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Apocryph: an old-school shooter

Apocryph is a FPS set in a brutal dark fantasy world. It takes it's roots in old-school fantasy shooters, so prepare for intense sword-and-sorcery FPS action amidst forgotten castles, evil shrines and decrepit…

14 March 2019

Apocryph: an old-school shooter is an adventure, released 14 March 2019 on Nintendo Switch.

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What Apocryph: an old-school shooter is

Apocryph: an old-school shooter was released in 2019. It was published by Bigzur Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Apocryph is a FPS set in a brutal dark fantasy world. It takes it's roots in old-school fantasy shooters, so prepare for intense sword-and-sorcery FPS action amidst forgotten castles, evil shrines and decrepit dungeons! The world of Apocryph is a grim, violent place, harboring magic, dark rituals and dangers around every corner. Wherever you go you'll be facing unrelenting monsters, traps and locked passages, and can only depend on yourself and your equipment to survive the trials.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action.

What it launched against

Apocryph: an old-school shooter launched on 14 March 2019, within three weeks of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, Anthem and Tom Clancy's The Division 2. It arrived 2 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, Anthem, Tom Clancy's The Division 2.

Official trailer

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Apocryph: an old-school shooter was released on 14 March 2019 for Nintendo Switch.

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