Soul of Saka
Play as a Saka nomadic boy in a journey in the ancient Asian steppes, facing challenges, dangers, discovering tribes, kingdoms and magical locations, while growing into manhood to become a legendary archer and warrior.
Action adventure game, with hack-and-slash combat, melee and ranged, horseriding skills and open world exploration.
Skills progression towards becoming a proficient warrior archer of the steppes. Skills from hunting to mastering different weapons.
Enemies and dangers going from wild beasts, to hostile steppe warriors, to mystical creatures, and legendary heroes and villains.
Travel and find your way going west, discovering fantastic kingdoms and mysterious locations.
The story and gameplay are grounded on 5 years of historical and cultural research on the ancient peoples of the Asian steppes and neighbors.
The plot and characters, despite sometimes loosely inspired on historical characters, are a work of fiction, aimed at enchanting and inviting the player to immerse himself or herself in the ancient steppe horseriders' world view, mythologies, beliefs, arts and crafts - with a layer of creative work and fantasy painted over it.
Extensive tech research was also developed for the game, with in-house tools for character rigging and custom pipelines.
