Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
2020/Still Running
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by the Finnish studio Still Running and published by Merge Games. Players control the last surviving member of a warrior order and travel through the kingdom of Mornia to kill seven possessed beings. The game combines isometric pixel art with combat and progression systems drawn from the soulslike genre. Its setting incorporates Lovecraftian horror and body horror imagery.
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Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by the Finnish studio Still Running and published by Merge Games. Players control the last surviving member of a warrior order and travel through the kingdom of Mornia to kill seven possessed beings. The game combines isometric pixel art with combat and progression systems drawn from the soulslike genre. Its setting incorporates Lovecraftian horror and body horror imagery. It was revealed at the Future Games Show in June 2020 and released for Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on 3 December 2020. Reviews were mixed. The pixel art, music and boss encounters received praise, but the combat, navigation and limited explanations of gameplay systems drew criticism. A sequel, Morbid: The Lords of Ire, was released in 2024.
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- Cover: Steam · Steam Web API Terms of Use; artwork (c) its publisher
- Banner: Steam · Steam Web API Terms of Use; artwork (c) its publisher
- Screenshots (6): IGDB.com · Twitch Developer Services Agreement (IGDB); artwork (c) its publisher
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