Punishing: Gray Raven vs Daimon Blades

• Perspective: Third-Person
• Multiplayer: Limited Co-op Modes
• Setting: Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi
• Platforms: PC, iOS, Android
• Global Release: 2021-07-16
• Unique Feature: A unique and stylish combo-based combat system built around a '3-Ping' orb matching mechanic, combined with a last-second dodge that triggers a 'Matrix' slow-motion state.

• Perspective: First-Person
• Multiplayer: 4-Player Online Co-op
• Setting: Dark Fantasy (E.Y.E. Prequel)
• Platforms: PC (Steam)
• Early Access Release: 2025-09-03
• Unique Feature: A unique classless progression system centered on 'living' Daimon-infused weapons that evolve mid-run, combined with fast-paced, first-person melee combat.

• Squad Members: In single-player modes, the other two members of your squad are AI constructs you can switch to at any time. In co-op modes, your companions are other human players controlling their own lead Construct.
  Constructs (AI/Player)

• Co-op Teammates: In the game's 4-player co-op mode, other players act as your companions. Teamwork and combining the unique abilities of different Daimon weapons are key to success in high-difficulty expeditions.
  Human (Player)

• Constructs: Obtained primarily through the gacha 'R&D' system. Collecting different characters and their powerful 'SS' and 'SSS' rank upgrades is the main long-term goal.
• Black Cards: The game's premium currency. Earned from completing daily and weekly missions, story chapters, and events. Used to pull for new characters and weapons.

• Daimon Weapons: The primary reward for defeating bosses and completing expeditions. Each one represents a new potential character build.
• Crafting Resources: Gathered during expeditions and used in the main hub to forge new weapons, armor, and other items.

• Post-Apocalyptic
• Sci-Fi
• Action RPG
• Hack and Slash
• Gacha
• Anime
• Cyberpunk
• Dystopian

• Dark Fantasy
• First-Person Melee
• Hack and Slash
• Roguelite
• Co-op
• Demonic
• Action RPG

• Various: Katanas, Dual Pistols, Cannons, Scythes, etc.
  Each playable Construct has their own unique weapon type. Players can obtain a variety of 4-star, 5-star, and 6-star weapons through the gacha system or by crafting. 6-star weapons are signature to a specific Construct and provide powerful, unique passive abilities.

• Memories: The primary way to build characters. Each Construct can equip a set of six 'Memories'. These items provide base stats (like HP and ATK) and powerful set bonuses (at 2, 4, or 6 pieces) that are crucial for a character's performance. They are the equivalent of 'Artifacts' or 'Stigmata' in similar games.

• Armor Sets: Players can craft and equip different sets of armor that provide defensive stats and passive bonuses. A player's visual appearance is also tied to one of three starting factions (Culter Dei, Jian Shang Di, Saif al-Haq).

• Coatings: Purely cosmetic outfits for the playable Constructs. Coatings can be purchased with premium currency, earned through in-game events, or unlocked via a special gacha system. They range from casual wear to elaborate, high-fantasy designs.

The game features a classless progression system where a player's abilities are defined by their equipped gear. The core system revolves around 'Daimon-infused' weapons, which are living artifacts that can 'ascend' during a run by feeding on the blood of slain enemies to unlock new abilities. Players can also equip armor and use 'Alchemy powers' for active and passive skills.

• The Commandant: Player Character (Non-Playable)
  The player's role in the story. The Commandant is the tactical leader of the Gray Raven squad, making decisions and commanding the Constructs in battle. You do not directly see or control the Commandant.
• Lucia: Playable Construct (Attacker)
  The leader of the Gray Raven squad. A determined and skilled warrior who wields katanas. She has many different powerful versions (frames) like 'Plume' and 'Crimson Abyss'.
• Liv: Playable Construct (Support)
  The support member of Gray Raven. Her frames, like 'Empyrea' and 'Luminance', are top-tier healers and buffers essential for team survival.
• Lee: Playable Construct (Attacker)
  The ranged specialist of Gray Raven, skilled with dual pistols and engineering. His frames, like 'Entropy' and 'Hyperreal', are powerful damage dealers.
• Vera: Playable Construct (Support/Attacker)
  A combat medic from another squad. Her frames, like 'Rozen' and 'Garnet', are highly sought after for their ability to provide both healing and significant damage.

• The Warrior Monk: Playable Character
  A member of the Secreta order, sworn to defend the world from demonic threats. The player's abilities are determined entirely by their equipped Daimon weapon and gear.
• The Hermit: Antagonist
  The player's former Mentor and a powerful member of the Secreta who betrayed the order for forbidden power.

• Story Campaign
  A long and ongoing campaign divided into chapters that tells the dark story of the Gray Raven squad's fight to reclaim Earth.
• Phantom Pain Cage
  A weekly endgame boss rush mode. Players fight a series of bosses and compete for high scores on a server-wide leaderboard to earn premium currency.
• War Zone
  A weekly endgame mode where players fight through waves of enemies to earn points. High scores place players in higher tiers for better rewards.
• Limited-Time Events
  Each new patch introduces several events with unique stories, gameplay mechanics, and valuable rewards, including premium currency and upgrade materials.

• Expeditions
  The main gameplay mode. Players launch an expedition into a procedurally generated level to fight through hordes of demons, defeat a powerful boss, and extract with loot and resources before their 'Corruption' meter fills.
• Story Mode
  A campaign-focused mode where expeditions are structured to advance the main narrative of hunting down 'The Hermit'.
• Free Exploration Mode
  An endless-style mode where teams venture as deep as possible into the Daimon realm with a limited number of lives to see how long they can survive.

The game will be in Early Access for approximately one year, during which the developers will regularly add new game modes, enemies, bosses, biomes, weapons, and abilities based on community feedback. The studio has stated a preference for future paid DLC expansions over microtransactions.

• Q: What is Punishing: Gray Raven?
  A: It is a free-to-play, fast-paced action RPG with a gacha system. It is known for its stylish, high-skill combat, dark sci-fi story, and challenging endgame content.
• Q: Is Punishing: Gray Raven free-to-play friendly?
  A: Yes, it is considered one of the most F2P-friendly gacha games. It has a pity system that guarantees you get the newest S-Rank character if you save enough premium currency, which is given out generously through events and daily activities.
• Q: What is the combat like?
  A: The combat is real-time, fast-paced, and combo-heavy. Its unique feature is the '3-Ping' system, where you match colored orbs to unleash powerful skills. It also features a perfect dodge 'Matrix' mechanic that triggers a slow-motion state.
• Q: Is there multiplayer?
  A: Yes, but it is limited. While most of the game is single-player, there are specific co-op modes where you can team up with two other players to fight powerful bosses.

• Q: What is Daimon Blades?
  A: Daimon Blades is a first-person, cooperative action RPG with roguelite elements. It blends the fast-paced melee combat of a slasher with the loot and progression of an ARPG like Diablo.
• Q: Is it a sequel to E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy?
  A: No, it is a dark fantasy prequel set 2,000 years before the events of E.Y.E., exploring the origins of the Secreta order.
• Q: How does the weapon system work?
  A: The game features a unique system where weapons are 'living' artifacts inhabited by a 'daimon'. Each weapon has its own unique abilities and can be powered up mid-run by killing enemies, making the loot chase central to the experience.
• Q: Is it playable solo?
  A: Yes, the game can be played entirely as a single-player, offline experience, but it is designed with four-player online co-op in mind.

• OFFICIAL AND EXTRAPOLATED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for Punishing: Gray Raven. This information is based on the official PC specifications from developer Kuro Game, adapted to the requested JSON structure. As a title originally designed for mobile, the PC client's requirements are relatively modest, but higher resolutions and framerates still benefit from more powerful hardware. The 1440p and 4K tiers are extrapolated based on performance benchmarks.
• Laptop Performance Note: Laptop versions of the listed desktop GPUs require comparable performance, which is highly dependent on the laptop's TGP (Total Graphics Power) and thermal design. For a fast-paced action game like Punishing: Gray Raven, maintaining a high, stable framerate is key to the experience.
• Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: While the game is not extremely demanding, a higher TGP will ensure the GPU can consistently deliver a high framerate without throttling, which is important for the game's fluid combat.
• Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: Intense combat sequences with many on-screen effects can increase hardware temperatures. A good cooling system will prevent performance dips during long gaming sessions.
• Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: A capable CPU with good power delivery is needed to handle the game's fast-paced action and ensure smooth input response.
• Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus is recommended to minimize system latency, providing a more responsive feel to dodges, parries, and combos, which is vital in a high-skill action game.
• Optimization Detail: Upscaling Tech: The official PC client of Punishing: Gray Raven does not have native support for upscaling technologies like NVIDIA DLSS or AMD FSR. Performance is primarily based on raw hardware capability.
• Optimization Detail: Key Settings Impact: Performance will be most affected by settings such as Resolution, Shadow Quality, Post-Processing, and Effects Quality. The game offers options to uncap the framerate, which is highly recommended for players with high-refresh-rate monitors.
• Game Name: Punishing: Gray Raven

• OFFICIAL PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS from the game's Steam page. These specifications are for the Early Access launch.
• Laptop Performance Note: Laptop performance will vary based on the specific model's cooling and TGP. As a fast-paced co-op slasher, maintaining a high and stable framerate is crucial for the best gameplay experience.
• Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: Maximum TGP for the laptop's GPU is essential to handle high framerates during intense, effects-heavy combat.
• Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: The game's visually rich world and horde-based encounters will require a laptop with a cutting-edge cooling solution to prevent thermal throttling.
• Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: A powerful multi-core mobile CPU will be critical for handling the large number of enemy AI and physics in co-op sessions.
• Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus is a critical feature for reducing latency and ensuring the best possible performance in a fast-paced FPS.
• Game Name: Daimon Blades

• Upscaling Tech: The official PC client of Punishing: Gray Raven does not have native support for upscaling technologies like NVIDIA DLSS or AMD FSR. Performance is primarily based on raw hardware capability.
• Key Settings Impact: Performance will be most affected by settings such as Resolution, Shadow Quality, Post-Processing, and Effects Quality. The game offers options to uncap the framerate, which is highly recommended for players with high-refresh-rate monitors.

• G P U T G P: While the game is not extremely demanding, a higher TGP will ensure the GPU can consistently deliver a high framerate without throttling, which is important for the game's fluid combat.
• Cooling Thermals: Intense combat sequences with many on-screen effects can increase hardware temperatures. A good cooling system will prevent performance dips during long gaming sessions.
• C P U Power Limits: A capable CPU with good power delivery is needed to handle the game's fast-paced action and ensure smooth input response.
• M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus is recommended to minimize system latency, providing a more responsive feel to dodges, parries, and combos, which is vital in a high-skill action game.

• G P U T G P: Maximum TGP for the laptop's GPU is essential to handle high framerates during intense, effects-heavy combat.
• Cooling Thermals: The game's visually rich world and horde-based encounters will require a laptop with a cutting-edge cooling solution to prevent thermal throttling.
• C P U Power Limits: A powerful multi-core mobile CPU will be critical for handling the large number of enemy AI and physics in co-op sessions.
• M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus is a critical feature for reducing latency and ensuring the best possible performance in a fast-paced FPS.