Blackguards hitting Steam Early Access on 7th November

Daedalic Entertainment has announced that Blackguards, a roleplaying game set in the Dark Eye universe, will be hitting Steam Early Access on the 7th November. The first chapter will be released, along with the other chapters in three week intervals. There will be 5 chapters in all.

For $24.99/£18.99/€24.99, players will get access to all of the chapters as well as the final release. For $34.99/£26.99/€34.99, a bonus 150 page artbook will be included along with dev diaries and six wallpapers. Finally, the $49.99/£29.99/€49.99 version will also toss in the first DLC and the Chains of Satinav adventure game for free. The player's name will also appear in the credits.

Blackguards, considered the "darkest chapter" in the series, will be released in January 2014 for PC and Mac OS.