Here’s a new look at former Witcher 3 dev’s dark fantasy strategy game Gord

Gord is an upcoming dark fantasy strategy game from Polish studio Covenant, which was founded by former Witcher 3 producer Stan Just and announced last year. Drawing on Slavic folklore, the game will feature “developing societies, eerie forbidden lands, and remarkable mythical creatures”, as its Steam page teases. Ahead of its arrival sometime this year, there are some new details: a cinematic trailer, a chat with Just about Gord’s setting and gameplay, and news that indie game publisher Team17 has partnered with the game.

Team17, which is known for publishing indies like Hell Let Loose, Overcooked, and The Escapists, among others, has announced this week that it’ll be working with Covenant to bring Gord to PC. To coincide with the news, the devs have launched a new cinematic teaser trailer called ‘The Prayer’, which gives us a taste of Gord’s world.

A lone figure sits in a night-time forest, praying to the God of the Sun, Daboh, for aid and for his people’s souls to be saved. His prayers are soon interrupted by a terrifying, otherwordly figure, though, who seems to be cloaked in shadow and bear a crown that looks like like gnarled tree branches.

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