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{{Short description|2019 role-playing video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Children of Morta
|image = Children of Morta.jpg
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|developer = Dead Mage
|publisher = [[Company:11 Bit Studios|11 Bit Studios]]
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|platforms = {{unbulleted list|[[Software:Linux|Linux]]|[[Software:MacOS|macOS]]|[[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]]|[[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]]|[[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]]|[[Engineering:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]]}}
|released = {{unbulleted list|'''Microsoft Windows'''|September 3, 2019|'''PlayStation 4, Xbox One'''|October 15, 2019|'''Nintendo Switch'''|November 20, 2019}}
|genre = [[Software:Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]], [[Software:Roguelike|roguelike]]
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
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'''''Children of Morta''''' is an action role-playing [[Engineering:Video game|video game]] with [[Software:Roguelike|roguelike]] elements, released in September 2019. Developed by studio Dead Mage, it follows the story of the Bergson family, custodians of Mount Morta, who must defend it from an evil called the Corruption.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegameslashers.com/interview-with-dead-mage-children-of-morta.html/|title=An interview with Dead Mage, the creators of Children of Morta!|accessdate=2020-01-11|archive-date=2020-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111082650/https://www.thegameslashers.com/interview-with-dead-mage-children-of-morta.html/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/tale-of-ronin-is-a-gorgeous-role-player-about-the-human-side-of-the-samurai/ |title=Tale of Ronin is a gorgeous role-player about the human side of the Samurai |website=PC Gamer |date=13 March 2017 |accessdate=2020-01-11 |last1=Donnelly |first1=Joe |archive-date=2020-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111082644/https://www.pcgamer.com/tale-of-ronin-is-a-gorgeous-role-player-about-the-human-side-of-the-samurai/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadmage.com/press/index.php|title=Developer Website|accessdate=2020-01-11|archive-date=2020-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124071731/http://deadmage.com/press/index.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenintendovillage.com/articles/2019/12/11/children-of-morta-review|title=Children Of Morta Review|accessdate=2020-01-11|archive-date=2020-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111082643/https://www.thenintendovillage.com/articles/2019/12/11/children-of-morta-review|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
Players take on the role of members of the Bergson family, with additional family members being unlocked as a player progresses through the game, to a total of seven playable characters. Each family member has its own playstyle and gameplay mechanics and levels up as it is played, granting improvements to themselves and other family members. The player must traverse a number of procedurally generated dungeons within the caverns of Mount Morta to clear them of various enemies and bosses.

Individual runs of the dungeon are bookended with returns to the Bergson family home, which sometimes progresses the narrative or allows players to witness additional dialogue. Some parts of the story take place after events happening in the game.<ref name="Spot">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/children-of-morta-review/1900-6417304/|title=Children of Morta review|accessdate=2019-11-24|quote=''A few even have major narrative impact--there are a series of quests early on that end with the Bergsons adopting and raising an adorable puppy, for instance''|archive-date=2019-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113131731/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/children-of-morta-review/1900-6417304/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 82/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/children-of-morta/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Children of Morta for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=2019-11-24 |archive-date=2020-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209132907/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/children-of-morta |url-status=live }}</ref><br />PS4: 80/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/children-of-morta/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Children of Morta for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=2021-06-24 |archive-date=2020-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403141339/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/children-of-morta |url-status=live }}</ref><br />XONE: 80/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/children-of-morta/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Children of Morta for Xbox One Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=2020-03-25 |archive-date=2020-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608203550/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/children-of-morta |url-status=live }}</ref><br />NS: 80/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/children-of-morta/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Children of Morta for Switch Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=2020-03-25 |archive-date=2020-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608171312/https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/children-of-morta |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Fam = 33/40 (9, 8, 8, 8)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/12/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1671 |title=Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1671 |author=Romano, Sal |date=2020-12-09 |website=Gematsu |access-date=2020-12-09 |archive-date=2020-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209132847/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/12/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1671 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot = 80/100<ref name=Spot/>
| HCG = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2019/09/02/review-children-of-morta/356011/ |title=Review: Children of Morta |date=2 September 2019 |accessdate=2020-01-11 |archive-date=2020-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105035613/https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2019/09/02/review-children-of-morta/356011/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| PCGUS = 68/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/children-of-morta-review/|title=Children of Morta review|website=PC Gamer|date=12 September 2019|accessdate=2019-11-24|archive-date=2019-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205044604/https://www.pcgamer.com/children-of-morta-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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''Children of Morta'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews on all platforms, according to the review aggregator Metacritic.<ref name=MC/>

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[[Category:Action role-playing video games]]
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