Godfall

Godfall is an action role-playing game developed by Counterplay Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. The game was released on Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 5 on November 12, 2020.
Gameplay.
The game is set in a high fantasy setting, split into the realms of Earth, Water, Air, where players take the role of one of the last exalted Knight's Order to prevent a major apocalyptic event. The player has 5 weapon classes to select from, based on which of their armor sets, Valorplates, they equip. These weapon classes include the longsword, dual blades, polearm, two handed war hammer and the two handed great sword. Additional Valorplates and Augments can be equipped to customize how this character class plays out. It supports single player and up to three players in cooperative mode. The game is described as a "looter-slasher" being based on the loot shooter concept of completing missions and gaining better loot for further quests, the focus of the combat is on melee attacks rather than ranged ones.
Development.
The game was developed by Counterplay Games, a 75-person studio in California with several developers that had worked on other loot shooters such as "Destiny 2", their prior game being "Duelyst". Counterplay engaged with Kowloon Nights to gain funding to help develop "Godfall" by September 2018 as a triple-A title, and avoid some of the struggles they had with funding "Duelyst" through a Kickstarter campaign.
The game's world was inspired by "The Stormlight Archive", "The First Law" and the "Foundation" series, while the gameplay from the "Monster Hunter" series inspired the variety of weapons and combo mechanics.
The game's first trailer was revealed in December 2019 at The Game Awards, where it was identified to be the first game confirmed for release on the PlayStation 5, due to be released on November 12, 2020.
Reception.
"Godfall" received "mixed or average" rating according to review aggregator Metacritic, with an average score of 61 for Windows and 61 for PlayStation 5 version.
Sales.
"Godfall" sold 5,342 physical copies within its first week on sale in Japan, making it the twenty-first bestselling retail game of the week in the country.