Release Date: May 8, 2025
A third-person action RPG, set on an unexplored alien planet. In Empyreal we play as an elite mercenary tasked with exploring the Monolith. They are ruins built by an ancient civilization, hiding automated enemies and many interesting secrets.
Empyreal is an action RPG developed by the British studio Silent Games, which was founded by two former Ubisoft employees – Joseph Rogers and Sally Blake. Additionally, the release of the title was handled by Secret Mode company, which has in its portfolio games such as Still Wakes the Deep and A Little to the Left.
The story in Empyreal takes us to an unexplored planet located in a distant corner of the galaxy. We belong to the members of an expedition, which was tasked with conducting reconnaissance of this new place.
The central point of the planet are the huge ruins called the Monolith. They were built by a lost civilization and hide many secrets and dangers within their interiors.
One of them are hostile machines left behind by the former inhabitants.
In Empyreal we view the action from a third-person perspective (TPP). We come across different characters in the game for whom we perform series of missions and tasks. They push the plot forward, but they are also an opportunity to win specific rewards.
The found loot allows us to customize our character and develop them. Every weapon and armor can be upgraded and modified. In turn, collecting a full set of armor allows us to receive bonuses, which will give us an advantage in battle.
The combat is based on duels, which we can resolve using hand-to-hand techniques or ranged weapons. Regardless, taking on formidable opponents requires mastering the system, which is the only way to win.
Additionally, we can explore the world inside the Monolith. It conceals many secrets and hidden details, which allow to uncover the history of this place.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Silent Games
Publisher: Secret Mode
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System Requirements for Empyreal Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, 32 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce RTX 3060, 32 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Empyreal Video Game.
Gameffine: 43 / 100 by Uphar Dutta
Empyreal is a decent ARPG, but really misses all its marks. It may have an interesting-looking world for an indie, but it clearly misses having a good story, engaging combat, or exploration. The game tries to be challenging, but only ends up being a bland fighting experience loop that just progresses to be even more frustrating. Overall, if you’re a die-hard ARPG fan, you can still find a good time, but there are many better titles to play this year.
Completexbox: 85 / 100
As part of the CompleteXbox Review team I play a lot of games and have a finite amount of storage space. Normally, Empyreal would have been removed from my hard drive and I would be looking for my next contestant. This is the biggest compliment I can give Empyreal. It’s going to earn that disk space on my console and I don’t see it going anywhere else soon. A crushingly difficulty RPG/Soulslike that if you take the time to learn the blocking, dodging and attack patterns, you will spend many hours happily finding your next cartogram to conquer. However, those that dislike the difficulty curve will not find satisfaction here.
Thumb Wars: 4 / 5 by Luke Addison
Empyreal is one of those AA games that come along once in a while. They’re good fun, great to look at and you come away wanting more. From unrelenting combat to ‘one more go’ at another Cartogram, another level and another attempt at getting the best loot, Silent Games didn’t do much wrong.
![[1:15] - Launch Trailer](https://cdn.gracza.pl/galeria/filmy/640x360/-1791903609.jpg)
