Human Head Studios announces
RUNE II is the new title of the project formerly
known as
Rune: Ragnarok, also revealing the Viking-themed action/RPG sequel is
now going to be an Epic Games Store exclusive when it launches this summer. If
this raises questions or concerns, the chance to voice them will come on Friday
afternoon, when they plan an AMA session on
Twitch. They illustrate the
announcement with a new
Ages of Darkness trailer. Here's word:
RUNE II is finalizing
development and will launch worldwide on Windows PC on the Epic Games store in
Summer 2019.
For more details on the story, bad guys, quests, and other items players will
discover in RUNE II, join Human Head at Twitch.tv/HumanHeadStudios on May 24 at
3PM CST/1PM PST for a livestream and Ask Us Anything event to see further
reveals and chat with the developers. Have a burning question you want answered?
Submit it in the official RUNE II Discord (Discord.gg/PlayRune)
in the #may-ama channel.
“We’ve spent the last few years building a story-driven brutal Viking experience
and evolving it with the help of our fan base,” said Human Head Studios
Co-founder and CEO Chris Rhinehart. “Players return to Midgard with a sense of
familiarity, but with new mechanics such as god-given abilities, open world
events, crafting, a full single/co-op campaign, along with UE4 enhanced visuals,
making it a true sequel to the original.”
Inspired by the original Rune (2000), RUNE II is set in a dangerous Norse
universe during Ragnarok, the end of days, where beasts and the last remaining
humans alike struggle to survive. You have been chosen by the gods to be
Midgard’s savior - receive their blessings and powerful abilities as you
endeavor to end Ragnarok! Race against time to prevent the trickster Loki from
destroying Midgard as he keeps the world in a perpetual state of chaos. Alone or
with friends, you will battle legions of Loki’s minions in brutal melee combat,
travel the world collecting rare resources, locate precious artifacts to weaken
the Realm Gate and craft the mightiest weapons the Nine Realms have ever seen.
Are you powerful enough to take down Loki...or will a new age of darkness
begin?