Usurper's battle system is built around "Guard"; a system that allows the player to charge through attacks and take risks, rewarding accurate timing and risk assesment. Instead of immediately losing health when the player is hit, they will loose "Guard points" (which function like a regeneration shield). When these run out, the player will take damage normally. However, if the player accurately dodges through incoming attacks, they will turn a large portion of that attack damage into "Guard points", which allows you to turn the tide of the fight, and gain the upper hand. This is a system that will allow anyone to get into the game, yet still provide a high skill ceiling for those players looking for a challenge.

• A compelling story built around an unlikely alliance between a no-nonsense knight and the shadowy being that resurrected him
• An original battle system built around ""Guard"", a skill that allows the player to charge through attacks and take risks, rewarding accurate timing and risk assessment
• A massive and versatile interconnected world with countless shortcuts and a variety of diverse areas, from human towns to alien landscapes, grand libraries, ethereal gardens, an Eldritch engine, and a crashed spaceship
• 8 different stats to spec into (along with stat reallocation) and over 90 different weapons and spells to create countless varieties of character builds
• Special game modes such as no-guard, 1 HP, permanent-death, and built-in speedrunning