{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bd43e63a9ea5385db40a8009","clusterId":"c_a1bb6850de6e03c2f2f14200","slug":"allfather-announced-as-first-person-melee-roguelite-from-tommy-mckay","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"ALLFATHER Announced As First-Person Melee Roguelite From Tommy McKay","summary":"Tommy McKay announced ALLFATHER, a first-person melee roguelite in which the player is a shieldmaiden rejected by the Valkyries and aims for the gates of Valhalla. The solo project, from one of the two co-developers of Gnome Defense Front, uses a retro visual style and mixes old-school RPG aesthetics with Soulslike difficulty. Combat centers on stamina management, swords, axes, bows and shields, with a choice of three blessings on each level up. The Steam store page is live and no release date is set.","whyItMatters":"A solo developer behind one half of Gnome Defense Front is putting a melee-first, stamina-driven roguelite on Steam with no date attached, which leaves the project's scope and timeline to be judged from the store page rather than a release schedule.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe announcement of ALLFATHER comes from Tommy McKay, one of the two co-developers of Gnome Defense Front, working alone on this project. The game is a first-person melee roguelite, and its framing puts the player in the role of a shieldmaiden rejected by the Valkyries who is trying to reach the gates of Valhalla.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombat leans on precise movement and stamina management, with swords, axes, bows and shields covering attack, parry and defense. Leveling up offers a choice of three blessings for build construction, a dwarf shop sells relics, and permanent upgrades carry between runs. The Steam store page is live, and no release date has been decided.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"ALLFATHER is a solo project from one of the two co-developers of Gnome Defense Front, so the Soulslike stamina combat and retro visuals come from a single hand rather than a team pipeline.","twitterPost":"ALLFATHER is a solo project from one of Gnome Defense Front's two co-developers, which puts the whole stamina-and-parry balance on one designer.","threadsPost":"ALLFATHER carries a solo credit from one of the two co-developers of Gnome Defense Front. Soulslike stamina management and retro RPG visuals usually ship from a team, so the tuning and the scope rest on one person's judgment.","newsletterBlurb":"Tommy McKay announced ALLFATHER, a first-person melee roguelite starring a shieldmaiden rejected by the Valkyries who is trying to reach the gates of Valhalla. It is a solo project from one of the two co-developers of Gnome Defense Front, with a retro visual style and stamina-driven combat. The Steam store page is live and no release date has been decided.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/30/172941.html\",\"title\":\"Swing an axe, parry with a shield! First-person melee-focused roguelite action game 'ALLFATHER' announced. Fight in the realm of the dead to reach the gates of Valhalla.\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4796,"outputTokens":701,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791239827,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T22:32:53.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T22:36:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T22:36:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a1bb6850de6e03c2f2f14200","canonicalTitle":"斧を振るい、盾でパリィ！近接戦闘メインの一人称視点ローグライトACT『ALLFATHER』発表。ヴァルハラの門を目指して死者の領域で戦おう","representativeArticleId":"a_1361e7052416ab738214248a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ALLFATHER\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-29T23:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-29T23:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T22:36:05.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/30/172941.html","title":"斧を振るい、盾でパリィ！近接戦闘メインの一人称視点ローグライトACT『ALLFATHER』発表。ヴァルハラの門を目指して死者の領域で戦おう"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ALLFATHER"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}