The Chosen: Well of Souls

About

You play as one of three hunters in a 19th-century world overrun by demons. Frater Simon wields magic, Elena sneaks and strikes, and Tong Wong smashes through hordes with brute force. The story follows their quest to stop Marcus Dominus Ingens, a sorcerer who hoards alchemist souls in golden tanks to fuel his demonic army. Combat mixes real-time brawling with RPG-style upgrades as you switch between characters to tackle tough encounters. Each has distinct skills and playstyles, letting you tackle challenges through brute strength, stealth, or spells. The game’s gothic atmosphere and pulpy alchemy lore stand out, paired with a straightforward but addictive combat loop. Set against a backdrop of haunted forests and crumbling cathedrals, the campaign leans into classic RPG tropes with a dash of over-the-top action. Launched in 2006, it’s a relic of the genre’s earlier days but still offers satisfying character progression and frenetic boss fights. Developed by Rebelmind and published by Meridian4, it runs on PC with single-player focus. The golden tank collectible mechanic adds a resource management layer that keeps grinding from getting too monotonous.

Storyline

The powerful Sorcerer Marcus Dominus Ingens became immortal after unraveling the mystery of the Philosopher’s Stone. His pride and hunger for power made him eliminate all alchemists who's skills and knowledge equaled his. Now he keeps their souls in Golden Tanks and uses them for his evil purposes and controlling infernal forces. Whole armies of demons and devils are at his command. In order to take control over the world, however, he'd have to destroy the God’s Envoy, who resides at the Equilibrium Place -- the eternal throne -- to which every 200 years comes the being who has the great power of doing good. The God’s Envoy is deep meditative state and cannot directly intervene in the situation on Earth. Marcus is aware that he is too weak to destroy the God’s Envoy, so he sets free hordes of infernal monsters in order to harvest human souls and later keep them in Golden Tanks. Each new soul makes Marcus more powerful, while the God’s Envoy becomes weaker and weaker. And then one day… For many years the Mystery Guards Fraternities have trained Hunters to fight the evil. Hard-bitten, well trained in magic and alchemy, they traversed the world fighting against the powers of darkness. Now, their Fraternities need them back to face the whole army of infernal beasts. The life of God’s Envoy and the world order are at stake.The best of the best Frater Simon, Elena and Tong Wong prepare to save the Earth ready to risk their lives in the fight against Marcus.