Diablo creator’s subsequent sport, It Lurks Below, is accessible now

It Lurks Below is a one-man indie challenge from David Brevik, who created the primary two iterations of Blizzard’s well-known dungeon crawler. Visually, it’s paying homage to video games like Terraria and Starbound, however Brevik says it’s extra of a cross between these video games and Diablo, describing it on Twitter as “a real RPG with stats, random affix items, character classes, runewords etc.” Its fight positively seems extra chaotic and fast-paced than Terraria’s, with some true monstrosities lurking within the shadows.

Brevik says the sport’s Early Access standing is an try add extra content material, together with new bosses and distinctive gadgets, however he additionally needs the group to contribute to discussions about steadiness. The sport has been in improvement for roughly sixteen months, and Brevik says it ought to see its full launch later this yr.

Brevik fashioned Blizzard North in 1993, the place he labored on Diablo and Diablo II, earlier than leaving the corporate in 2003. After that he based two studios, earlier than transferring to Gargantuan, after which Gazillion, earlier than leaving to arrange Graybeard Games, his present challenge, in 2016.

It Lurks Below is available on Steam now, though some customers did appear to be having issues buying it final evening. Those points appear to have been resolved now, nevertheless.