{"id":42333,"date":"2025-01-06T16:28:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T07:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=42333"},"modified":"2025-01-06T16:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T07:28:22","slug":"nier-automata-inspired-experimental-rpg-hyperxfantasy-blends-deep-storytelling-tense-sword-combat-and-high-player-freedom-with-striking-futuristic-visuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/indie-games\/nier-automata-inspired-experimental-rpg-hyperxfantasy-blends-deep-storytelling-tense-sword-combat-and-high-player-freedom-with-striking-futuristic-visuals\/","title":{"rendered":"NieR Automata inspired experimental RPG HYPERxFANTASY blends deep storytelling, tense sword combat,\u00a0and high player freedom with striking futuristic visuals\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indie developer ONYXPRISM\u2019s upcoming story and choice-driven RPG <strong>HYPERxFANTASY<\/strong> is scheduled to be released in the second quarter of 2025. The game will be\u00a0playable on PC (Steam) in English, with plans to make it available on GOG\u00a0and Nintendo Switch later on.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/video.fastly.steamstatic.com\/store_trailers\/257074783\/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1731981021\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In HYPERxFANTASY, you will explore a brutalist dystopia with the aim of saving people\u2019s souls by guiding them into a digital afterlife. Your actions and dialogue choices will influence which of the game\u2019s branching story paths you end up taking as you journey through a strange near-future world where the real and the digital intersect. The game aims to deliver an impactful, emotional experience where the high degree of player freedom has a big effect on the story and the fate of the characters.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240106-42333-003.jpg\" alt=\"NieR Automata inspired upcoming RPG HYPERxFANTASY\" class=\"wp-image-42338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240106-42333-003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240106-42333-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240106-42333-003-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>HYPERxFANTASY also promises to switch between different gameplay experiences in unusual ways; blending tense sword-based combat, high-velocity gliding, and even rhythm-based story sections designed to add emotion to the narrative. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240106-42333-001.jpg\" alt=\"upcoming RPG HYPERxFANTASY sword combat Killer 7 Super Hot vibes\" class=\"wp-image-42340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240106-42333-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240106-42333-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240106-42333-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the game\u2019s Steam page launch last month, the developers have been <a href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/app\/2827080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">broadcasting demo gameplay<\/a> on the Community Hub. This showcases how the slick, futuristic character designs stand out against the vast, mono-colored environments- offering a glimpse of a desolate but intriguing cyberpunk future.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240106-42333-002.jpg\" alt=\"NieR Automata inspired upcoming RPG HYPERxFANTASY\" class=\"wp-image-42339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240106-42333-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240106-42333-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240106-42333-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the developers, the game takes its visual inspiration from movies like Drive, The Neon Demon and Bladerunner 2049.&nbsp;With its exploration of emotional and philosophical topics like existence, identity and free will in a technologically advanced world, HYPERxFANTASY\u2019s emotional journey is likely to appeal to fans of games like Firewatch, Journey, as well as the introspective sci-fi of NieR: Automata and Neon Genesis Evangelion.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HYPERxFANTASY is scheduled to be released for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2827080\/HYPERxFANTASY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) in the second quarter of 2025 (tentative). A GOG release of the PC version is also planned, as is a Nintendo Switch version.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indie developer ONYXPRISM\u2019s upcoming story and choice-driven RPG HYPERxFANTASY is scheduled to be released in the second quarter of 2025. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":42337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-42333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NieR Automata inspired experimental RPG HYPERxFANTASY blends deep storytelling, tense sword combat,\u00a0and high player freedom with striking futuristic visuals\u00a0 - 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