WATTGAMES

The action takes place in the kingdom of Velerin, which is threatened by the Rift Beasts. The first season is called "Apprentice's Trials": you go through a series of missions in which your effort determines the course of the fights and the fate of the lands.

The world is built as a fantasy adventure with a bright picture, but its pace is set not by a script but by the real load on the pedals.

WATTGAMES is made for people who find it dull to pedal an exercise bike with no goal. It is a game for a home bike trainer: the power you produce directly moves the adventure on the screen. You ride through a fantasy world, meet monsters and take on missions, and the outcome of each fight depends on how honestly you work with your legs. The main feature is the tie to hardware. The game is built for smart trainers that support the FTMS protocol, and at launch it needs three signals at once: power, cadence and gear shifting. Without a suitable trainer, a full session cannot be started, so it is worth checking your trainer model before launching. The game runs on Windows, and the requirements are noticeable: a Core i7-8700K or Ryzen 5 3600X class processor, 16 GB of memory and a GTX 1070 class graphics card. The project is currently in early access and contains the first season, called "Apprentice's Trials". The story is simple and clear: the kingdom of Velerin is in trouble, pressed by the Rift Beasts, and you, sitting in the saddle, have to stand against them. The game can only be played solo, the interface is in English, and there is no Russian language. What is pleasant here is the attempt to make training meaningful. Instead of a timer and charts, you see a goal: reach a point, defeat an opponent, complete a task. For people who get tired of ordinary cardio apps, this approach may be a reason to get on the trainer more often. If you are looking for a classic racing or role-playing game for keyboard and gamepad, this is not the case: control relies on your body and your equipment. The genre mix of the project is varied: action, adventure, racing, role-playing elements and sport. The developer, the studio TripleScience Software, focuses on realistic bike behavior rather than arcade convention. The full version has not been released yet, so the content set and balance will still change.