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Please the gods press kit

  By: Surma Games on July 23, 2019

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Fact sheet

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Developer: 

Surma Games

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Location:

Finland, Torikatu 21, 90120 Oulu

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Founding date:

January 10th, 2018

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Contact:

teamsurma@gmail.com

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Website:

https://teamsurma.wixsite.com/pleasethegods

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Social Media

Latest release:

Please the Gods

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Release date:

17th of July, 2019

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Genre:

RPG / Adventure

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Platform:

Steam, Windows

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Price:

7,99€ / 9,99 $

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Language:

English

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Description of Surma Games

Surma Games was founded in January 2018 in Oulu, Finland. The game studio started as a student group inf Oulu Game Lab, a game industry training program in Oulu University of Applied Sciences.


Oulu Game Lab has several "Gates", pitching contests where game industry professionals judge which games have the most potential. After Please the Gods passed through all Gates with flying colors, the team formed a full-time game studio to bring their vision to life.

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Description of
Please the Gods

Your family is starving and only a miracle can save you. The skilled hunter Sisu sets on a journey to the land of the Gods to find the legendary Sampo, a treasure of endless riches and nourishment. Please the Gods is an atmospheric old school fantasy roleplaying game, inspired by shamanistic Finnish mythology and tabletop classics such as Hero Quest.

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Please the Gods is a retro turn-based role-playing game based on Finnish pagan legends. The game was released for Windows in Steam in 15th of July 2019 at 7,99€ / 9,99$.

Core features

Old-school dice combat

Flexible skill tree

Earn the favour of the Gods

Swap, destroy and manipulate enemy dice in this modern twist of classic dice combat.

Overcome your enemies with clever use of your combat skills: Hunting, Survival, Lore and Companion dog.

Survive the trials of ancient pagan Gods: Ahti, the elusive God of the Depths, Tapio, the gentle God of Forests and Nyyrikki, the fierce Goddess of Hunt.

Survive the  arctic wilderness

mythical creatures and monsters

Hunt, fish and forage to gather the strength to survive in the harsh Finnish nature.

Vanquish Finnish mythology’s infamous monsters such as the shapeshifting Water Hag and the Netherworld’s Restless Dead.

Design goals

Atmosphere

Beautiful art, engaging writing and immersive soundscape that captures the spirit of Nordic nature.

Unique gameplay

Dice-based combat from classic tabletop RPGs combined with the tactics of modern turn-based games results in fresh and exciting gameplay.

TRAILER

ART

Characters

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Screenshots

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Posters

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Logos

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