Thunderful has announced Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, a sequel-slash-followup to 2021's quirky but flawed action-adventure game Lost in Random.
The first game felt rather like what would happen if Tim Burton directed A Plague Tale: Innocence, but this time around, the action is shifting to an isometric perspective and moving in a more roguelike-y direction.
You are Queen Aleksandra, and you must explore four distinct realms packed with randomly-generated (see what they did there?) areas, challenges, and enemy placements in order to recover your powers and escape the nightmare realm in which you're trapped.
As you play, you'll be able to unlock Relics to "uncover hundreds of combinations of instant effects, chaotic synergies, and powerful bonuses". It sounds rather like this system is replacing the deckbuilding element of the original game.
Just like many other roguelikes, death won't finish your playthrough in The Eternal Die. Instead, you'll be transported to a Hades-style hub area called the Sanctuary, where you'll meet a "fully-voiced band of eclectic characters", unlock new weapons, and choose Blessings to accompany you into combat.
This being a Lost in Random game, you are, of course, also accompanied by a faithful die friend. Fortune can be thrown for a variety of effects, or you can simply watch as it totters along by your side. Aww, how cute!
You can check out the debut trailer for Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, which will let you return to the Burtonesque world of the original, right here.
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die is set to release across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, as well as Nintendo Switch, at some point in 2025. Given that many of the games announced at Gamescom aren't coming to Switch, it's nice to see this one's confirmed for Nintendo's console.
