xOrbic is an RPG puzzle hybrid developed by Zelian Games. The game has taken over priority for Zelian Games because the new game, Winterheart's Guild, was taking too long in development. (There has been no development after the beta release in 2008.)

Gameplay

xOrbic consists of a combat system similar to the game Bejeweled

Bejeweled

Bejeweled is a puzzle game by PopCap Games, first developed for browsers in 2001. Three follow-ups to this game have been released. More than 75 million copies of Bejeweled have been sold, and the game has been downloaded more than 500 million times....

, however it has its distinct differences in the movement of 'orbs'. The XP/leveling system as well as the items are similar to most RPG games.

Background

News about xOrbic was first mentioned on the Sonata Arctica forums when Zelian Games told the community that the development of Winterheart's Guild was being paused. A playable version of the game (a 'pre-alpha') was released at the same time as the announcement was made on the Sonata Arctica forums.

Sources

• Announcement on SonataArctica.info

External links

• Winterheart's Guild Videogame
• Zelian Games