Planned Release Date: 2026

Roadmap

🔧 OPTIONAL DEPTH THAT REWARDS CURIOSITY 🔧

• Love complex systems? Dive deep into cultural cooking, diplomatic crafting, and community building. Prefer story focus? Every system is optional—the main quest adapts to YOUR playstyle.

• 🎨 Craft politically significant artwork. Cook diplomatic fusion cuisine. Build infrastructure that reflects your values.

⚖️ NO GOOD VS EVIL—CHOOSE YOUR PHILOSOPHY ⚖️

• Tired of arbitrary morality systems? Merauders asks deeper questions: Do you embrace creative chaos, structured order, or dynamic balance? Every choice reflects your worldview.

• 🤔 Your morning routine shapes your destiny. Your cooking style influences politics. Everything matters.

🌱 A COMING-OF-AGE STORY THAT ACTUALLY GROWS UP 🌱

• Skip the chosen one tropes. Play as Aelin, a sheltered teenager discovering who they are in an unfamiliar world. Your identity emerges naturally through the choices YOU make.

• 💭 From "What should I have for breakfast?" to "How do I handle cultural conflict?"—grow up through genuine discovery.

About This Game

Your Past Choices Become Your Future Challenges

Merauders features a groundbreaking NG+ system that turns your previous playthrough into a personalized opponent. Solved problems through force last time? Face a world where aggression has created tyranny. Avoided all conflict? Confront communities paralyzed by indecision.

Every universe you create becomes uniquely yours to overcome.

Choose Who You Want to Become

When teenage Aelin arrives in the diverse lakeside town of Storm's Crossroads, they're a blank slate—shaped by loss, but not defined by it. Through your choices, decide what kind of person they'll become:

• The Bridge-Builder who helps different communities understand each other

• The Artist who creates beauty that honors multiple traditions

• The Protector who stands up for those who can't defend themselves

• The Scholar who uncovers truths others prefer to ignore

• The Diplomat who finds solutions everyone can accept

Or forge your own path by mixing approaches—the choice is entirely yours.

Learn a Language That Unlocks the Story

As Aelin explores family mysteries, you'll naturally learn Toki Pona through emotionally meaningful moments. Each word you discover opens new dialogue options, deeper relationships, and hidden story paths. No forced tutorials—just authentic communication that grows as you choose how to connect with others.

Every Choice Shapes Your World

Your decisions don't just change dialogue—they transform how communities interact, which opportunities become available, and what kind of relationships you can build. Choose how to handle conflicts, approach cultural differences, and respond to challenges, then watch as your world reflects those choices back to you.

Find Love Through Mutual Growth

Build relationships with characters who grow alongside you:

• Kira - Passionate about creating art that brings people together

• Sage - Believes in finding harmony through understanding

• Finn - Mysterious helper who seems to understand more than they let on

Romance develops through shared experiences and compatible choices rather than predetermined paths.

KEY FEATURES

🔄 Revolutionary NG+ System

• Your previous philosophical choices become the opposition in your next playthrough

• Face personalized challenges based on your own decision patterns

• Infinite replayability through evolving moral complexity

🎭 Character Definition Through Choice

• No fixed personality—Aelin becomes who you choose them to be

• Decisions accumulate to create your unique version of the protagonist

• Community relationships reflect your approach to challenges

🗣️ Natural Language Learning

• Learn 100+ Toki Pona words through story progression

• Each word unlocks new dialogue options and story paths

• Communication skills grow based on how you choose to connect

⚖️ Meaningful Consequence System

• Communities change based on your approach to cultural differences

• Relationship options depend on compatibility with your choices

• World state reflects your accumulated decisions

🏘️ Living Community Dynamics

• Multiple cultures working together in realistic ways

• Conflicts and cooperation based on how you handle differences

• Economic and social systems that respond to your influence

💝 Relationships That Evolve

• Romance and friendship based on shared values and experiences

• Character compatibility determined by choice alignment

• Deep connections through mutual understanding and growth

🎨 Responsive Pixel Art World

• Hand-crafted environments that change based on your choices

• Character interactions that reflect relationship dynamics

• Visual storytelling that adapts to your decisions

🎵 Emotionally Adaptive Music

• 74 professionally composed tracks by Joel Steudler

• Musical themes that respond to your relationship choices

• Soundtrack that grows with your character development

PLAY YOUR WAY

Merauders doesn't tell you who to be—it gives you the tools to discover who you want to become. Every playthrough can focus on different aspects:

• Cultural Cooperation - Focus on bringing communities together

• Personal Relationships - Prioritize deep connections and romance

• Mystery Investigation - Uncover family secrets and hidden truths

• Language Mastery - Explore communication as connection

• Community Building - Shape how different groups interact

Or blend all approaches to create your unique story.

Perfect For Players Who Want:

• Meaningful choices that actually change your experience

• Character growth that reflects their own decisions

• Innovation that serves storytelling rather than just being different

• Replayability through genuinely different experiences

• Educational value woven seamlessly into entertainment

FREE DEMO AVAILABLE

Shape your story in this 75-90 minute prologue:

• Make the first choices that begin defining who Aelin becomes

• Experience how your decisions immediately impact community relationships

• Start learning Toki Pona through meaningful story moments

• Begin building relationships based on your approach to challenges

• Set up your unique path for the full game

Demo progress carries forward—every choice matters from the start!

COMING 2026

Wishlist now to be notified when the demo launches!

Platforms: Steam, Itch.io, with console versions planned
Languages: English with community translations planned