Fab board-game-inspired RPG For the King is getting an "uncooperative" Gold Rush mode
Out tomorrow on PC.
IronOak Games has announced that For the King, its brilliant tabletop-inspired rogue-like RPG, is getting a brand-new multiplayer challenge tomorrow, 26th October, in the form of the "uncooperative" Gold Rush mode.
While For the King's hugely enjoyable main adventure encourages cooperation, tasking up to four adventurers with working together to survive the gorgeous but perilous kingdom of Fahrul, Gold Rush mode seeks to stretch those friendships to breaking point.
In Gold Rush mode, adventurers are encouraged to find devious new ways to usurp their companions as they battle to be the first to collect 100 gold coins and return them to Lucky's Vault. Players aren't permitted to attack one another, however, so creativity is key.
IronOak offers a few suggestions to swell your personal coffers - sneakily hoarding loot, deliberately abandoning your friends during combat, or even risking a turn in a gambling den - but says there are "many ways this new mode flips the traditional mechanics upside down".
Gold Rush mode, which follows on from June's Hildebrant's Cellar endless dungeon mode, is free to all For the King owners and features a new realm plus several new Lore Store items. The latter, however, are reserved for players cunning enough to orchestrate a win for themselves.
For the King launched on PC in April this year, following a productive early access development period, and Eurogamer very much enjoyed the results, despite its gleefully sadistic challenge. The game is due to launch on Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in 2019.