{"id":1715607,"date":"2026-10-10T11:54:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T11:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/NwBoQTCRZntiwRPvu9nbLJ"},"modified":"2026-10-10T11:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T11:54:07","slug":"if-youre-skilful-enough-you-can-chop-the-head-off-a-monster-kick-it-midair-and-then-kill-another-monster-with-it-consider-me-sold-on-this-indie-first-person-arpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/if-youre-skilful-enough-you-can-chop-the-head-off-a-monster-kick-it-midair-and-then-kill-another-monster-with-it-consider-me-sold-on-this-indie-first-person-arpg\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;If you&#8217;re skilful enough, you can chop the head off a monster, kick it midair, and then kill another monster with it&#8217;: Consider me sold on this indie first-person ARPG"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Certain ideas that crop up every so often in games will always grab my attention. One of them is letting players defeat enemies with bits of other enemies. As such, my interest in Heathen\u2014an upcoming indie dungeon crawler\u2014went from &#8216;mildly curious&#8217; to &#8216;smashing the wishlist button&#8217; when its most recent trailer revealed you can beat your foes by volleying other enemy heads at them.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by solo developer Christoper Yabsley, Heathen takes the frantic monster bashing and loot hoarding of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/diablo\/\"> Diablo<\/a> and reworks it for a first-person perspective. Set in the fantasy town of Saltgrave, it sees your character seeking fortune and glory in the vast subterranean labyrinth beneath the town, encountering an &#8220;ancient horror&#8221; in the process in what the Steam page describes as a &#8220;descent into madness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The chief addition that the trailer explores is a new enemy dismemberment system added by Yabsley, which he says has &#8220;done a lot for making swords and axes feel really good&#8221;. As a longtime fan of first-person melee games like<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/uk\/dark-messiah-of-might-and-magic\/\"> Dark Messiah of Might and Magic<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/uk\/warhammer-vermintide-2\/\"> Warhammer: Vermintide 2<\/a> (the latter of which is an influence on Heathen&#8217;s combat), I&#8217;m highly impressed by how slick and tactile Heathen&#8217;s combat looks. It isn&#8217;t easy to make first-person swordplay satisfying\u2014especially as a solo indie dev\u2014and Heathen&#8217;s fast-paced hacking and slashing makes an excellent initial impression.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"high\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gULKsVIPNlk\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yabsley says that dismemberment will have greater implications for combat than simply making it grislier. As players delve deeper into the dungeon, they will encounter stranger, more horrific enemies, and lopping off appendages will play a key role in defeating them: &#8220;Imagine fighting some many-limbed creature, and you have to chop it all apart just to keep it from killing you,&#8221; Yabsley explains in the trailer.<\/p>\n<p>The part of the video that really caught my attention came slightly after this, when Yabsley decapitates an undead archer. &#8220;You can actually kick the heads as well,&#8221; he comments. &#8220;And if you&#8217;re skilful enough, you can chop the head of a monster, kick it midair, and then kill another monster with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the kind of ridiculous reactivity I love to see in a combat system. It&#8217;s worth noting that all the ARPG elements of this look extremely sleek too. The way loot vomits outs of treasure chests. The conjured portals that transport you back to town. Even the UI elements are distinctly Diablo-ish, though these could just be placeholder elements.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Diablo isn&#8217;t the only inspiration behind Heathen. In a previous video, Yabsley cited his childhood experiences<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/this-indie-devs-dungeon-crawling-descent-into-madness-was-inspired-by-motherly-love\/\"> <u>playing Diablo with his mother<\/u><\/a> as a key influence. &#8220;She played it just to connect with me,&#8221; Yabsley explained. &#8220;And it&#8217;s a memory I&#8217;ll always cherish.&#8221; Unsurprisingly, then Heathen will support online co-op when it eventually launches into early access. There&#8217;s no word on a release date yet, but I can&#8217;t wait to try Heathen for myself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"a9338a4a-c49b-11f1-a597-81760f942ea2\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/if-youre-skilful-enough-you-can-chop-the-head-off-a-monster-kick-it-midair-and-then-kill-another-monster-with-it-consider-me-sold-on-this-indie-first-person-arpg.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"a9338a4a-c49b-11f1-a597-81760f942ea2\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/if-youre-skilful-enough-you-can-chop-the-head-off-a-monster-kick-it-midair-and-then-kill-another-monster-with-it-consider-me-sold-on-this-indie-first-person-arpg\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certain ideas that crop up every so often in games will always grab my attention. One of them is letting players defeat enemies with bits of other enemies. As such, my interest in Heathen\u2014an upcoming indie dungeon crawler\u2014went from &#8216;mildly curious&#8217; to &#8216;smashing the wishlist button&#8217; when its most recent trailer revealed you can beat your foes by volleying other enemy heads at them. Developed by solo developer Christoper Yabsley, Heathen takes the frantic monster bashing and loot hoarding of Diablo and reworks it for a first-person perspective. Set in the fantasy town of Saltgrave, it sees your character seeking fortune and glory in the vast subterranean labyrinth beneath the town, encountering an &#8220;ancient horror&#8221; in the process in what the Steam page describes as&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/if-youre-skilful-enough-you-can-chop-the-head-off-a-monster-kick-it-midair-and-then-kill-another-monster-with-it-consider-me-sold-on-this-indie-first-person-arpg\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1715608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748,34],"class_list":["post-1715607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games","tag-rpg"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;If you&#039;re skilful enough, you can chop the head off a monster, kick it midair, and then kill another monster with it&#039;: Consider me sold on this indie first-person ARPG | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Certain ideas that crop up every so often in games will always grab my attention. 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