Children of Morta is an action RPG with a rogue-lite approach to character development, where you don’t play a single character - but a whole, extraordinary family of heroes. Hack’n’slash through hordes of enemies in procedurally generated dungeons, caves and lands and lead the family of Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption.
Gameplay-wise it's a unique mix of action-adventure RPG, rogue-lite and hack and slash game. By leveling up, you develop not only individual characters but also the entire family. There is no permadeath and you can change family members between the dungeon runs.
The story takes place in a distant land but copes with themes and emotions common to all of us: love and hope, longing and uncertainty, ultimately loss... and sacrifice we are willing to make to save the ones we care the most for. Ultimately, it's about a family of heroes standing against the encroaching darkness.
All the dungeons in the game are procedurally generated, which means their layout is different with each adventure. There can be from two to four levels of each dungeon, with a unique boss fight at the end. You can always get back to the previous dungeons to get extra XP or finish all the side quests.
Ranged attacks, magic spells, blocks, stuns, healing, evasions and passive skills - it's all there for you to discover, unlock and upgrade. You can choose from seven different family members, each one having unique skill sets. The father, John - a protective warrior with a sword and shield. The elder daughter Linda - a precise archer. Kevin, a quiet fighter equipped with deadly daggers. Lucy - a lively and bold fire mage. Mark - a mindful martial arts fighter. Joey - who smashes his enemies with a sledgehammer. And the latest addition to the family - Apan, a mighty healer and a firm defender in one.
A combination of hand-painted pixel art and frame-by-frame animations partnered with modern lighting techniques come to life to create the beautifully dangerous world of Children of Morta!
© 2017 11 bit studios S.A. and Dead Mage Inc. Children of Morta, the Children of Morta logo, the 11 bit studios logo and the Dead Mage logo are trademarks of 11 bit studios S.A. and/or Dead Mage Inc.. All rights reserved.
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Posted on: January 31, 2022
fugu_master
Verified ownerGames: 108 Reviews: 2
Fun little game!
Reminds me of an improved version of Gauntlet - good variety of characters/playstyles and definitely more fun as co-op. I was impressed with the audio and art style, a real achievement for an indie. The narrator deserves a medal - great "narrator" voice! It's not a deep game, but a good and fun one.
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Posted on: September 7, 2019
Vodello
Verified ownerGames: 2 Reviews: 1
Better than expected
Noticed this game on Kickstarter, and like it on first sight. What catched my attention was the nice pixelart and the story around the family. They did a great job implementing this concept into this game and even improved considering what they showed in the kickstarter-trailer. The story is well writen and the random encounters and sidequest do a good job preventing the dungeoncrawling to become grindy. I like it that you can visit the dungens after the playthrougth so you can search for lore and collectables. Fazit: I realy enjoyed playing this game.
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Posted on: September 11, 2019
Fantajim
Verified ownerGames: 62 Reviews: 1
How it should be done
This game got it right. Multiple fun characters, engaging story, random dungeons and good rpg elements with a real good voice actor on top. You can clearly see the team knew what they were doing, Bravo.
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Posted on: September 13, 2019
Niedowidek
Verified ownerGames: 187 Reviews: 2
A great cooperation game
Thanks to this game now we know that my wife is a fan of roguelike games although she didn't try any before. Easy to learn how to play but hard to get through the dungeon. It takes time to develop your fighting skills. Cooperation is encouraged by differences in skills of characters. First two available are a swordsman and archer so it's intuitive to use formation with former in the front and latter in the back. We spent few days just to get through first set of caves having fun all the time. They are randomly generated and a story forwards even if you won't succeed in your actual mission. New elements appear regularly like an imprisoned merchant, wounded baby wolf or a strange bird running from you. It is beautifully drawn. Narration sounds a little heavy (you are saving a world) but voice is very nice and it's counteracted by graphics and animation which gives it a very pleasant and making-you-smile feeling.
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Posted on: December 3, 2019
CeliacGamer
Verified ownerGames: 240 Reviews: 19
Great Rogue genre game
I am not good at this game but it has a great story and controls. The art is visually appealing and it all adds up to me enjoying making runs even if I die a lot.
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