Curious to learn more about Enshrouded? Keen Games’ development team provides an insider’s view into the intricate process of constructing their distinctive voxel-based game world through procedural tools. The team showcases how they blend procedural generation with manual embellishment to craft an immersive gaming experience for players to enjoy.
Just last month, Keen Games unveiled their survival-action RPG that dominated the Steam Next Fest charts in October, announcing its Early Access release on January 24, 2024. Here’s an exclusive look into the making of the game in a new video by the developers, Keen Games.
Keen Games Offers Exclusive Glimpse Into Enshrouded
Enshrouded is a survival, crafting, and action RPG set within the sprawling voxel-based continent of Embervale. As Flameborn, the last ember of hope for a dying race, players venture into a vast world, conquer challenging bosses, build grand halls, and forge their own path. The co-op survival action RPG can host up to 16 players in one world. The game will launch into Early Access on Steam on January 24th, 2024, with full launch and console releases planned for the future. And for now, you can take a look at the video that the devs have released.
In exploring Enshrouded’s development, you can see how the synergy between handcrafted elements and procedural generation flourishes. By using algorithms to support creativity, the team produces unique assets for meaningful in-game discoveries. Players, equipped with the custom voxel engine and a focus on building, can not only explore the game but also interact with and modify their environments.
Detailed planning of game areas allows designers to bring their creative visions to life while weaving a coherent lore narrative for players. Points of interest are intricately connected to the lore of Enshrouded, enhancing polish, improving game flow, and concealing secrets for adventurous players. This approach also provides a shared backdrop for players to relay locations to fellow adventurers, ensuring a consistently exciting journey.
In the footage, Art Director Jonas Drinnenberg explores technical details to emphasize the crucial junction between creative and computational elements. The custom voxel-based engine provides flexibility and precise editing, guaranteeing a unified visual aesthetic that surpasses traditional methods. As Jonas crafts a Point of Interest (POI), viewers observe the intricate equilibrium between intentional and randomized visuals, contributing to Enshrouded’s perpetual allure.
Keen Games anticipates that on January 24, 2024, fans will experience the same wonder and awe the team felt during the design of Enshrouded. For the latest on the game, players can visit the official website, wishlist it on Steam, or follow its respective social media handles.
