Face off in local co-op craziness with many of your favorite indie games characters
Manchester, UK – September 10th, 2020 — The perfect way to settle a score is with good old fashioned fisticuffs… and energy beams, swords, and undead minions! Merge Games, along with France-based developers Dark Screen Games, are delighted to announce that Bounty Battle, the 1-4 player beat-’em-up with characters from all over the Indie World, is out now on PC and consoles!
Bounty Battle is the ultimate indie fighting game: a new 2D fighter, where you can pit your favourite Indie heroes against one another! Indie heroes from games like Guacamelee! Dead Cells, Darkest Dungeon, Owlboy & more battle it out in this fighter frenzy. Bounty Battle features 30 fighters from over 20 different Indie games! Fighters come with their own Minion companion and unique abilities. Battle across levels inspired from the fighters’ native game worlds with up to 3 other players.
Characters:
Characters – Bounty Battle showcases your favorite characters from these beloved indie games – Guacamelee!, Darkest Dungeon, Dead Cells, Awesomenauts, Nuclear Throne, Owlboy, Axiom Verge, SteamWorld Dig, Oddmar, Jotun, Battle Chasers Nightwar, Death’s Gambit, EITR, Super Comboman, Pankapu, Flinthook, Doko Roko, Tower of Samsara, Blubber Busters, Ruin of the Reckless, The Bug Butcher, and Blocks that Matter
Key Features
- A host of game modes including a Tournament, Versus, Challenge Mode, Tutorial and Training Room to perfect your style
- 30 characters from your favourite Indie titles each with their own move set and special attacks
- Each fighter has their very own minion to summon and join the fight
- 16 different arenas to battle on – some plucked from the worlds of their fighters
- Multiple colour and palette swap options to fight in style!
Add Bounty Battle to your Steam wishlist – https://store.steampowered.com/app/860900/Bounty_Battle/
Bounty Battle is out now on PC and consoles. It is priced at £19.99/ €24.99/ $24.99 on console and £15.99/ €19.99/ $19.99 on PC.
A 20% introductory discount is running until the 23rd September on consoles. PS+ members will have access to this 20% discount offer on the PSN Store from release until September 23rd. There is also a Steam discount of 15% from September 10th until 16th
About Dark Screen Games
Dark Screen games is an independent studio based in Mulhouse – France, formed in 2017 by François von Orelli. He started making games after he saw the impact independent video games had made on the gaming scene in general, ultimately finding that he could make games that he himself would play. Being an illustrator and graphic designer, he takes special care when creating visuals and his sources of inspiration are: vanilla ware, Nintendo games and older Blizzard titles. Passionate about retrogaming, independent games and 2D games, Dark Screen Games set to work creating a brawler that would bring together the greatest indie heroes of all time.
About Merge Games Ltd
Merge is an independent video game publisher based in Manchester, UK. The company publishes interactive software worldwide for personal computers and video game consoles. Merge also specialises in publishing collectible games for retail and worldwide digital distribution for independent developers. More information about Merge products can be found at www.mergegames.com.
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