Fans of “The Witcher” will love: the Russian role-playing game Black Book about the peasant woman Vasilisa received a release date

A dark card RPG based on Slavic mythology Black Book from Russian developers from the studio Morteshka will go on sale already August 10, 2023 on the PC, Playstation 4, Xbox one and Nintendo Switch… The news was shared by the publishing house HypeTrain Digital

According to the description of the game in Steam, the plot of the game tells the story of a young peasant woman Vasilisa, who is destined to become a witch. The girl decides to avoid such a fate and marry her lover, but her betrothed tragically dies under strange circumstances. Not going to put up with the loss, Vasilisa decides to bring her beloved back to life with the help of the magic Black Book, fulfilling her wishes, but for this she will have to remove seven seals from her pages.

During the journey through the gloomy expanses of northern Russia, players will help the peasants and resist the evil spirits, which can also be taken under control at a certain risk.

According to the developers, the game may appeal to fans of The Witcher

“Welcome to the mysterious and intriguing world of Black Book, an adventure game with a turn-based combat system based on collecting cards. Gameplay was inspired by titles such as Slay the Spire and SteamWorld Quest, and the Slavic setting will immediately appeal to all fans of the Witcher series. “.

In our project, in the role of a young sorceress Vasilisa, you will have to step into the atmosphere of a mysterious countryside and explore various locations, helping those in need, overpowering and sometimes attracting various creatures from Slavic myths to your side, “- says the description of the Black Book.

The main story campaign Black Book will take over 20 hours to complete. We recorded 13.5 hours of voice acting and 1.5 hours of music for the game. The number of words in dialogs has exceeded 150 thousand.

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