Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

About this game

(Proof of concept. Not gameplay footage)

Tales of the Trail is a challenging tactical roguelite RPG set in the rough ‘n tumble wild west. Find a balance in inventory and resource management, along with clever thinking while you undertake tactical, grid-based combat to set out west for glory.

Take on the role of the Sheriff

(Proof of concept. Not gameplay footage)

Command a team of downtrodden cowpokes based on a myriad of classic wild west tropes. You start with only yourself and a couple down-on-their luck hired hands. Travel out west to recruit more unique classes to get your little burgeoning town back into shape.

Explore the West

(Not final gameplay footage)

Send teams of heroes out west across harsh badlands, scorching deserts, snowy mountains, and more to trade with other towns, collect bounties, and deliver justice. On the trail, your wagon will encounter a variety of events that can either help or hinder them greatly, depending on your choices and how prepared you are.

Key Features

• Tactical turn based combat, utilizing positioning, terrain, and a variety of skills and variables at your disposal

• Dynamic and cartoony art style inspired by the likes of Darkest Dungeon, Hellboy, and Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal

• Over 2 dozen playable classes, including folks such as the Gunslinger, the Prospector, the Buffalo Soldier, and you, the Sheriff!

• Over a dozen challenging bosses, each with their own unique mechanics your parties must face.

• Trailside events inspired by Oregon Trail

• Townbuilding aspects to keep your heroes in fighting shape

• Morale system to prevent your cowpokes from just up and abandoning you

• A dozen towns to interact with, each with their own quirks, features, and aesthetics

• Classically challenging gameplay seen in many roguelikes, with features such as permadeath and unfortunate events that can make your runs turn for the worse.

Are you ready to set your path and make some of your own tales out west?

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

- Frequent alcohol use and allusions to alcohol use
- Occasional use of elicit substances
- Simulated gambling and depictions of gambling environments/practices
- Depictions that resemble real-life hateful groups portrayed as antagonists
- Non-explicit sexual content, mainly alluding to prostitution
- Adult language and themes