Sole Salvation is a new hack-and-slash roguelike, where the players embody a survivor named Valeriano. An apocalyptic catastrophe has afflicted the plant and was caused by an ancient organization that has remained hidden throughout history. It is up to the players to help Valeriano fight his way through this nightmarish world and find out the reason why this catastrophe happened.
This catastrophe is where the game gets its title as the “Sole Salvation” is a global ritual that released an unknown force causing people’s to detach from their bodies to stare motionless at a massive pillar of light. The world has been fractured by this ritual with scattered landscapes, distorted architecture, and fragments of reality have become corrupted.
Valeriano is lost in this unstable reality and must traverse through corrupted memories of his hometown, but doing so means confronting truths he has spent his life evading. He is able to wield two different types of weapons: a ranged weapon and a melee weapon. Each one has a unique combat style and combo system, making them useful depending on the types of enemies they face.
As players progress through the game and inevitable die trying, they will be able to enhance their weapons by unlocking new abilities. When players die, they will collect memory fragments useful for upgrading Valeriano’s stats and restoring his fractured memories. Players can also collect faint echos that disappear upon death. Faint echoes are used for crafting unique builds and are based off the type of weapons players choose to wield.
Sole Salvation has a demo available via Steam and a release date has yet to be confirmed by the developers, Meteora Games. However, the demo trailer reveals the intense combat players can expect throughout various landscapes from cold environments to city ruins. This is one hack-and-slash demo that players should test out as it shows promise of a memorable experience.