Helgnar The Conqueror - A story-driven, third-person role-playing action/RPG video game set in the extraordinary Ruthless Warworld. In the single-player adventure video game, players can expect a detailed, multi-layered, thrilling story with long-lasting double consequences and diverse, dynamic gameplay: bloody throne wars, epically staged conquests of kingdoms, hunting genetically modified monsters, and detective investigations. The toughest choices in your life and a revolutionary new role-playing Realistic Connections mechanics will evoke a full range of emotions and give you unforgettable moments throughout the video game, truly bringing to life the complicated characters and strengthening your relationships with them to an indescribable level.

The Personality Formation mechanics will allow you to shape the personalities of seven key characters, and the Fate Maker mechanics will determine the fates of all characters based on your ambiguous and controversial choices. The Realistic Relationship mechanics will evoke untold emotions from complex romantic relationships, and Fatal Choices will make you experience emotions with every dialog option you choose. The new mechanics will revolutionize action/RPGs and reveal the incredible potential of video games. And this is just a part of the systems revealing themselves as you play. Due to the overabundance of live-service games, I feared for the future of story-driven video games and created a multitude of mechanics vitally necessary for the industry.

You are Helgnar Berserker, a professional monster slayer and the best warrior in Ruthless Warworld. The consequences of the past throne wars once again force you to take the Conqueror's Path and continue slaying kings for the sake of the beginning of the Age of Change. Kingdoms are drowning in the blood of war between two continents, and you will be the one to shift the entire balance of power. The bloody War for the Imperial Dragon Throne of the Creators will test all your will and lust for absolute power.

The Conqueror will have to confront the kings of Dreigrim, the indestructible Wardor Empire, the titans of Helseid, the invincible gods of Order and determine the final outcome of every living thing. Thanks to new revolutionary mechanics, the fate of the entire World of War is now in your hands, and you are in charge of the final outcome for all characters and the entire world. Change absolutely everything, or burn this Ruthless Warworld to the ground!

— Helgnar The Conqueror will be released on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series.

10 INNOVATIVE MECHANICS, 4000-PAGE ACTION-RPG SCRIPT, 6 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT, #VideoGamesSaveLives

Welcome to all who have stepped onto the Path of the Conqueror in the name of the Age of Change. I am Danred Dante Helknight, Game Director of the indie studio Hellknights. The developers of video games God of War and DOOM saved my life, and since then, I swore to dedicate it to creating truly living characters and extraordinary worlds that can inspire and save others, gifting them indescribable emotions. Thanks to them, I realized my main goal in life, and over six years of detailed development of the multi-layered script for the Action-RPG Helgnar The Conqueror, I created more than ten new innovative narrative systems aimed at the evolution of the genre.

— Four of them are breakthrough Realistic Connections narrative mechanics, meticulously calibrated down to the smallest detail. Competently working role-playing mechanics will give players the full spectrum of emotions, bring characters to life to the maximum, revolutionize the genre, provide story-driven video games with a necessary second wind, and inspire a new generation of developers. While many believe the industry has reached its peak, I prove the opposite: we haven’t even uncovered a fraction of what video games are actually capable of. My mechanics are direct proof of this.

— The key goal of Hellknights is to create a high-quality game for fans, worthy of the title "Game of the Year" and capable of standing alongside The Witcher 3, Expedition 33, and Baldur’s Gate 3. And at the same time, thanks to new revolutionary mechanics — to surpass these masterpieces in many parameters. Inspired by and aiming for the achievement of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, we strive to secure this new industry standard and prove: high-quality games are created even with a small budget. Everything is decided by the Game Designer's clear vision, competent pre-production, the team's hard work, and willpower.

— The Conqueror is most inspired by The Witcher 3 and God of War — games that, from the very beginning, set an exceptionally high bar for the quality of quest design and gameplay depth.

— The game features a competent balance between the brutal action of conquests and hunting invincible monsters, an emotional multi-layered plot, and close relationships with characters. Thanks to breakthrough mechanics, companions truly come to life before your eyes during your travels and give a new indescribable experience.

— The Conqueror is created with a special focus on the depth of the multi-layered plot, cinematic presentation, and new, truly revolutionary role-playing mechanics.

— The game is dedicated to choices and their consequences. Every decision affects events here and now, but over time, its delayed, sometimes fatal consequences return to you. These consequences affect not only the world and the fates of many people but also change the key characters themselves — beyond recognition. New mechanics truly bring characters to life and allow you to feel the full spectrum of emotions.

— Players can expect significantly more hidden and new systems, including a multi-level mechanic with long-lasting double consequences. Many of them I intentionally do not reveal until release: they are intended to amaze you during the playthrough and gift the full palette of indescribable emotions upon personal acquaintance with the game.

— The Ruthless Warworld is a truly extraordinary world in which higher entities intentionally hold back technological progress for the sake of survival. Warworld is realistic and logical: everything living here is created by evolution. Its history is built on the paradoxes of evolution and progress, where the main driving forces become deadly viruses, global epidemics, mutations, and genetic transformations.

— At the core of the multi-layered plot lies a confrontation between powerful organizations, where each side fights for what they truly believe in. Everyone here is ready to sacrifice absolutely everything for a great cause or a cherished dream. The main antagonist here is the Ruthless Warworld itself, and it does not forgive mistakes.

— 10 REVOLUTIONARY NEW MECHANICS AND KEY FEATURES —

It is generally accepted that Action-RPGs and story-driven video games have reached their peak, but in reality, the industry is stuck in an illusion of progress, having never revealed even a part of the true potential of games. Most players and media agree on one thing: in the last ten years, not a single fundamentally new mechanic has been created. In 2014, the Nemesis system in Shadow of Mordor became the last example of a truly living mechanic changing the structure of narrative and relationships with the world. But since then, no one has been able to surpass or develop it. The release of The Witcher 3 secured the highest standard of quest quality but did not bring fundamentally new systems.

For the last decade, the industry has effectively been engaged in "cosmetics": worlds became bigger, graphics — more detailed, but interaction mechanics remained the same. Players repeatedly get old ideas in a new wrapper, which created the myth that the genre has reached its peak and players are destined to play the same thing. I am here to prove the opposite. For many years I waited for one of the studios to dig deeper and reveal the true potential, but in every new game, I saw all the same things.

If you want to get something, do it yourself — and that is why I dedicated the last 6 years to finding the "keys" that will allow story-driven games to take the next step, evolve into something greater, and reveal their true potential. Unlike movies and TV shows, video game developers have a huge number of opportunities to create a unique interactive experience, but this potential has simply not been used for years. More than ten new mechanics created for my game became my manifesto and proof: the true evolution of video games is in our hands, and we are capable of much more than endless polishing of the past and improving graphics.

I am Danred Helknight, and I would like to introduce something new and revolutionary to the gaming industry. While writing a multi-layered, logical and non-cliched complicated story, I have created new Realistic Connections mechanics that will evoke inexpressible emotions and unforgettable moments throughout the role-playing video game, strengthen your bonds with your characters to an unprecedented level and revolutionize role-playing video games.

- Hellknights Studios offers something completely new to the industry - the Personality Formation mechanics. Throughout the game, you make difficult, ambiguous moral decisions and subtly influence the characters traveling alongside you. Each of the 7 key profound characters goes through their own paths of formation, changing in front of your eyes and it is only up to you to determine who they will become at the end of their brutal path. You will face the toughest choices in your gaming life and you will have to choose what is more important to each of you - the development of your favorite character or the many lives of those around you.

- Due to the Fate Maker mechanics, from now on the lives of absolutely all characters are only at your fingertips. None of the characters are immune, even the key figures, each of the key characters can die and will die because of your ambiguous actions. Want to fulfill your Doomsday destiny and burn down the Ruthless World of War so that new innocent life can be born from the ashes? Then burn the doomed Warworld to the ground! From now on, everything depends only on you and your ambiguous choices throughout the game. Throughout the emotional and brutal story, you'll shape many fates, save, and kill many ambiguous characters. Depending on your actions, each of these complex personalities may save or kill your most favorite character in the future. You will determine the destinies of all the characters based on your own beliefs and values.

- Fatal Choices will make you nervous and emotional with every choice of dialog option, because behind every choice you can expect Fatal Death. With every choice, you will absolutely feel emotions, because every choice you make kills someone, changes destinies or shapes personalities. In Warworld, you are always responsible for your words and actions.

- The Realistic Relationship mechanics will give you the unforgettable emotions of a complex romantic relationship and will truly vitalize your partner. To win the hearts of key female characters, you have a long way to go – to hear and listen to living personalities with their own opinions. Actually, during your travels, the companion has been analyzing you based on your ambiguous choices, and will eventually give a verdict on all your actions. It is not you who chooses who to be with, but the characters who come to life in your sight decide if you are worthy of them. The Personality Formation mechanics has merely deepened key romantic lines and strengthened the player's bonds with the characters to an indescribable level.

The revolutionary Realistic Connections mechanics creates incredible bonds between the player and the characters that come to life in front of his eyes, blur the lines between the game and reality. The characters you love so much will come to life in front of your eyes and make key decisions based on your ambiguous and complex actions taken during your exciting adventures together. The unique mechanics will bring characters to life in a new way, bringing action-RPGs to a whole new level and revealing the incredible potential of role-playing video games. The fate of the entire World of War is now in your hands and the final outcome of all the characters and the world depends only on you.

- UNIVERSALITY -

The genius of these universal mechanics is that you can work with them on almost any budget. Nothing is impossible, and the mechanics don't require much. We'll roughly be creating as much content as in The Witcher 3, only the content will be of a better quality and more interesting. Instead of the typical illusion of choice, players will have full control over all characters and the entire Warworld. If developers develop games using the Realistic Connections mechanics, they simply won't be able to create a cliched story or hollow characters. The mechanics will force you to develop a story, bring any character to life to the max, and give players far more quality video games. While all the hired screenwriters were hastily cheating off each other and treading water, I looked into the very essence of role-playing video games and squeezed the most out of them.

I have lived and breathed the gaming industry for over 20 years, and all this is just the beginning: I am developing many directions in which video games can evolve. Besides the current development, I already have an extensive set of new mechanics and prototypes formed that will become the next stage of my work. For me, The Conqueror is the start of a long journey, and I intend to continue creating games that explore new possibilities of interactive storytelling and make the industry better.

— THE MOST ELABORATE SCRIPT IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY AND VARIED GAMEPLAY —

- EXTRAORDINARY STORY -

Players are tired of boring, cliched, and trite stories about revenge, saving loved ones, or chasing artifacts. The gaming industry has incredible undiscovered potential, many advantages over other entertainment industries. It deserves much better stories, and after six years of self-improvement, I am ready to give players something new and extraordinary. Players can expect a truly unconventional movie-like violent and emotional adventure about the incredible Path of the Conqueror that will give you the full emotional range and touch all your heartstrings.

You will live an extraordinary and full-fledged story of the Conqueror's life, in which you will have to be both protagonist and antagonist at the same time. As you hunt monsters and conquer everything in your path, you will have to answer many difficult questions concerning each of us and our complicated lives in a world of violence and war. You will stand not just against the laws, the system, the kings, the gods and the whole world, but against the very essence of man and try to change the world order in itself.

Technology and weapons are increasingly evolving and becoming more destructive, but humans are not trying to get better and are still stagnating. They are still waging wars being one step away from destroying themselves. Not a single century in our world has passed without wars, and sometimes it seems that mankind is simply unable to exist without them, but is it really so? Is there no way to change this without dictatorship and people must accept their fate and live in a world of war? Are humans capable of evolving as a species into something better and finally ending all wars in the world? Is mankind without evolution only capable of inevitable self-destruction and extinction?

Each of you will have to find the answers to the questions that have kept bothering us throughout our lives. Does each of us have a definite destiny? Do we mold our own destinies? Do our origins shape us, or does everything depend on our choices and surroundings? What is our life worth in a world with no one caring about each other? The main story is a solid, detailed, and valuable work of art with an important message and interesting ideas that have not yet been explored or revealed. The full incredible potential of video games has been utilized and one of the most elaborate scripts in the gaming industry has been created, based on a multi-layer compelling narrative, with dual unpredictable consequences and revolutionary new mechanics.

- DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC GAMEPLAY -

Berserker will face palace intrigue and the war of two continents for the Imperial Dragon Throne of Order, the extermination of kings and epically staged conquests of kingdoms, bloody battles of thrones and large-scale sieges of indestructible fortresses, battles with the gods of Order and world organizations, gang wars of Godgrad and the hunt for corrupt politicians, exciting realistic romances and numerous contracts for the extermination of proliferating monsters, taming endangered species of animals and hunting for the heads of the most dangerous creatures of Warworld, creating unique weapons and various sets of armor for every taste, duels with the world's best warriors and much more.

To fight the God Among Men empire, invulnerable creatures and genetically modified monsters, hybrids and mutants, Berserker has at his disposal a large arsenal of various weapons with its own special deep system, which will gradually be replenished with more and more unique weapons, consumables and skills. Epically staged battles against various types of monsters, titans, and invincible Creators require strategy, quick reactions, and the ability to adapt to the fighting styles of a variety of cunning enemies. The Conqueror offers a dynamic, adrenaline-pumping, brutal and immersive gaming experience full of incredibly violent and epically staged action, an extraordinary emotional story with revolutionary mechanics and catastrophic double consequences that change the destinies of the entire world.

— SYNOPSIS —

After losing absolutely everything and enduring all the torments of the Hell of the Ruthless World of War, Dahnred Helgnar Nightblaze undergoes a path of formation from an innocent teenager to a ruthless Berserker, instilling fear in every living soul. Dahnred gains brotherhood, learns the bloody Path of Berserker, and joins a global organization fighting to secure autonomy for the Wolf Kingdom of Redrock. As a member of the unified Berserker brotherhood, he participates in all the Wars of Thrones, in battles with invincible monsters and gradually becomes the informal leader of the brotherhood of the world's best warriors.

Over hundreds of wars, he kills politicians, jarls, kings and learns about all their weak points. With the invaluable experience of ten years of throne wars, incredible resources and skills in his hands, Berserker keeps a promise he made to himself on a decisive night and starts exterminating kings for the sake of a better future. Inhuman politicians are not easily disempowered and the temporary alliance of the kings of Dreigrim hits him in the heart. After dwelling between life and death, Dahnred changes his principles, beginning to value his loved ones and his only chance for life.

But the consequences of the past Throne Wars once again compel Helgnar, the best warrior in Warworld, to take up the Conqueror's Path and continue slaying kings in the name of starting the Age of Change. The kingdoms will choke in the blood of war between two continents, and the Conqueror will be the one to change the entire balance of power. The bloody War for the Imperial Dragon Throne of the Creators will test his will and lust for absolute power.

— 21 FEATURES —

— AN EPIC SAGA OF HUMAN DESTINY IN THE RUTHLESS WARWORLD —

— FURIOUS COMBAT SYSTEM —

— THE TOUGHEST CHOICES IN YOUR LIFE AND LONG-LASTING DOUBLE CONSEQUENCES —

— THE MOST ELABORATE SCRIPT IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY —

– MULTI-LAYERED STORYLINE –

— SPIRITUAL SUCCESSOR —

– KEY INSPIRATIONS –

P.S. The remaining 20 features and advantages, unfortunately, could not fit here. In our official communities, you will find much more information about the large-scale game presentation in the style of The Witcher 3, as well as additional materials about the storyline and other key aspects of the project.

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