Neople and Nexon unveiled a brand-new look at The First Berserker: Khazan as they unleashed the first 15 minutes of the game. It announces that The First Berserker: Khazan is launching in 2025 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam). Another trailer, called ‘Unveil the Universe’, has several developers give a behind-the-scenes look at the game’s background, lore, and development.
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Throughout the 15-minutes of gameplay, people witness a broken and battered Khazan healed by a mysterious entity known as the Blade Phantom. Khazan travels throughout snowy landscapes at this begnning portion of the game fighting any enemies that come across his path. He encounters more powerful enemies in a cavern where players must carefully block, evade, and parry incoming strikes to survive. The 15-minutes of gameplay ends with a climatic boss battle against a huge, viscious monster covered in fur and spikes.
In the Unveil the Universe developer diary, Lead Narrative Designer Kim Hyeon Rae remarks how the world in The First Berserker: Khazan is reminiscent of medieval Europe. He details the premise of how the emperor of the Pell Los Empire betrayed Khazan and Ozma due to his jealousy of how the people admired them because of their accomplishments.
Lead Combat Designer Lee Won Tae describes Khazan’s battle style as “one of strength and decisiveness” by overwhelming foes with his sheer power. He says that people will obtain different types of weapons throughout the game and they will all play differently. Other developers touch on various aspects of The First Berserker: Khazan throughout the rest of the video.
Watch the new trailers for The First Berserker: Khazan down below.
The First Berserker: Khazan – First 15-minutes of Gameplay
The First Berserker: Khazan – Unveil the Universe Behind-the-Scenes Developer Diary
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Today, NEXON and Neople have released extended gameplay footage for their upcoming hardcore action RPG The First Berserker: Khazan (Khazan) alongside a deep dive behind the scenes look at the protagonist’s story within the Dungeon & Fighter (DNF) Universe via the first development team update video. Additionally, the studio behind long-running DNF shared the 2025 worldwide launch window for the game which will be coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, and Windows PC via Steam.
The extended gameplay footage in the brand-new trailer showcases the first 15 minutes of Khazan as the titular character battles against a variety of soldiers, monsters and beasts through hardcore action using tight movements on Mount Heinmach after escaping his exile. Following a series of Neople’s unique 3D cel animated cutscenes, the clip concludes in a face to face encounter with the game’s first formidable boss battle which will have players hone their strategic combat skills to defeat.
Nexon and Neople have also unveiled a behind the scenes video diving into the story of Khazan within the larger DNF Universe, key figures and additional context for its gripping narrative. The behind the scenes reveals that Khazan rose from a barbarian into the Great General of Pell Los, seen as a hero to the Empire, before he was falsely accused of treason by the emperor and exiled into the mountains. On his journey for revenge, he meets the mysterious Blade Phantom which grants him new powers along the way.