Krater: Shadows over Solside

Krater: Shadows over Solside is a real-time, squad-based dungeon-crawling adventure set in a post-apocalyptic Sweden. You lead a team of freelancers into the Krater, an impact site whose opening leads to the Underside, a vast network of caves and tunnels filled with old-world treasures and dangers. Three factions are competing for control of the site, where people arrive seeking riches and may not return.

The world of Krater

In this far-future Sweden, once home to IKEA, Vikings and Minecraft, primitive inhabitants scavenge the overgrown ruins for technological artifacts. The open world includes randomized dungeons and events, more than 60 handcrafted locations, and over 200 quests. Locations range from small settlements to large urban areas such as Solside City, a regional hub with NPCs and services.

Squad combat and progression

Combat is fast-paced, with tactical squad management viewed from a classic RTS perspective. Your characters level up, gain abilities and equipment, improve their stats and can suffer injuries. Injuries can permanently affect gameplay, and characters may die. You can craft items, weapons, gear and abilities through an extensive crafting system.

Campaign and co-op

You can play the campaign offline. Online, you and your friends can tackle hours of specially designed co-op missions, defeat co-op bosses and bring your loot back to the main campaign. More than 40 achievements can be earned online or offline.

Visuals and systems

The game uses the Bitsquid engine, with DX11 graphics and lighting effects across sun-soaked towns and other environments. Its systems have also received changes to game balance, loot and item generation, the HUD and graphical performance.