Rise of the Village Hero – Press Release
Synopsis Rise of the Village Hero
Embark on a perilous journey as Guy, a hunter who returns home to find his village ravaged by monsters. Uncover the mystery behind the attack, take on quests through dialogue, upgrade your equipment and weapons, sell what you no longer need, and battle through dangerous locations and fierce creatures to save the Kingdom of Dobroja.
Rise of the Village Hero Out Now on Steam, Itch io and Humble Store : Dive into a captivating small indie RPG and become the hero of a Kingdom.
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Rise of the Village Hero features and mechanics
My game has core RPG mechanics that immerse players in its world. Key elements include:
Loot Acquisition: Attack monsters and explore levels to discover valuable loot, enhancing your inventory.
Combat Dynamics: Wield power to vanquish foes and dominate your adversaries.
Combat abilities have been introduced such as Whirlwind Pirouette.
Healing abilities have also been introduced such as Healing chant.
Narrative Depth: Dialogues and quests are pivotal, driving compelling storytelling throughout my game.
Economic Interactions: Visit stores to trade, sell your acquired items or upgrade equipment by buying new equipment, armour, and potions.
Character Progression: As you level up, allocate attribute points to bolster health, armour, and gain special discounts at shops through charisma.
Strategic Exploration: Utilise a dynamic camera to survey the terrain, making strategic decisions like positions of enemy groups and accessing seemingly unreachable areas with ease, like clicking on the other side of a wall.
Interior Exploration has been added for some of chapter 1, and more will be added in the future.
Chapter 1 Warlington poor house.
Blacksmith shop Rusty Hammer in Warlington.
Permanent Death: The game features permanent death. At the beginning, you should create a save game with your desired name, and you should save whenever you have a chance by pressing F2 for a quick save. The game does have a learning curve as well as some initial difficulty, which symbolises the main protagonist Guy’s unpreparedness to deal with the current situation.
Rise of the Village Hero story
Players step into the shoes of Guy, a hunter returning home to the desolation of Warlington town. As he delves deeper, Guy uncovers a chilling plot: orcs are conspiring to resurrect a banished goddess imprisoned within a shattered crystal. This potent relic has been fragmented into four pieces, discreetly concealed within churches, sceptres, and even the King’s sword hilt decades ago. With monsters rallying under this dark cause, humanity’s fate hangs in the balance. It falls upon Guy, the hero, to thwart their ambitions and prevent the malevolent goddess’s resurgence, lest the Kingdom of Dobroja face its darkest hour.
Rise of the Village Hero release plans
Rise of the Village Hero was released in Early Access on PC Steam on 13th January 2024. As of 18th March 2025, the game has now launched in full. You can wishlist or purchase it on Steam here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2737960/Rise_of_the_Village_Hero/
Now available to purchase and download on Itch io and Humble Store links below:
https://ludus-pax-studio.itch.io/rise-of-the-village-hero
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/rise-of-the-village-hero
Once its going to get completed and 1.0 will release there is my intention to also put it on Epic game store potentially.
1.0 Reached!
The game has now left Early Access! As of today, 18th March, the game is fully complete. Four chapters have been added, each featuring a different area and climate, along with a linking area connecting chapter 1 to chapter 2, chapter 2 to chapter 3 and chapter 3 to chapter 4.
Demo will be updated soon but you can try it for free here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2796170/Rise_of_the_Village_Hero_Demo
Links for the game and studio:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybp8XXWfK8Jjq6mU4x8l1g
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LudusPaxStudio
E-mail address: silviusoare@luduspaxstudios.uk
Discord: Studio – Discord server
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luduspaxstudio/
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/luduspaxstudios.bsky.social
About my studio
Founded in November 2023, Ludus Pax Studios is a solo venture helmed by myself, Silviu Soare, a dedicated game developer and the director/founder. The mission of my studio is to craft immersive indie games driven by passion and offered at an affordable rate. I am a highly motivated game development graduate, having received accolades for exemplary performance during my third year at university, and I completed my studies with a First-Class Honours BSc in Computer Games Development. The start of my studio journey is marked by the release of Rise of the Village Hero in January 2024.