Astor: Blade of the Monolith

In this fast-paced action RPG, play as Astor, a young warrior determined to unveil the secrets behind his creators’ unforeseen demise. Wield an arsenal of runic weapons to hunt down the evil haunting the planet Gliese and save it from impending doom.

About Astor: Blade of the Monolith

Explore the vibrant planet of Gliese, once inhabited by an ancient race, and now home to their sentient creations – the Diokek. After the ancients’ disappearance, the Diokek lived in peace until malevolent creatures, the Hiltsik, started wreaking havoc among their settlements. With threats of a more sinister force at play, Astor – a young Diokek warrior, must journey across Gliese to solve the mysterious disappearance of his creators thousands of years ago, believing that they may have left behind the key to their salvation.

Learn new attacks, abilities and combos, unlock magical powers, and collect legendary weapons as you crush hordes of enemies. Find your way towards the Monolith, an ancient structure holding immense power, and confront the source of the planet’s haunting evil. Will you join Astor on his journey to become the planet's savior?

FEATURES
· Engage in intense battles against 16 different enemies and 10 formidable bosses across over 20 hours of main story and side quests.
· Arm yourself with 4 unique weapons, master dynamic skills and combos, summon powerful constructs, and craft your own combat style.
· Traverse Gliese's diverse landscapes, complete various side quests and uncover remnants left by your creators.
· Test your skills in combat challenges and conquer New Game+ mode for an even greater challenge.

EXPLORE A VIBRANT WORLD
Explore the mystical planet of Gliese and search for a lost history hidden throughout the planet's majestic landscapes, ancient ruins, and old temples left by past civilizations. Using your newfound runic power, shift into the spirit realm to solve puzzles, reveal secret passages, and uncover the answers to save the future.

DEFINE YOUR COMBAT STYLE
Arm yourself with 4 types of powerful weapons and special abilities as you engage in intense, fast-paced battles. Pummel your enemies with a combination of melee strikes, ranged attacks, and air combos. Switch between equipped weapons at any time–even mid-combo to deliver unyielding critical hits. The choice is yours!

WIELD RUNIC POWERS IN COMBAT
Harness the power of the Runic Swarm, an ancient energy used to materialize runic power as weapons or tools in combat. Unleash charged attacks to create devastating finishers, such as the Wall Crush and Runic Cannon, or summon powerful companions, shields, and decoys to gain the upper hand in combat.

THE TRUTH OF YOUR FATE UNFOLDS
Your journey will lead you down a path of discovery toward your destiny. Uncover answers to solve the mysterious disappearance of the ancients thousands of years ago, for they created the Diokek, but what deeper purpose lies behind the existence of your kind? Are you, Astor, truly the chosen one destined to bring salvation or destruction? The ancient Monolith holds the key to your answers, awaiting your arrival with the secrets of the past.

Available Achievements

Black Flag
50 XP
Ultimate Life Form
100 XP
Gladiator
50 XP
First Steps
5 XP
The Collector
50 XP

Astor: Blade of the Monolith Ratings & Reviews

GamingTrend

by David Burdette

75 / 100

While it doesn't rewrite the history books of gaming, Astor: Blade of the Monolith is a solid first outing for C2 Game Studio. The combination of a great combat loop with fantastic visuals is a winner, and although the story is a bit devoid of substance, is still an entertaining tale. This is certainly a game the devs can build upon, with potential shining through.

COGconnected

by Mark Steighner

70 / 100

Astor: Blade of the Monolith is a great introduction to the Soulslike mechanics that dominate ARPGs right now. I can see it appealing to younger or novice gamers. It’s family-friendly, colorful, and pretty satisfying to play. More hardcore action fans will probably find it too familiar and not quite as polished as their favorites. Overall, Astor: Blade of the Monolith brings together a collection of tried-and-true mechanics in a pretty satisfying way.

Shacknews

by Lucas White

7 / 10

Astor: Blade of the Monolith reflects one of the coolest aspects of video games as a medium with a deep history of iteration. You can take a familiar set of concepts, add new context, and come up with something that stands on its own rather than feeling like a ripoff. Astor does this with an impressive sense of knowledge and understanding of not only Zelda-style exploration, but character action-style combat. The latter is much more niche and specialized, therefore harder to pull off. It’s not quite a bullseye, but gets respectfully close and has me curious about further updates, as well as what this studio does next.

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Astor: Blade of the Monolith System Requirements

Minimum

Recommended

OS version

Windows 10

OS version

Windows 10

CPU

Intel Core i5-2500k

CPU

Intel Core i5-8400 or i7-4770k

Memory

8 GB RAM

Memory

16 GB RAM

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or GTX 960

GPU

GeForce GTX 1060

Languages Supported

  • Audio: English

  • Text: Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Russian

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