A year after it was announced, Resolution Games’ official Dungeons & Dragons VR game has a final name and an announcement trailer.
Resolution Games, best known for digital fantasy tabletop adventure Demeo, is working with Wizards of the Coast on the first virtual reality game set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, called Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked. It’s due out on PC, consoles, and XR devices, although the platform specifics and release date are yet to be announced.
The trailer, below, doesn’t give much away, teasing the premise of the game with a live-action set-up before a glimpse at what to expect from the art style. Resolution Games is yet to show off gameplay or any screenshots.
Wizards of the Coast SVP of Digital Strategy & Licensing Eugene Evans said that Resolution Games is taking a different approach to Dungeons & Dragons by putting the emphasis on fast, turn-based combat and pick-up-and-play mechanics.
Battlemarked adapts D&D classes, actions, and lore to Resolution Games’ Demeo action role-playing system, which is DM-less and focuses on social strategy rather than social roleplay. This, Resolution Games said, encourages group tabletalk focused on tactics and decision-making.
“With the launch of Demeo back in 2021, we began to grow an incredible relationship with the D&D player community,” said Tommy Palm, founder and CEO of Resolution Games.
“Demeo and Demeo Battles quickly became a game night substitute for Dungeon Masters who wanted an out-of-campaign way to have fun with their groups, and for D&D players to introduce their friends and family to tabletop miniatures games.”
There’s cross-platform support for up to four players co-operatively, with two story-based campaigns at launch and additional campaigns in different D&D settings planned as downloadable content in the future.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].
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