505 Games and OtherSide Entertainment have announced Underworld Ascendant, launching for Nintendo Switch in 2019.

Underworld Ascendant is a brand new entry in the same series of fantasy RPG Ultima Underworld, released for PC in 1992. Underworld Ascendant is being worked on byP aul Neurath (Ultima Underworld, Thief) and Warren Spector (Deus Ex, Epic Mickey).

Check out the first trailer and details below.

In Underworld Ascendant, players assume the role of ‘The Ascendant,’ summoned to the Stygian Abyss by a mysterious figure – Cabirus. There, they learn that Typhon, a threat to both their worlds, can only be stopped by the player. To defeat Typhon, players must uncover secrets of what happened to the inhabitants of the Abyss, gain favor with their descendants and share their knowledge and strength with them to defeat Typhon.