Overview

• Revealed during Opening Night Live, the game is published by Lyrical Games and debuted with an announcement trailer.
• Players embody William, a resurrected Grande Armée soldier infused with Nephtoglobin’s power as he confronts plague-twisted foes and Napoleon’s Eternal Guard.
• Combat blends parries, dodges, stagger systems, boss encounters, and lantern-style checkpoints with first-person firearms, dual-wielding, limited ammo, and supernatural Transmutations.
• Metroidvania-inspired design lets new abilities unlock routes back through earlier areas, with character growth tied to a stats tree fueled by earned currency.
• Pre-alpha hands-on reports highlight a slower, methodical pace that leverages the studio’s first-person expertise, and Destructoid named the reveal its Best Announcement of Gamescom 2025.