Apogee (@Apogee_Ent) and Strollart announced that Below the Stone, a retro-style roguelike, will launch in Early Access on Steam for PC and GOG in Q4 2023. A new demo is also available now on both platforms. The game will dig its way to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5 and Nintendo Switch in 2024.

After earning a top-three “favorite indie” at OTK Games Expo 2022, and voted top-two favorite indie games at TooManyGames of 2022 and 2023, the highly-anticipated roguelike unveils what lurks beneath the surface of the Dwarven Kingdom, home to a long lineage of valorous and bearded miners ready to sacrifice it all to acquire the endless riches that lie below the surface. Grab a pickaxe and hack a path of endless adventure through procedurally generated caverns, caves and ancient ruins across more than 50 biomes.

Dive into the Dwarven Kingdom of Draggas and pickaxe a path through procedurally generated biomes. Craft tools to mine for raw materials, and merge rare metals and gems to unlock special stat-boosting items. Keep cave-dwelling gremlins at bay with magic powers, master melee and ranged weapons, and collect ancient artifacts and treasures laying deep within the mines.

Start out with the essentials of any fine dwarven explorer, a pickaxe and hardhat, and journey through five increasingly challenging underground layers. Complete missions from your dwarven allies to amass wealth and raw materials, and smelt dozens of unique metals and alloys to craft tools, weapons and gear for plundering the earth. Unearth rare metals such as Arcanium, Mithril, and Adamantine as well as mythical gems to spiff up and strengthen armor, or merge gems for powerful runes!

Invest in your descents by crafting stronger armor and weapons, bettering the odds of your survival. Face hordes of beasts who lie in the darkness, using a variety of magic, melee, and ranged weapons to fit any playstyle, and come to the aid of helpful allies along the way. Prepare for dungeons with a variety of boss encounters. Every boss conquered opens a path to deeper layers of the caves, where even more valuable loot and cunning creatures await.

But be warned! – as your death will lead to any items brought along for the journey will forever remain below the stone. Safely store gear and precious resources in The Dwarven Kingdom to render death less costly, and adorn brave dwarves with previously-plundered loot from past journeys.

Cave-dive in style with customizable appearance options, and spelunk to the tunes of an hour-long original soundtrack by Karam Bharj.

Below the Stone launches into Early Access on PC via Steam and GOG in Q4 2023. Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5 and Nintendo Switch versions to release in 2024. Play the free demo on Steam or GOG!

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