Hunter's Trial

Hunter's Trial is a turn-based tactical RPG about three students defending the Dealain Academy, a school where humans with magical abilities train to hunt monsters. When a dark figure attacks and petrifies the students, Shaw, Jade and Gisli—who were skipping class—escape the attack. They face the Lairg, the figure’s minions, and set out to defeat Zasalael and save the Academy.

The three hunters

Shaw, Jade and Gisli are the Academy’s worst students, but each brings different qualities to the fight. Shaw is an 18-year-old, overconfident and egocentric young man from an affluent family who also spent time in the slums. Though his training has been individualistic and his rushed decisions can put his friends in danger, he cares about them and is willing to take a hit for them.

Gisli, 17, is methodical, thoughtful, intuitive and introverted. He keeps potions and magical trinkets close to handle unexpected trouble, and grows stronger and more self-confident as he practices magic. His parents encouraged him to use his time well, but he often put off duties; at the Academy, he befriended both brilliant students and troublemakers, and began skipping class because he felt constrained by teachers’ restrictions on using his powerful magic.

Jade is 19, active and aggressive, with nerves of steel and a talent for finding quick solutions—often involving violence. She has a short fuse and frequently gets into trouble, though the Academy is trying to channel her energy into more useful work. The first in her blue-collar family to wield magic, she is especially interested in traps, poisons and ambushes, and prefers aggressive magic to lessons on protection and shields.

Tactical battles

You control the three hunters in battles against the Lairg, lizard enemies that seek to invade and destroy everything in their path. Across five stages, you prepare decks of magic cards for combat. Each character has a different set of cards representing their abilities, and you can customize each deck; new cards unlock as the hunters progress through the story.