Roguelike Strategy Exploration “Cold Ridge” Steam’s first release was well received, and the romantic pioneering of the Wild West

The first work “ColdRidge” (Beyond the Cold Mountains) developed by the French independent studio Frog Collective was well received after being released on Steam yesterday (28th). It features a turn-based Roguelike grid exploration with board game gameplay. Players will explore the magnificent and wild world. In the natural scene of the great west, find enough resources to complete the commission contract, and save enough money to challenge the authority of the guild.

“Beyond the Cold Mountains” supports interfaces and subtitles in 11 languages ​​including Traditional Chinese. It currently provides a free demo and a -15% first-release discount promotion. After playing it for “one year”, the editor believes that the translation is smooth and the plot is simple and easy to understand. In addition to relying on the planning of each round, half of the game depends on luck.

The player will act as a cowboy from out of town. In order to be recognized by the guild in the town of “Coldridge”, the player must accept a commission contract to make money and explore the mysterious and unknown wilderness. While collecting the required resources, the player must uncover the secrets of the world. The reason for being plagued by an evil curse (fog).

The game round is limited to one year. There are 6 different expeditions in a year. Each expedition basically has 10 days of opportunity. One round of movement consumes one day. Players must accept tasks in the guild or during adventures, and can also spend money to change contracts. Please note that money may be deducted if the contract is not completed. Players can also gradually unlock new characters and props as the main line progresses.

Contract goals include collecting resources (elks, yaks, timber, gold mines, etc.) to occupy different types of plots (grassland, mud, etc.), or solving puzzles (such as continuing to move in the same direction). Players can purchase related items at the beginning of the expedition. Props, such as uncovering the surrounding 4 fields of vision, randomly seeing 3 gold mines, etc., to help achieve the commissioned goal.

Each expedition map is randomly generated, and the wilderness will bring new challenges and opportunities. Facing dangerous terrain, you can only keep moving forward. When the character moves to the grid, a red flag will be planted to represent “conquest” to obtain resources. The next round of expedition needs to be repeated. Occupied, but the fog that has been solved during this expedition will not be reset.

Due to the limited number of steps and resources, each round requires careful planning of the contracts to be taken, and weighing the risks of achieving the goal to maximize benefits. In this captivating adventure, use terrain and equipment to your advantage to complete objectives and ultimately uncover the mysterious secrets of the Guild and its control over Coldridge.

“ColdRidge” has been launched on Steam and is open for trial play at the same time. The Demo provides three years of exploration opportunities. The new mechanism allows you to obtain “pain” by collecting curses, or track shamans to perform rituals to change the appearance of the map. Recommended if you are interested. players try it out.