Qasir Al-Wasat: A Night in-Between is a stealth action-adventure that takes place on an ominous night inside a wondrous palace, in-between worlds, on 12th century Syria. It features an invisible character, that needs to assassinate 3 targets and recover their weapons, while trying to avoid detection whenever possible. The character is fragile, and a single strike of a sword is enough to take it down. Our protagonist is invisible to the human eye and, although it may seem a too powerful ability, it still can be heard and covered in particles which can be seen by guards (such as the blood of it’s victims). The character besides pursuing this mission want to investigate and discover the mysteries and secrets the palace holds.
The main aesthetic of the game is that of the tension between action and investigation all the while avoiding direct confrontation with enemies. The palace is riddled with secrets, a rich story, nasty traps and an ancient treasure.
There are also some secondary aspects of the game, such as the nature of our protagonist, its penchant for criticizing and admiring humanity through a distant and cold gaze and the concept of aloneness that accompany this character. In Qasir, we test an approach for representing his perception of our world through the graphics and sounds. Everything that he considers weaker than him are represented in a less realistic way.
Today is a special day. Today, September 2nd marks the release date of Qasir al-Wasat on Desura! After 16 months of hard work, the game is finally complete (or so we convinced ourselves to believe) and available on Desura's digital store.
If you like the game and want to see it on Steam you can also upvote it at our Steam GreenLight page
Enjoy it and happy gaming. We hope you enjoy your experience with Qasir al-Wasat, as much we enjoyed the experience of creating it. See you soon!
Hello again everyone! Ok. People are curious about Qasir, and when they have questions, it kinds of boil down to the same set of them. So, I'm posting...
The story of an invisible and frail creature which is summoned on 12th century Syria.
We have really big news: Qasir Al-Wasat is finally on pre-order!
Hello.
When I start the game I only get a black screen after the intro. I can hear some background noise (birds) but the screen remains black. Any ideas?
Can you access the menu? If so, maybe adjusting the lightning settings might solve the problem.
Or maybe it could be a video card problem, what is your video card?
For some reason I dont even see the main menu anymore. After the Aduge Logo all I get now is a black screen and nothing ever happens (also no more sound).
Graphic Card is a AMD Radeon HD Series 6800....
Also tried all different settings resolution and other graphic settings that I can access over the launcher.
Today I finally got the time to play it and well...I had to finish it in one session because it is so amazing :-)
Really good game guys! Especially nice to see a good indie game coming from brazil. Might be my first.
Hi, is it possible to upload the game manual again in the extras, or a working link please? Thanks in advance. :)
Really nice game. It's a shame that I discovered this game now, so many time after release.
waz up! sounds cool thanks
Hello.
I can't figure out how to acquire the Jewel of Heaven (or whatever it's called :D). I got the milk and water vials, but I can't get the rest. It's probably got something to do with the "three blood drops" room by the "warped" laboratory, but I can't figure out how to get in. Help?
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