Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We are heading out on to the high seas as we continue our adventures in The Downside and in order to progress further in the Rites we must first handle some slippery customers. Yes, those eel like knights of the Sea Dominion - The Pyrehearts.

Following up on their successes with Bastion and Transistor, Supergiant Games are back with their latest indie offering - Pyre. A curious blend of narrative based RPG and 3v3 party based sports combat. You play as The Reader, a stranger lost in the wastelands and recruited by a ragtag band of exiles called The Nightwings. With the aid of a curious volume you all hope to win back your freedom and once again return home to The Commonwealth through a serious of mysterious Rites.

These Rites take on the form of a team based sport like basketball or soccer with goal being to grab the ball and cast it into you opponents pyre. Sounds simple enough but as you play you discover it requires a element of strategy as well as quick reflexes.

And, as with all Supergiant games, Pyre also features a beautiful score and gorgeous visual aesthetic.

For more information about the game visit - supergiantgames.com/games/pyre

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