Following the promising, but ultimately slightly disappointing, stealth adventure Shadwen earlier this year, Frozenbyte the Finnish studio responsible for the Trine series has revealed its next project: a co-operative blast em up named Nine Parchments.

The plot centres around a squad of wizard apprentices who, in lieu of study and hard work, skip their training for a quick path to the Nine Parchments. This in turn sees them mishandle all sorts of powerful sorcery and spells, and sets the stage for some chaotic co-operative fare. Which looks something like this:

As the wannabe wizards rapidly discover powerful new spells and ignore all safety aspects, it's only natural that their hasty progress results in lots of unwanted deaths, reads the game s official site which, judging from the above, seems about spot on. You ll also notice the vibrant colour scheme looks more in-line with the likes of Trine, as opposed to the studio s most recent work.

Nine Parchments isn't due until some point in 2017, so says its Steam page, however will support up to four players in online and local co-op when it does. It'll also mirror a roguelike in structural terms, and will pit players against randomly generated baddies as they rely on a mix of melee attacks; as well as fire, ice, life, death, and electric magic.

Frozenbyte is also showcasing a playable demo at Gamescom this week if you re able to make it along, be sure to report back and let us know how you got on.