Explore Dungeons with Up to 4 Players! Pre-registration Begins for Android Version of 2D Roguelike Action Game "Never Grave"

Pocketpair Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Takuro Mizobe), through its publishing label "Pocketpair Publishing," has begun accepting pre-registrations for the Android version of the 2D roguelike action game "Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse" (hereinafter referred to as "Never Grave"). Pre-registration is available on the Google Play Store.

▪️ "Never Grave" Android Version Release Confirmed!

The Android version of "Never Grave," a Metroidvania game supporting up to 4-player multiplayer, where players utilize possession and magic, has been confirmed for release.

To coincide with this announcement, pre-registration has started on the Google Play Store. The game is planned to be sold for \uffe5780 (tax included).

Google Play Store Page:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Pocketpair.NeverGrave

▪️ About "Never Grave"

A Metroidvania x Roguelike where you progress with a cursed hat. Aim for the lowest floor by utilizing diverse magic and crushing possessed enemies! Bring back spoils, build new facilities in your village, manage your life, and prepare for the next battle by strengthening your abilities! Supports up to 4-player multiplayer.

□ Full-fledged 2D Action

Observe enemy attacks, strike with slashes and magic, and sometimes use the terrain to achieve victory! Dungeons such as ruins and botanical gardens are procedurally generated, changing with each playthrough. Furthermore, gimmicks and athletic challenges that hinder your progress await within the dungeons.

□ Possession System

The cursed hat manipulates the possessed body. Open up paths with the exclusive actions of possessed enemies and gain an advantage in battle!

□ Village Life

Use materials gathered in dungeons to clear rubble in the ruined village, construct new facilities, and cultivate crops in your fields. Utilize dishes and potions produced in the village to aid you in your next battles!

□ Multiplayer

Supports up to 4-player multiplayer. Call upon allies from other worlds and conquer dungeons together!

□ Game Features

- Metroidvania x Roguelite focused on exploration.

- Refined and tactile player character controls.

- Possession system allows you to utilize enemy-exclusive actions for progression by possessing enemies with your hat.

- Features traditional Japanese hand-drawn limited animation for character 2D animations.

- Backgrounds with a sense of depth, like traveling through a pop-up book or a world of paper cutouts.

- Learn actions such as double jumps with artifacts to expand the areas you can explore.

- Playstyles that change repeatedly through the synergy of "traits" linked to magic and items.

- Tense battles against formidable bosses. If you can read the boss's attacks, a no-damage clear is not impossible!

- Aim for village reconstruction using spoils. Strengthen yourself through construction and production, and prepare for your next adventure.

- Enjoy different terrain with each playthrough thanks to procedurally generated dungeons.

- Multiplayer support. Cooperate with up to 4 players to progress.

Title: "Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse"

Genre: 2D Action (Metroidvania x Roguelite)

Supported Platforms: Steam, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android

Google Play Store Page: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Pocketpair.NeverGrave

Steam Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2395770/Never_Grave_The_Witch_and_The_Curse/

Official Website: https://www.pocketpair.jp/nevergrave

Development: Frontside 180 Studio

Publisher: Pocketpair Publishing

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