History VideoGame / Skautfold

''Into the Fray'' entered UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Early Access in 2018. There, on the Isle of Portland, has seen a rebellion against the now-Empress Eleanore occur, led by the Sons of Washington group. Lillian, the daughter of King Guilford from the first game, has also reappeared, and ''[[SarcasmMode in a complete coincidence]]'', there's again the spreading fog and the monsters lurking in it. You now play as Yamabe no Akahito, (Hito the Third Knight from Shrouded in Sanity) who is tasked with liberating the isle and apprehending the princess. Since he is an entirely gun-wielding character, this is now done in an isometric shooter style.

* AnArmAndALeg: Gray's first battle with the Lunatics ends with him getting an arm cut off.

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler: Herald of the Citadel]], which can only be found if your sanity is fully depleted.

* TeleportSpam: BonusBoss, [[spoiler: Herald of the Citadel]] constantly does this throughout its battle.

* BladeOnAStick: Hook Spear is one of the available weapons.

''Shrouded in Sanity'' is the first instalment, released in 2016 as an [[IsometricProjection Isometric]] HackAndSlash game. It was later separated into the proper ''Skautfold'' version, and the ''Freebirth'' one. As its title suggests, the latter is free, but lacks some bonus features of ''Skautfold'', though the overall story is the same in both. It begins in 1897, when the unnatural fog had enveloped Berelai Manor. The player character, Eleanore, is contacted to discover and eliminate its source - a task made more difficult by the former inhabitants of the manor having clearly gone violently insane.

''Usurper'' is a 2017 {{Metroidvania}}, set a year after the first game. There, an otherwordly Citadel whose presence was only hinted at in ''Shrouded in Sanity'' had finally revealed itself, and immediately began to flood London with [[EldritchAbomination eldritch abominations]]. Waltham, the mysterious benefactor of Eleanore in the first game, is nearly killed attempting to seize the Citadel for himself, and is forced to merge with the nearly-dead Saragat, the Fourth Knight, to rebuild their strength and save London from the Citadel.

* CrosshairAware: A very dark sniper-rifle style crosshair, with a large dark zone around it, appears every time Hiro, The Third Knight, is about to shoot you from offscreen.

* DegradedBoss: The Monoliths

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: One of the weapons is a triple-barelled shotgun.

'''Skautfold''' is the name given to a series of games created by Steve Gal. They are done in different genres, yet all are set in [[TheVerse the same universe]], where 19th century Britain has put down Washington's rebellion for good and is instead known as [[AlternateHistory the Angelic Empire of Brittania]], whose peace is now upset by the emergence of Lovecraftian horrors...

'''Shrouded in Sanity''' is the first instalment, released in 2016 as an [[IsometricProjection Isometric]] HackAndSlash game. It was later separated into the proper ''Skautfold'' version, and the ''Freebirth'' one. As its title suggests, the latter is free, but lacks some bonus features of ''Skautfold'', though the overall story is the same in both. It begins in 1897, when the unnatural fog had enveloped Berelai Manor. The player character, Eleanore, is contacted to discover and eliminate its source - a task made more difficult by the former inhabitants of the manor having clearly gone violently insane.

'''Usurper''' is a 2017 {{Metroidvania}}, set a year after the first game. There, an otherwordly Citadel whose presence was only hinted at in ''Shrouded in Sanity'' had finally revealed itself, and immediately began to flood London with [[EldritchAbomination eldritch abominations]]. Waltham, the mysterious benefactor of Eleanore in the first game, is nearly killed attempting to seize the Citadel for himself, and is forced to merge with the nearly-dead Saragat, the Fourth Knight, to rebuild their strength and save London from the Citadel.

'''Into the Fray''' entered UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Early Access in 2018. There, on the Isle of Portland, has seen a rebellion against the now-Empress Eleanore occur, led by the Sons of Washington group. Lillian, the daughter of King Guilford from the first game, has also reappeared, and ''[[SarcasmMode in a complete coincidence]]'', there's again the spreading fog and the monsters lurking in it. You now play as Yamabe no Akahito, (Hito the Third Knight from Shrouded in Sanity) who is tasked with liberating the isle and apprehending the princess. Since he is an entirely gun-wielding character, this is now done in an isometric shooter style.

'''Moonless Knight''' entered Early Access in 2019. This time players assume the role of Gray, the Second Knight, as he travels to Japan to seek the aid of the Dawn Empire.

* AmnesiaDissonance: Though she is alive and well once more, Eleanore lacks any memory of her life prior to her resurrection. This is a ''good'' thing though, as previously she'd been [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen insane monarch]] whom Guilford had overthrown with the support of the Knights.

'''Into the Fray''' entered UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Early Access in 2018. There, an Isle of Portland, has seen a rebellion against the now-Empress Eleanore occur, led by the Sons of Washington group. Lillian, the daughter of King Guilford from the first game, has also reappeared, and ''[[SarcasmMode in a complete coincidence]]'', there's again the spreading fog and the monsters lurking in it. You now play as Yamabe no Akahito, (Hito the Third Knight from Shrouded in Sanity) who is tasked with liberating the isle and apprehending the princess. Since he is an entirely gun-wielding character, this is now done in an isometric shooter style.

* AlternateHistory: Britain is the Angelic Empire of Britannia. Washington's rebellion was crushed, but his sacrifice continues to inspire Sons of Washington (or S.o.W.) group. Japan appears to have joined the ranks of Imperial subjects as well. There are also alternate weapon companies and such.

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'''Into the Fray''' entered UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Early Access in 2018. There, an Isle of Portland, has seen a rebellion against the now-Empress Eleanore occur, led by the Sons of Washington group. Lillian, the Usurper from the previous game, has also reappeared, and ''[[SarcasmMode in a complete coincidence]]'', there's again the spreading fog and the monsters lurking in it. You now play as Yamabe no Akahito, (Hito the Third Knight from Shrouded in Sanity) who is tasked with liberating the isle and apprehending the princess. Since he is an entirely gun-wielding character, this is now done in an isometric shooter style.

'''Usurper''' is a 2017 {{Metroidvania}}, set a year after the first game. There, an otherwordly Citadel whose presence was only hinted at in ''Shrouded in Sanity'' had finally revealed itself, and immediately began to flood London with [[EldritchAbomination eldritch abominations]]. It appears to be led by Lillian; the daughter of former King Guilford and the Usurper of the previous game. It is up to Saragat, the Fourth Knight, to set things right and at least attempt to bring down the Citadel.

* JustifiedSavePoint: In ''Shrouded in Sanity'', you can only save at the location of your servant, Waltham. This is referred to as "syncing watch to realign time."

* JustifiedSavePoint: You can only save at the location of your servant, Waltham. This is referred to as "syncing watch to realign time."

* CuttingOffTheBranches: Saragat the Fourth Knight and Hito the Third Knight are two of the bosses in ''Shrouded in Sanity'', who can either be killed or spared after their defeat. Saragat is the protagonist of ''Usurper'', and Hito of ''Into The Fray''. Both of those are set after ''Shrouded in Sanity'', so their survival is clearly canon.

* WorthIt: Right before you face FinalBoss [[spoiler: Guilford, The Broken King / My Elder Brother]], the only thing he has to say is "I have no regrets. No price is too high for what I got."]]