Katyusha Windows, Mac game

Katyusha is a World War 2 pixel art 2D Platform/RPG, devoted to the popular character named in the original song, written by Mikhail Isakovsky and composed by Matvei Blanter in 1938.

A character that has never been seen introduced before in a movie or video game, Katyusha was Soviet Union's most popular song in World War II as it was encouraging soldiers between battles. The song describes a young girl named Katyusha. Who is Katyusha? Let's meet her.

Born and raised in Smolensk, hometown of the song's writer Mikhail Isakovsky, young Katyusha becomes an adult by facing humanity's worst fear: World War II. In 1940, standing by the Dnieper river, Katyusha says goodbye to her boyfriend who is leaving to join the Soviet army. They exchange letters together but haven't seen each other for one year.

In 1941 Germany invades Russia. Katyusha lives near the borders. Her boyfriend advises her to leave and save her life. But her feelings won't let her abandon her boyfriend. She wants to find him. So she decides to join the Soviet army. That would be her only hope of finding him back one day.

A Platform/RPG full of emotions
Katyusha is a fast-paced Platform/RPG which contains lots of emotional moments. Take control of Katyusha as she has to survive in Soviet Union during World War II. The combat system includes melee hits, stealth kills, ranged weapons, advanced A.I. and limited ammo.

Everything in Katyusha is based in real facts. Players will experience battles in the exact dates that those occured and meet famous Soviet heroes, like Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Vasily Zaitsev, Nina Onilova and more. The discussions and the facts represented in the game are real, as you can see in Chapter 2 when you meet Lyudmila. Heroes that lived can join Katyusha in the next levels, if players complete the corresponding quests. Otherwise they can continue solo. Heroes that died will actually die in front of you.

RPG elements
Loresoft's first game has a levelling system allows you to gain xp, level up and train Katyusha to learn new skills. Checkpoints are symbolised by mailboxes as Katyusha submits letters to save her progress.

Katyusha can also use her grey steppe eagle to attack her enemies. The eagle has a cooldown between attacks, which is reduced and new skills can be learned if you invest in Intelligence points. Katyusha will also use vehicles, including the 3 famous Katyusha trucks which were used during the war. The game has also different endings.

Real-life letters
When Katyusha's comrades are killed they drop letters. Katyusha will also find letters from German soldiers. All those letters are real-life experiences that soldiers wrote in paper and sent to their families during World War II. We also accept letters from any of you kept from your relatives. You send them via email to info@loresoft.gr and those will be posted, either with the original poster, or using alternate names. Photos of letters are required to prove the identification.

Stay tuned for more information. Full announcement of Katyusha will be done to the media in the following weeks.

If you want to join our development team please drop us an email : info@loresoft.gr