Velocity Spiritual Successor IKARO Will Not Die Unveiled In Thrilling New Trailer
Emanuela
(25. October 2023 22:24
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Velocity Spiritual Successor IKARO Will Not Die Unveiled In Thrilling New Trailer
Critically acclaimed studio, FuturLab, debuts upcoming game with first look at mesmerising flow-state movement and unique combat
Gothenburg, Sweden - October 25th, 2023 - Thunderful and FuturLab are delighted to unveil their all-new action adventure rogue-lite, IKARO Will Not Die, a spiritual successor to the Velocity series in development for PC and Xbox. Debuting today at the Xbox Partner Preview the game's new trailer offers a first-look at IKARO's exhilarating flow-state grav-surfing movement and martial arts combat.
IKARO Will Not Die is being developed by FuturLab, the studio behind the smash-hit PowerWash Simulator. As a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Velocity series, IKARO brings the pace and precision of those titles' satisfying flow-state action into third-person, while infusing an array of exciting new systems and mechanics.
IKARO rewards momentum, delivering satisfaction and style as players master the game's unique systems. Surf through sci-fi environments and engage in spectacular combat encounters by chaining mind-blowing abilities together. FuturLab and Thunderful look forward to revealing more about IKARO's distinctive combat system, unique abilities, and entrancing traversal soon.
"We're thrilled to finally be able to share a sneak peek at our upcoming game, IKARO Will Not Die," said FuturLab CEO, Kirsty Rigden, "As a spiritual successor to Velocity, fans will recognise motifs from the series, but with the style and sophistication of the combat and traversal systems dialled up 1000x. We can't wait to share more further down the line."
About Thunderful Thunderful Group is a group of companies that develops, publishes and invests in games as well as distributes Nintendo products, games, game accessories and toys. Founded in 2017 Thunderful Games is one of the two business segments in Thunderful Group, the other being Thunderful Distribution. Over the last few years Thunderful Games has, organically and via acquisitions, grown into a global organisation with ten development studios and over 500 employees. Besides the award-winning internal development pipeline, Thunderful Games also publishes a large number of third-party titles and invests in external game projects.
About FuturLab FuturLab is an award-winning game studio based in Brighton, UK. FuturLab has developed and published remarkable games on PC and console since 2003. The game studio is best known for PowerWash Simulator, Velocity 2X, Tiny Trax, Mini-Mech Mayhem and Peaky Blinders: Mastermind and is currently working on IKARO Will Not Die.
