Mictlan is an action-adventure third-person game set in the 15th century during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Learn how to use weapons, conjure magic, pray the ancient Aztec Gods in order to survive the journey across Mictlan, the Valley of the Death.

## About This Game
You will embark on a challenging and dangerous journey, exploring a vast
fantasy open world: from thick jungles and lush forests to the dark, mythical
underworld of Mictlan, the Valley of Death, in an epic quest to unleash the
power of the Gods.
## AN ANCIENT WORLD TO EXPLORE

Mictlan is set in a fantasy world heavily inspired by pre-Columbian
Mesoamerican cultures, customs, and myths. You will find yourself immersed in
a wide, varied and dark open world, exploring detailed locations with great
visual and narrative depth, experiencing a culturally rich atmosphere that
belongs to an irretrievable past.

## FIGHT AND SURVIVE

Master the fight and emerge a true warrior, engaging both in melee/ranged
combat and spellcasting, an exciting and fluid system, suiting players’
different attack styles. In crafting Mictlan’s weapons, we aimed at balancing
fun with historical accuracy, recreating ancient weapons and armour.

* Slash and cut your enemies with the deadly Macuahuitl, a wooden club with shiny, sharp and cruel obsidian pieces embedded in its sides.
* Keep enemies at distance using the Tepoztopilli, a long pole-arm weapon the height of a man, with its superior reach and thrusting ability.
* Throw your spears from a great distance with deadly force and speed using the lethal Atlatl, easily piercing through any armor or enemy.
* Increase your magic skills and conjure spells to summon spirits, defeat enemies and protect yourself.

## AN AUTHENTIC STORY

Mictlan is an indie game by a small studio with big aspirations. We take pride
in two unique aspects of our game: it is the first semi-open world video game
ever created by a Mexican-American studio, and it is the first video game
completely based on Mesoamerican history and culture. With our game, we want
to provide players with a challenging and engaging story, but also with the
opportunity for celebrating indigenous cultures by reviving thousand-years-old
tales.

## HISTORY MEETS FANTASY

At the core of our project is a varied and rich world where history meets
fantasy. One of our main goals was to recreate with great accuracy the
architecture and iconography of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, drawing
evidence from textual descriptions and material remains, all wrapped up in a
fantasy setting. Mictlan’s stunning environments, architectural elements,
objects and characters are designed using real-life references, locations and
archeological sites, providing players with a truly immersive experience,
while also enjoying classic fantasy elements. The game blends history and
fantasy together as an epic retelling of the most pivotal and bloody moments
in ancient Mesoamerican history.
## VALUING MESOAMERICAN CULTURES

At the heart of Mictlan, lies a great story and the revival of long-lost
civilizations. Our ambition is to make a game which is not only engaging and
fun, but which also allows the gamers to get to know Mexican and Mesoamerican
history. 2021 marks the 500th anniversary of Mexico’s independence. Valuing
such a rich heritage, ancient culture, practices and myths, is one of our
project’s driving principles. That’s why our game will be fully dubbed in
“Nahuatl”, the language spoken by the indigenous inhabitants of the Valley of
Mexico, and in “Yucatec Mayan”, the Mayan language spoken in the Yucatan
Peninsula and northern Belize.

## ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Guillermo Alarcon is the creator of Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale .

Born in Mexico City and raised in San Francisco (CA), Guillermo Alarcon has
been working in Animation & Cinema, Photography and Interactive Media for over
20 years. He is the Founder and Creative Director of Meta Studios Creative
Agency K.K based in Tokyo, Japan.

Guillermo came up with the idea to build Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale
after spending several years traveling to over 97 countries and visiting
hundreds of archeological sites around the world. His passion for ancient
history, ancestral cultures and spirituality inspired him to create the world
of Mictlan.

Mictlan’s development team is constantly expanding, with the involvement of
the best Mexican and international designers, artists and performers to
capture an authentic Mesoamerican atmosphere. Creating opportunities to
support the Mexican community by directly involving indigenous and Mexican
people in the development of the game, is what will make Mictlan so special.
We deeply value the contributions of each member of the team to build an
unique and successful game.

Making video games is the ultimate culmination of Art, a form of
representation merging cinema, music, and interactivity, engaging the player
in the highest form of storytelling.

## Mature Content Description
The developers describe the content like this:
This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be
appropriate for viewing at work: Violent Scenes, Combat Gameplay, General
Mature Content

Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale