Uncovering the eldritch horror monster-collecting RPG Book of Abominations

5 months ago

I was so taken with one game at EGX 2023 that I returned to play it every day I was there. It's called Book of Abominations and it's a bit like Pokémon - if Pokémon existed in a Lovecraftian nightmare.

Essentially, Book of Abominations is a monster-collecting RPG where you accidentally release monsters into the universe after finding a big, suspiciously evil book. And because it was your fault, it's now your job to find all of these monsters and return them. Most of them are semi-willing to go back inside but some big ones you will need to fight first. Luckily, though, as you capture more monsters, you'll be able to build bigger and better teams to deal with them.

Combat is turn-based and you can get your allied monsters to chip away at the enemy's health until, once you’re confident you can win, you can perform the Capture Ritual to return the monster home. It sounds simple but I couldn't stop going back to play it. Perhaps I was under the influence of a Capturing Ritual myself.

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Marie Pritchard

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