Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

ROSETIA is a choice-driven CRPG about mankind's greatest turning point: first contact with an alien civilization. We are no longer alone. Now, as two worlds collide... Who speaks for Earth?

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You are THE ENVOY—the voice nobody asked for. As humanity's first (and possibly worst) ambassador, you must:

•   TALK your way through hilarious mistranslations to unite three divided nations;

•   DEFEND your well-meaning choices in dialogue boss battles with razor-sharp alien politicians; and...

•   DECIDE the planet's fate, guided by the advice of your brilliant but chaotic internal bridge crew.

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Do you come in peace? Or will you get Earth banned from the galactic group chat? 

After two centuries of space travel, you awaken above TRIUNE—a world of eternal twilight.

The bad news? Your captain is dead and your crew is stuck in stasis.

The good news? FIELD PROMOTION!

To save your crewmates, your only hope is to phone home. You need to build an ANSIBLE: a faster-than-light communications device. But that means making first contact with the TORTANS—a species of half-plant, half-turtle solarpunk conservatives.

Can you finish your captain's mission and convince a culture with deep roots to finally dream of the stars?

Or will you die alone a hundred light-years from home?

HELM THE STARSHIP OF YOUR PSYCHE!

• Six officers, one mind! Harness your internal bridge crew—COMMANDER, ENGINEER, SCIENTIST, DOCTOR, TACTICIAN, and COUNSELOR—to decipher the world around you and fumble your way into a legendary captain’s log.

UNITE THREE DIVIDED CULTURES!

• Swap wisdom with starry-eyed technocrats, bureaucratic tree-huggers and sun-worshiping nomads in any order you choose. Explore their capitals, challenge each other’s beliefs, and work together to unify their world!

INTERFERE IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT!

• Noble intentions, chaotic results! Respect baffling local customs, break the law to save a life, or stand back while everything goes up in flames. Every well-meaning choice redefines their destiny and your legacy.

TRANSLATE LORE INTO POWER!

• Decipher the unknown! Unravel alien languages with ROSETTA, your passive-aggressive AI bestie. Together, you’ll misinterpret sacred texts, fumble through language barriers, and turn deep lore into surprise tools that’ll help you later!

SURVIVE VERBAL BLOODSPORTS!

• Stand trial for humanity! Clash with razor-sharp alien politicians before hostile crowds. Slam down physical evidence, defend your choices under intense cross-examination, or completely embarrass yourself on live broadcast.

WEAPONIZE YOUR REPUTATION!

• Social capital with consequences! Spend GOODWILL to charm bureaucrats, talk your way out of custody, or swing public opinion. Hoard your golden reputation like a saint, or burn it all to salvage diplomatic disaster.

ROSETIA is a small-scale game inspired by...

• DISCO ELYSIUM and ESOTERIC EBB (humour, dialogue, non-linear design)

• FALLOUT NEW VEGAS (complex quests, player expression, reactivity)

• MASS EFFECT 1 & 2 (story, art direction, character focus)

• URSULA K. LE GUIN (relativistic space travel, anthropological focus, worldbuilding)

• CARL SAGAN’s CONTACT and COSMOS (optimism, realistic SETI depiction)

• STAR TREK (ethical conundrums, humanist optimism)

While this STEAM page sensationalizes the act of contact to emphasize player choice, we're working with cultural consultants to ensure that themes of foreign intervention and imperialism are handled in responsible and narratively resonant ways.