Newcore Games Announces Top-Down Roguelite '7 Trials'
Newcore Games, an award-winning indie studio with prior action titles, is expanding into a roguelite co-op space with a distinct Korean mythological setting, targeting a multi-platform release including current and next-gen consoles.
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South Korean indie studio Newcore Games announced '7 Trials', a top-down roguelite action game blending traditional Korean underworld mythology with urban occult aesthetics. Players become a temporary death god surviving seven trials over 49 days in a distorted academy. The game features a three-layer build system with over 20 spells, 45 offerings, and 60 fate cards, plus up to 4-player online co-op. It is in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a Nintendo Switch 2 version to be decided. A demo is planned for mid-2026, early access on Steam in late 2026, and full release in Q2 2027.
Newcore Games, the South Korean indie studio behind 'I Am Zombie' and 'The Devil Within: SATGAT', has revealed its next project: '7 Trials', a top-down roguelite action game set in the 'Seocheon 49 Realm', an otherworldly academy transformed into a space between the living and the dead. Players take on the role of Yowi, a temporary death god contracted with the underworld corporation Yeomra Solutions, and must survive seven trials over 49 days. Combat is built around a three-layer system of active skills (Spells), skill modifiers (Offerings), and passive synergies (Fates), with over 20 spells, 45 offerings, and 60 fate cards available. Up to four players can cooperate online, with coordination enabling strategies not possible solo. The game is in development for PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a Nintendo Switch 2 version under consideration. A demo is scheduled for mid-2026, followed by early access on Steam in late 2026, and a full multi-platform release in Q2 2027.
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