Devolver Digital reveals a retro-style action-adventure called Loop Hero

Devolver Digital made an appearance at The Game Awards tonight with a trailer for Loop Hero, a very retro-styled adventure game about a fantasy realm that's been thrown into an endless time loop by an evil lich.

To battle this villainy, you must employ a deck of magical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrains along unique expeditions loops, and then venture out along the paths to recover and equip powerful gear. 

As your adventure progress, you'll expand your camp, unlock new hero classes, and "find balance between the cards to increase your chances of survival while recovering valuable loot and resources for your camp" as you quest to defeat the unholy guardians, shatter the loop, and free your world.

Loop Hero is being developed by Four Quarters, whose previous work (including previous iterations of the game) can be found on Itch.io. It's expected to be out on Steam sometime in 2021, and you can find out more at loophero.com and take a look at some screens below.

Andy Chalk

Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.