At the Future Games Show: Spring Showcase, Arc Games announced a digital adaptation of Frosthaven, the acclaimed board game, developed by Snapshot Games and led by X-COM creator Julian Gollop. Isaac Childres, who designed the original board game, is also involved. A closed beta playtest will start on March 27, allowing players to explore six character classes and 20 quests. The game replicates the beloved board game experience while introducing new features, including outpost management and co-op play for up to four players, although no firm release date is provided.
"We're very excited to bring Frosthaven into the digital realm," Gollop said in a press release. "With this video game adaptation of Frosthaven, all of us at Snapshot Games know just how beloved the board game is and have been taking great care of replicating the board game experience as much as possible."
If you've never played it, Frosthaven is a spiritual successor to the board game Gloomhaven. One of the most successful board games to be crowdfunded through Kickstarter, the core focus of Frosthaven is on carefully managing resources, coming up with powerful synergies between character classes, and exploring a world of grim fantasy.
Snapshot Games says that players will need to balance risk and reward as they explore the deep mechanics and challenging scenarios of Frosthaven, and while it doesn't have a firm release date yet, it will be released on PC eventually.
Other elements that Snapshot is working on for Frosthaven include building and managing your own outpost, tactical turn-based combat, and co-op multiplayer for up to four players.
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