Beat ‘Em Up-Styled 2D MORPG ASTRA: Knights Of Veda Begins Pre-Registrations On March 5

2D multiplayer online RPG 2023 launch window. Unlike most 2D MMORPG’s, ASTRA isn’t isometric, nor does it have pixel art graphics, and is more like an anime-styled medieval fantasy beat ‘em up RPG.

Developer FLINT and publisher HYBE Interactive Media, the games division of the South Korean entertainment company best-known for producing K-pop artists, heralds the game’s launch later this year with the start of pre-registration on March 5, a teaser trailer, and an extremely flowery press release.

“The teaser trailer welcomes players into the captivating medieval fantasy world of ASTRA: Knights of Veda, introducing the realm of Planis teetering on the precipice of annihilation under the rule of the tyrannical King Magnus. An army assembled by the realm to free them from Magnus’s madness was thwarted by a monstrous tree with its roots in the underworld rising from the depths. Sustained not by light and water but by darkness and flesh, all who fell within its deadly bloom were cursed.

Twisting humans into ravenous flesh-eaters and monstrous aberrations, only through the intervention of the benevolent goddess Veda could humanity have hope of vanquishing the curse that plagues this world. Crowned by the goddess as Planis’ new champion, players will traverse a medieval fantasy world and beat back the undead hordes and monstrous beasts lurking in the darkness. Providing a fresh take on classic beat 'em up and side-scrolling combat, players can fight alone or raise the banners and gather other knights to rally behind the cause in team-based combat. Claim your honor with up to 4 valiant Knights and bring back hope and normalcy to the realm. Enter the PVP arena and prove your skills on the battlefield in real-time PVP combat against other Knights.”

Details on the pre-registration process and rewards (if any) are expected any time now. In the meantime, you can check out the official teaser trailer below.