BEAST: False Prophet
False Prophet · 2023 · Gothic, Historical, Perma Death, Cinematic, Horror
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About BEAST: False Prophet
Unleash your inner demon in BEAST, a brutal, turn-based tactical RPG that’s currently available in Early Access. Serving as False Prophet’s debut title, BEAST aims to redefine the turn-based tactics genre by telling a gritty, grounded story with morally ambiguous characters. With gridless, turn-based tactics gameplay at the forefront, players are able to strategize to take down their foes on the battlefield in the most visceral ways possible. But you don’t need to venture forth alone. You’ll have access to the warband consisting of loyal comrades, each with different skills and abilities. Will you work alongside them or consume them to enhance your Beast abilities? This is an Early Access game and False Prophet is listening to its playerbase to ensure BEAST is the best game it can be.
Long presumed dead, a veteran returns from a 10-year-long Ottoman slavery. His Carpathian homeland is feebly reigned by the demented prophet-king, its lands ruined by raiders and cursed with a hellish plague. Everything he loved and cherished is either gone or has changed beyond recognition. All he has left is his soldiers’ loyalty – and a holy quest to end the plague. Facing hordes of enemies as well as his inner demons, you must help him see it through no matter the cost!
Exercise or exorcize your inner Beast – you decide. The Insanity system pushes you to make difficult moral decisions during combat.
Atmospheric, story-rich, grim, dark world inspired by Carpathian legends. There is only evil - greater or lesser.
Command your squad in fast-paced, gridless, turn-based tactical battles.
Advance and survive intense and visceral encounters.
Deep, Rich Narrative
Long presumed dead, a veteran returns from a 10-year-long Ottoman slavery. His Carpathian homeland is feebly reigned by the demented prophet-king, its lands ruined by raiders and cursed with a hellish plague. Everything he loved and cherished is either gone or has changed beyond recognition. All he has left is his soldiers’ loyalty – and a holy quest to end the plague. Facing hordes of enemies as well as his inner demons, you must help him see it through no matter the cost!Unique BEAST System
Exercise or exorcize your inner Beast – you decide. The Insanity system pushes you to make difficult moral decisions during combat.Insanity of the Dark Ages
Atmospheric, story-rich, grim, dark world inspired by Carpathian legends. There is only evil - greater or lesser.Close the gap with Ranged Weapons
Command your squad in fast-paced, gridless, turn-based tactical battles. Brutal Melee Combat
Advance and survive intense and visceral encounters.What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Players praise Beast: False Prophet for its strong atmosphere, art direction, and polished presentation, along with engaging turn-based tactical gameplay featuring a standout beast transformation mechanic. However, concerns center on the game's unfinished state with incomplete audio and sound design, a story that doesn't quite hook players despite good character design, and some quality-of-life issues like auto-leveling that isn't clearly explained.
I picked this game up for €1,50 during the "sorry, it didn't work out" sale. So, I didn't spend much on it and I knew what I was getting into. First off: this game is unfinished and I don't think that's going to change. The developer's still holding out hope, but I don't. Sometimes projects just fail. Which is a shame, because what's here is very good. There's a 20h campaign that does have a proper ending and the gameplay is fun and functional. The main strength of the game is the amount of heart and attention to detail that went into what's there, and it's not missing much to become a great little tactical game with a dark historical fantasy setting that would serve its niche well. The "unfinished" part shows itself mainly in the very incomplete audio (missing sound effects in cut scenes, barely any music, some voice lines could use another take) and some minor stuff here and there. Some animation ♥♥♥♥-ups. I think some menu options are missing, like the ability to change the difficulty after the start of the campaign. One mission kept crashing and I had to reload an earlier safe. If that's a problem, don't bother. If you've got podcasts to catch up on, this might be a plus. The …3 found this helpful
How do i get a refund for this?2 found this helpful
Turn-based game with a neat mechanic... beast transformation is awesome.2 found this helpful
BEAST: False Prophet is already showing a huge amount of production value for an Early Access title. The atmosphere, art direction, presentation, and overall polish make it feel much more ambitious than most games at this stage. I’m happy to support it now, because I really want to see the developers keep expanding it and bring it to a full release. There’s a lot of potential here, and I’m excited to see where it goes.1 found this helpful
Brutal! As a former guitar player in many metal bands, I just highly recommend this piece of art! \m/1 found this helpful
I have played this game for a bit this week, and I really enjoy the atmosphere and world the devs have made. I understand the game can change, but as of writing this, the plot of the story is alright. It’s not bad, but it doesn’t have enough to really draw you in either. I really like the character design and how they interact with the world. It’s challenging, but not incredibly difficult to the point that it makes you not want to play or discourages you from picking it up again. The classes so far are small; it’s down to the tank, DPS, range, and MC. The skill tree is nice, and I like that it has the option to auto-level for you, but I wish it was an option you could choose rather than the system already doing it for you. It also doesn’t really tell you about it—you have to look at the end-mission results to find out. I like the different perspectives the game gives you while playing through the story. It makes you feel more involved and lets you see both points of view, which for me is a big win because I’m all about the lore and trying to step into other characters’ shoes. But unfortunately, every game has its flaws, and the bugs in this game are everywhere. For me, when I h…
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