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, and Pathfinder: Kingmaker — announced that it is moving into publishing. The company will focus on RPGs and narrative-driven games and announced it has signed publishing deals for two titles that are early in development: Rue Valley and Shadow of the Road. Owlcat Games also announced that it has acquired control of META Publishing label, which is partnered with for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, with META Publishing to persue its own strategy focused on titles with co-op multiplayer features.

Rue Valley is a narrative RPG from Serbia-based developer Emotion Spark Studio. It follows a man trapped in a mysterious time loop during a psychotherapy session. Stuck in the small town of Rue Valley, players craft their own personality while dealing with other characters and unravelling the anomaly’s secrets. Players are able to store memories as well as unlock intentions and mindsets, with status effects that alter personalities, such as making the character more outgoing when drunk.

Shadow of the Road is an isometric strategy RPG from Polish-based studio Another Angle Games. It is set in an alternate history feudal Japan with magical yokai and steampunk technology. Players take on the role of a master strategist behind a team of fighters, each with their motivations, as the forces of the Emperor and the Shogunate fight for control, while a British trade conglomerate has its own agenda. Player decisions can put characters on different paths as well as impacting their relationships.

 

Rue Valley Screenshots

 

Shadow of the Road Screenshots

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