Two-player RPG Eldritch Escape: Tokyo mixes Dark Souls’ deadliness and Attack on Titan’s terrifying monsters in modern-day Japan

A new two-player tabletop RPG looks to channel the grim fantasy and live-die-repeat gameplay of Dark Souls and Bloodborne in a modern-day setting inhabited by terrifying Attack on Titan-style monsters. Eldritch Escape: Tokyo throws players into a twisted version of the real-life Japanese capital where the sun never rises in order to hunt gigantic creatures known as Eldritch. Unseen by most people in the game’s world, the towering monsters - who appear as a mixture of different creatures - bring to mind the unsettling titans of Attack on Titan as they wander the streets eating humans and causing destruction. Eldritch Escape’s punishing gameplay is said to be directly inspired by the likes of the Soulsborne video games, with players’ everyday characters expected to die multiple times as they attempt to fight the Eldritch. As in the likes of Dark Souls, dying sees the character revived by a mysterious ally known as the Bellwether to try, die and try again, gradually uncovering more about the Eldritch’s weaknesses and origins. Read more