Crimson Capes is a new Souls-like side-scrolling action game from developer Poor Locke. It’s due for release on Steam on February 12th, 2026, and will be priced at $15. Players step into the role of Milon the Tempest, a witch-hunter tasked with dismantling a growing conspiracy of wizards across the kingdom of Amvros. Leading the Crimson Capes, a guild of elite witch-hunters, players will take on contracts throughout the realm, slowly uncovering darker forces at work and coming face to face with the true cost of power.

Combat in Crimson Capes is built around deliberate, animation-commit swordplay inspired by realistic fighting techniques, where feints, thrusts, cuts, and guards create a deadly back-and-forth defined by timing, positioning, and mastery. Each of the four playable heroes features a distinct weapon style, moveset, and skill tree, encouraging experimentation over raw stat upgrades, while magic is woven directly into combat through elemental abilities such as wind, thunder, fire, and darkness.

“From the very beginning, Crimson Capes was built around deliberate combat that rewards initiative, precision, and quick thinking,” said Dimitris Tsatsis, programmer at Poor Locke. “We wanted to bring the tension, discipline, and satisfaction of the Souls experience into 2D, by rethinking how the level design, vibe, and multiplayer interactions work in a side-scrolling space.”

Key features:

Souls-like, 2D combat with tight reads, punish windows, and build variety

Boss fights that will test your mettle

Sword-and-Sorcery adventures in a fantasy world filled with secrets

Online Co-op & PvP: Play online with a friend, or invade other witch hunters

Optional Dynamic Hunts with unique enemies and bosses, randomly generated each time