A world of Beauty and Mystery, Emotive Animations, Atmospheric Environments, Visually Driven Story, Metroidvania Exploration and Memorable Sword Duels.

## About This Game
Ato is an Atmospheric, Metroidvania, Sword Dueling Game set in the Era of
Feudal Japan. It tells a visually driven story about a father who has given up
his past ways in order to live a life of peace with his wife and child.
However this peace is soon disturbed as his child is taken from him…

In Ato, every combat encounter is an intense duel to the death. Perform risky
parry maneuvers, bounce off of your opponent, evade their attacks and unlock
new abilities to further expand your arsenal of options against your
adversaries. Every combat encounter has its own personality and fighting
style. Challenge, observe and overcome each opponent you face as you strive to
retrieve your child back from the clan you once served.

Explore colorful and atmospheric environments. Obtain new abilities to solve
environmental puzzles. Uncover the mystery of this world and experience a
story that is told without a single word.

• Combat Encounters that are dynamic and personal – Every fight is a unique
and fair challenge with it’s own character and personality.

• A world with a beautiful atmosphere – Be transported to a place that is both
tranquil and mysterious.

• Visually driven story – Bypass the language barrier by using little to no
words as possible.

• Explore – find new abilities and upgrades and grow stronger to overcome
greater opposition.

• Emotive and varied hand crafted pixel art animation work.

• Eastern themed instrumental music – Ranging from tranquil flutes to the
heart pounding intensity of taiko drums.

• Difficulty options:
-Assist – for casual playthroughs
-Accessible – Mid-range skill with slight challenge
-Experienced – For veteran players who familiar with difficult games.

Explore, experience and overcome the world of Ato.

Ato