Depths of Peril is a single-player action role-playing game with strong strategy elements. You play a faction leader protecting the barbarian city, Jorvik, from an onslaught of marauding monsters. At the same time, you compete with rival factions over who will rule the city. Barbarians choose their leaders by fighting to the death!

As a faction leader, you must deal with rival factions through diplomacy, trade, and in time, war. Between battles and raids against other barbarian factions, you build the most powerful faction possible, to withstand your enemies. Building the power of a faction involves exploring a fantasy world, slaying dangerous monsters, solving quests for the city, avoiding deadly traps, and plundering loot to share within your faction. But in this world, actions actually have consequences, so take care. Annoying the powerful and aggressive Legion of Fear faction will cause them to declare war and destroy you. Ignored Orc uprisings in the Black Forest will cause even more trouble. Protect ally covenants that are being raided, because friends are hard to come by.

RPG Vault: Depths of Peril Peek #2 - May 4, 2007
Team leader Steven Peeler tells us about the strategic gameplay element in the Soldak Entertainment's action RPG

RPG Vault: Depths of Peril Peek #1 - April 17, 2007
Actions and consequences in Soldak Entertainment's action RPG in which you play the leader of a barbarian city

RPG Vault: Depths of Peril Interview - December 20, 2006
Soldak Entertainment's mix of action RPG and strategic play involving shifting relations among barbarian factions

Games: Journey to the Depths of Peril - December 5, 2006
Action-RPG coming early next year.