Revealed during the Future Games Show as part of Gamescom 2024, Tripwire Presents, the publishing division of Tripwire Interactive that focuses on releasing great games from other independent studios, revealed their publishing partnership with Ice Code Games to release Rogue Waters, an upcoming tactical turn-based rogue-lite sailing the high seas of a swashbuckling pirate world.
Ice Code Games is an independent development studio based in Warsaw, Poland and is known most recently for developing the critically acclaimed Hard West 2, a turn-based tactics game set in the Wild West released in 2022. Rogue Waters is currently in development for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store and is available to pre-order now for an additional 20% discount ahead of its release on Sept. 30, 2024.
"Bringing Rogue Waters to life has been a real adventure," said Mateusz Pilski, Vice President of Development at Ice Code Games. "Our goal in creating games is always to contribute to the genre in ways that bring players more satisfaction and fun in tackling tactical challenges. Dynamic melee combat which recreates the dance-like fencing bouts of boarding actions, combines immersion with thoughtful planning."
The Tripwire Presents team is thrilled to introduce the world to developer Ice Code Games' Rogue Waters," said Bryan West, Publishing Production Director at Tripwire Presents. "It's fantastic being able to take control of an immortal, undead pirate as the protagonist of a turn-based, roguelite game. We can't wait for players to get their hands on Rogue Waters and explore the world of betrayal, plunder, mystical forces, swashbuckling action, tactical cannon-fire, and ultimately revenge."
Rogue Waters is a tactical turn-based rogue-lite set in a pirate world overtaken by a terrible curse. Recruit a ragtag crew of pirates and grow them into fierce warriors, befriend and call upon classic creatures of pirate myth, chart a course through an ever-changing game world, and turn the tides of battle on land or sea by manipulating the map to gain an advantage in a fresh take on tactical turn-based combat. The crew and the Kraken await your commandβwill ye heed the call?
Rogue Waters key features include:
Become the Captain - Embrace the chaos of the pirate life as you chart your course through the ever-changing world and plan your naval and melee combat strategy.
Assemble Your Crew - Recruit new members to your crew, each with a randomized skill tree allowing you to experiment and develop them into the legendary pirates they were always meant to be.
Ever-Changing Land and Sea - Tackle fresh new challenges as the game world shifts randomly with each subsequent run.
Turn the Tides - Utilize your shipβs artillery during naval combat to manipulate the terrain, giving your crew a strategic advantage during melee encounters. Itβs cannonball-based map customization!
Revolutionary Melee Tactics - Flex your skills as an expert tactician while remaining fully connected to the action with a fresh new take on turn-based tactics designed to replicate the violent dance of close-quarters and naval combat.
Summon Creatures from the Deep - Creatures thought only to exist in myth are being abused and exploited by enemies. Defeat their captors and gain their trust to earn the ability to call upon them in battle.
Tripwire Presents is a developer-first publisher that has helped many talented independent studios bring their creative visions to players worldwide, including Espire 1: VR Operative and Espire 2, the gold standards for the virtual reality stealth genre, Road Redemption, a vehicular combat road rage adventure and spiritual successor to the popular Road Rash series, Chivalry 2, the multiplayer first-person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles, and DECEIVE INC., a unique multiplayer game of stealth and spycraft. The division most recently announced a publishing agreement for The Stone of Madness, a tactical stealth adventure title following five uniquely flawed prisoners attempting to escape from an asylum in 18th century Spain, co-developed by The Game Kitchen at Gamescom 2024.
