The Dwarves PS4, Xbox One, PC Coming in 2016

Introducing a new tactical RPG from German developer KingArtGames: It’s called The Dwarves and it’s in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Developed by German studio King Art Games, watch the Teaser Trailer below. The Dwarves is a tactical RPG with an innovative combat system, based on the bestselling fantasy novel of the same name.

If the player is to slam down their mighty war hammer, the force will push enemies back, causing a domino effect that could push some off the edge of the world into the abyss.

Players will need to use the environment to their advantage, due to there being up to 100 orcs at a time surrounding the characters.

It’s about a party of the titular warriors gathered by Tungdil, the main character. Each companion has its own backstory and individual battle skills.

The Dwarves features a unique Crowd-Combat System that forms the core of the game, seeing crowds of enemies flock and overwhelm the player as well as being influenced by physics. The press release goes so far as to actually mention Helm’s Deep as an inspiration for its huge fights, and that’s definitely the feeling I’m getting.

Series creator Markus Heitz is also on board to consult and will be creating new characters and designing quests not featured in his books.

You travel across Girdlegard on a world map that contains dozens of battlefields and places just waiting to be discovered.