Zelda Meets Elden Ring And God Of War In Huge New Free-To-Play Open-World RPG

A free new open-world RPG with elements you’d see in The Legend of Zelda and Elden Ring is currently available to download, and if you’re a fan of both or either, you may want to check out this behemoth. Even though we often look into the distant past for the best genre-defining RPGs, there are several new releases that are becoming instant classics – Elden Ring itself is a perfect example of that, as it revolutionized the soulslike subgenre in 2022, setting a new standard for what RPGs like itself may have to look like moving forward.

In some ways, FromSoftware’s hit title is already making ripples, as it seems to inspire newer games. This seems to be the case with a new RPG that was just released, and it’s entirely free for you to download and play. Available for download via the official Soulframe website and soon on consoles and platforms like Steam, the latest game from Digital Extremes is finally available. For reference, this is the new game from the creators of the legendary Warframe, but in spite of the similarities in their names, these games are drastically different from one another.

Soulframe is a new and immersive open-world RPG with action-based combat, set in a world with high fantasy elements and magic, called Alca. In this game, you’ll control the character archetype of your preference, be that a heavy armor powerhouse with an even heavier weapon, an agile archer, or even a spellcaster. In Soulframe, you’ll face the Ode, a mysterious and powerful group that wiped the memories of those who live in the land, while also committing disastrous attacks on nature. As one attuned to nature itself, liberating the world from the Ode is of the utmost priority.

By freeing the creatures of Alca, many of which have been trapped by the Ode, and pushing back against the Ode itself, you’ll be bestowed with more powers and stronger gear to continue your adventure. With its themes of reclaiming nature and fighting against the dark forces that seek to corrupt it, there are elements of Princess Mononoke and Zelda in Soulframe. With its huge open-world map, the grittier aspects of the enemies you have to face, and the magic you unlock during your quest, it is also slightly reminiscent of Elden Ring.

Much like Warframe, Soulframe will continue to receive support from Digital Extremes as a live-service game, so you can expect more updates that expand the playable content and continue pushing the story forward. The free Soulframe prologue content was already amazing before the prelude’s official launch, and now you can check out the content that the studio has prepared for its release, as the RPG is available for PC players.

For the sake of clarity, what has been made available so far is the Open Preludes phase, which is a pre-alpha version that is available for all, but only via the official website. The game, however, requires no key or membership, so you can already start your adventure in Alca to get a sense of what Soulframe will look like in terms of mechanics, like classes. As you play, expect this new open-world RPG to take form and gain more content.

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