Forsaken Realm

Players start by respawning at the front gate. There's an NPC nearby who teaches basic controls and combat fundamentals. A portal is set up in front of the gate; once players arrive, they'll start fighting enemies.

The first room is small with a simple layout, and the enemies are relatively small. The overall difficulty is low, making it suitable as a warm-up level for players to familiarize themselves with the game's basic gameplay and operation methods.

The "Tavern" is a medium venue with small to medium enemies. Players can use pillars as cover to dodge attacks. Its dim lighting creates a creepy atmosphere.

The bridge is a rectangular battlefield with air walls along the edges to prevent players and enemies from accidentally falling off. Unlike other venues, this bridge is long but narrow, so players need to be more careful when facing multiple enemies.

In the dwarf's forge, the venue is large, which may generate more than 2 enemies or multiple powerful enemies. There are square air walls in the factory to prevent players from entering non-combat areas.

"Devil Land" is the final battle venue when fighting the final boss. Players will battle in a disc-shaped area where large enemies continuously spawn to attack them, with the difficulty set to the highest. The edge of the disc is equipped with a ring-shaped collision as the boundary.

Each NPC has a unique room that cleverly matches their personality.

For example, the wine-loving dwarf has a tavern full of wine aroma; the burly devil has an arsenal stacked with various weapons; and the lazy skeleton has a messy room with disorganized equipment.

The main character's model has the typical traits of a hero. It has a ronin-like style and looks all weathered, like it's seen a lot of things.

Players will use swords to attack enemies and lift up shields to block attacks.

Gold will look much more noticeable than other colors, and it will catch people's eyes with a really grand and powerful aura.

The game also tells you how to control the characters. All of them are controlled with a keyboard and mouse, and the control methods are based on Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice.

Each NPC has a unique design, with different looks, body shapes and heights. The one here is a dwarf NPC. He's pretty short, but he's a weapon master who'll teach players basic combat moves.

In the game, you'll chat with different NPCs. Each has their own way of talking that fits their personality. This NPC is explaining how to fight. Sometimes, NPCs' lines will tell you their own stories or the game's background.

Talking to NPCs gives you a buff, like more health or a longer parry window. The buff is a random choice between two options, so you can pick one based on your playstyle and it really affects the game's difficulty.

One enemy design has big enemies. Their attack power, speed, and health depend on size—bigger ones are stronger, slower, and have more health, smaller ones the opposite.

Enemies of the same type also randomly come in different colors, making things more varied.

Enemy weapons look random to add variety, but their attack power and stats stay the same.

Take these three enemy types as an example. I roughly split each enemy's design into five parts, then tested and adjusted the values to get what we have now.

Because the values differ, there are small, medium, and large enemies. Each has its own strengths and needs different ways to deal with.