The Iron Oath, an excellent mercenary RPG, gets a 1.0 release date

Iron Oath is a RPG that appears simple on the surface, but becomes much more complicated once your party is betrayed and you’re forced to hit the road in search of revenge. During the launch of early access, I was pleasantly surprised by how much content there was. Curious Pan Games, the developer of this game, has revealed the official release date. 1.0 will be available on Nov. 2, according to Curious.

What is core gameplay in Iron OathThe game is all about making sure your mercenaries are happy and healthy. You can then lead them into castles and dungeons to battle shadow creatures and brigands. You may have noticed that these two objectives are in direct opposition to each other. Good leaders will need to balance their best mercenaries and prepare replacements for the event their MVP is killed, injured or retires.

Curious Panda Games releases incremental updates for its games. Iron OathOver the past year, there have been several updates, such as Friends and Foes and Tales by the Fire. This 1.0 update will include the conclusion of the main campaign as well as a Vanguard Campaign, a brand new area, combat system, and unique quests.

Was impressed by Iron Oath when I played its original iteration, so I’m very curious to see how it works as a final product. There’s a little bit of Darkest DungeonMixed with other substances XCOM. The price will be raised at launch, but you can purchase it at its early access price now — with a 10% discount to boot.