HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon Preview (PC)

I don’t want to think about fighting level 8 ghoul animals, so I nimbly dodge the groups, staying out of their detection range. I move toward my quest and engage a group that doesn’t move. My items, most scavenged from other dead enemies, give me a time advantage, and I intend to use it.

I inflict poison and thorns on the monsters, and then sit back as they finally get to act. They bite, so I activate the healing crystal. My magic wielder adds lightning strikes and kills two beats. I prolong the battle a little to use my healing again and get enough experience to level up.

HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon is developed by Ars Goetia and published by Dear Villagers. I played a preview of it on the PC using Steam. The video game combines real-time exploration and combat built around time management.

The title’s high-fantasy universe imagines a world stuck at the Medieval society level where archdemons are controlling the land, fighting a war that has lasted for t...