# Paragon Tournament

> A Smash-style platform fighter prototype built with Paragon assets.

Canonical page: https://pyrosoft.pro/software/paragon-tournament

Status: deprecated
Platforms: Windows

Paragon Tournament was a prototype that set out to reimagine Epic Games' Paragon as a Super Smash Bros.-style platform fighter. Built in Unreal Engine 5, it drew on the Paragon characters, levels and assets that Epic Games released to Unreal Engine developers. The plan was a Smash-style game with recognizable Paragon characters, moves, attacks, combos and stages, starting from the 39 Paragon heroes. The idea first appeared in short dev-day videos in September 2021, and in October 2021 a tech demo went up on itch.io under the working title Paragon Smash. That demo covered a stage and movement only, with no combat interactions; its screenshots show the heroes Countess and Aurora. By 2022 the project had its own website, an early character select screen with locked characters, and a working Ready Player Me integration so players could bring in their own avatars. Plans included more Unreal Engine assets such as Windwalker Echo, MetaHumans in place of Miis, cross-platform play and a Kickstarter campaign, but no build beyond the 2021 tech demo was published.

Legacy reference only. This product is no longer distributed. No purchase or outbound links are provided.

## Recorded details

- First release: Oct 18, 2021: tech demo on itch.io
- Tech: Unreal Engine 5; Ready Player Me

## Screenshots

![Countess and Aurora on a jungle ruins stage in the Paragon Tournament tech demo](https://pyrosoft.pro/store-assets/media/abccf8581d-960.webp)
![Two Paragon heroes on a ruins stage with damage percentages along the bottom](https://pyrosoft.pro/store-assets/media/78accb36be-960.webp)
![Character select screen with a robotic hero on a turntable](https://pyrosoft.pro/store-assets/media/a442c7d2b1-960.webp)
![A Ready Player Me avatar on the character select screen](https://pyrosoft.pro/store-assets/media/30dfb79ad9-960.webp)