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Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
Action RPG
Systems
PlayStation-1 Xbox-1 PC-1
Top Critic Avg: 69 /100 Critics Rec: 34%
Released
July 18, 2024
ESRB
Mature 17+ // Blood, Violence
Developer(s)
A44 Games
Publisher(s)
Kepler Interactive

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL

From games studio A44, makers of Ashen, comes an explosive Souls-lite, where Gods and guns collide in a battle for the future of humanity.

The Door to the Great Below has been opened unleashing the Gods and their armies of the Dead. The lands of Kian are besieged, the city of Dawn is on the brink of destruction. It’s time for the Coalition army to fight back. Embrace vengeance, gunpowder and magic as you embark on an epic journey to defeat the Gods, close the door and retake the world.

Kill all gods.
Your battle begins now.

Engine
Unreal Engine 4
ESRB
Mature 17+ // Blood, Violence

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