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A hooded prisoner battles through a war-torn empire, using precise combat and new abilities to explore its winding labyrinth.
Released 20 Dec 2024
Heal by Striking
Open Paths with Tools
Leave Player Messages
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of this war-torn empire and escape your captors. Carve your way through a gritty souls-like RPG set in a sprawling, interconnected world.
Developed by John Pywell · Published by Crunching Koalas
You play as a hooded stranger imprisoned by a tyrannical regime in a war-torn empire. Escape and uncover the world’s history through environmental details, scattered dialogue, and item descriptions.
Explore a connected, labyrinthine world filled with hidden routes, shortcuts, secrets, and places that become reachable later. New abilities and tools expand both your traversal options and combat choices.
Fight with a sword, manage stamina while dodging and attacking, and build up water by striking enemies. Spend water to heal or use abilities, and adapt your equipment to the threats and obstacles ahead.
Players often praise the interconnected world, rewarding exploration, hidden secrets, pixel-art atmosphere, and responsive combat. Some enjoy learning enemy patterns and overcoming demanding bosses, while others find late-game fights excessively punishing. Confusing navigation and limited-feeling character growth also recur as criticisms.
The Fountain of Youth was hidden away. Nonetheless, it is fated that a Usurper will slay the Ageless and unearth it once more.
FOUNTAINS is a soulslike action-RPG built around fighting your way through a maze-like interconnected, seamless world. You'll take the role of a hooded stranger, recently imprisoned by a tyrannical regime. Will you escape and uncover the mysteries of this war-torn empire?
Tight, responsive combat puts every tool and tactic in your arsenal to the test, rewarding precision and quick thinking. Your enemies will hit hard and punish hesitation, turning each fight into an intense back-and-forth where the tide of battle can shift in an instant. Adjustable difficulty settings let you feel that thrill at exactly the intensity you crave, no matter your experience.
The world of FOUNTAINS is one, seamless, giant dungeon. It is a tightly packed labyrinth which twists and loops back on itself. You'll always discover something new: items, powers and upgrades to unlock new parts of the world.
FOUNTAINS features an online message system. Leave hints throughout the world to help out your fellow players, or trick them into doing something foolish!
Souls-like action combat set in a metroidvania-style interconnected world.
Find new abilities and tools to help you to defend yourself and to traverse the world.
Rich dark fantasy lore told through exploration and environmental storytelling.
Online message system for community interaction.
Secrets are everywhere, so always keep an eye out!
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 36 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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