Riot Games has announced Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story as the latest game set to be published under its third-party-dev Riot Forge umbrella.
The crafting RPG set in the world of Bandle City – home of the yordles – is being developed by Lazy Bear, the studio behind Graveyard Keeper.
The specific Bandle Tale release date has not yet been set, but it is currently scheduled to launch some time in 2024.
Bandle Tale gameplay and announcement trailer
In Bandle Tale, gamers will take control of a shy yordle living in Yarnville, ‘a cozy but isolated island obsessed with all things knitting’.
“When your 101-year-long apprenticeship ends, you want nothing more than to see what lies beyond the portals that connect the rest of Bandle City,” read the game’s blurb. “But when a party you attend goes horribly wrong, the portals collapse and everything is thrown into chaos!
“With your unique knitting magic and unflappable spirit, enlist the help of new friends, restore the portals, and reunite Bandle City once more.”
There’s a trailer for the game here:
In Bandle Tale, players can encounter critters, gather materials to make crafts and awaken portals as they move between five islands. They can also make dishes, build gadgets and throw festivals to ensure that yordles are kept happy and entertained.
It’s not currently confirmed if you are able to kick Teemo as Pentakill Kayle in-game or not.
Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story, a separate single-player story adventure developed by Tequila Works featuring LoL champion Nunu and Willump’s past, will drop on November 1st 2023.
These games follow other Riot Forge League of Legends titles including Mageseeker, Convergence and more.
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