As Riot Games continues to extend the League of Legends brand into other genres and media, a new spin-off title was announced called Mageseeker. The new spin-off combines the world of Runeterra with the gameplay style of Hades to create something never before seen with League of Legends. Mageseeker is described as a 2D Pixel, gritty action RPG starring Sylas, the revolutionary from Demacia.
League of Legends spin-off featuring Sylas has been rumored for a while now within the League fan community. The announcement trailer for Mageseeker showed-off brief footage of the new game, highlighting the title’s pixel artwork and high-pace action. The Mageseeker announcement trailer also showed footage of League of Legends’ two spin-off titles, Song of Nunu, starring Nunu and his beastly companion Willump, and Convergence, featuring the time-traveling kid name Ekko. All three titles are published by Riot Forge, a smaller studio owned and operated by Riot Games, with Mageseeker developed by Digital Sun studios.
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Whereas Nunu and Ekko are protagonists and heroes within the main League of Legends storyline, Sylas is often portrayed as an antagonistic figure within the canon of Runeterra. He is in direct opposition to the Demacia army and royal line and has fought against heroic champions like Lux and Garen. He once aided an order called the Mageseekers, whose goal was to locate and contain any magic within Demacia. He soon went against the order and was imprisoned, but he eventually escaped and began his rebellion. Given the title of Silas’ spin-off game, Mageseeker will most likely focus on before Silas fall from grace and during his time with the
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