Edelweiss Knights is a roguelite tactics RPG, where a trio of Saints battles divine beings in a world suspended between faith, folklore and mysticism. Blending retro aesthetics with modern design reinterpretations, the game fuses 2D sprites and low-poly 3D environments to convey the idea of the characters moving across different spiritual dimensions, in a dream-like scenario originated from nostalgia but aiming to deal with uncommon themes for RPG games, such as the belief, or non-belief, in a God, nihilism and the role of organized religion.
Players guide Saints Edel, Aliza, and Violet across a series of bit-sized skirmishes, using positioning, synergy, and tactical foresight to defeat the mysterious Godlings and forge alliances with not-so-sacred Deities. A node-based overworld offers randomized encounters and environmental puzzles, while visual novel dialogues allow to explore the bond between the characters and change the tides of battle, as some choices have the potential to influence the character's survival parameters.
Edelweiss Knights is an experiment in taking the team's beloved narrative and visual tropes from anime and games of the yesteryear, and reshape them into a toolset for creating new meanings.
Thursday May 15, 2025 14:00 - 16:00 CEST Betonhalle [Silent Green]Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany
