Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

Aetherium is an open-world sandbox adventure placed in the collapsing realm. Seek for power, to overcome inevitable end.

Open World of Two Scales

The game world is experienced on two distinct levels, blending strategy elements with tactical action.
Global Map: You will traverse on a strategic overworld map inspired by Mount and Blade and Heroes of Might and Magic. Undertake grand adventures, accept contracts, and participate in the political affairs of various guilds and factions.
Local Areas: When you engage an enemy or delve into a dungeon, the game transitions to a detailed isometric perspective. In this view, you will engage in fast-paced, challenging combat reminiscent of classic ARPGs and souls-like titles.

The Path of Progression

Your advancement is a central pillar of the experience, focused on a deliberate and rewarding journey of discovery and ritual.
Your character follows a chosen Path, advancing through a series of Sequences that unlock greater abilities and improve your attributes. To ascend to a higher Sequence, you must hunt for rare ingredients scattered across the world to perform rituals.
Throughout your travels, you will discover hidden Places of Power that can be harnessed to permanently enhance your capabilities.
By defeating foes, you can absorb their soul cores, a vital substance used to strengthen your spirit attributes.

Equipment and Power

You will search for items to empower your character, each with unique properties. Equipment is categorized with enchantments, powerful blessings, and dangerous curses that can dramatically alter your playstyle. Crucially, items possess a Class (same as Class of creatures), which determines amount of its properties, and Sequence (same as the Sequence of creatures) determines overall power of item, allowing you to intuitively gauge their power and seek out gear that matches your current stage of progression. And equipment class, determined by amount of its properties.

The Creatures of the World

The world is inhabited by a diverse bestiary of creatures from numerous races, each defined by a clear hierarchy of power.
Every creature possesses a Class (ranging from 1 to 5), which determines its intelligence, combat behavior, and tactical cunning. A highly intelligent creature might set ambushes or use its environment against you.
Each creature also belongs to a Sequence, which represents its raw strength and the potency of its innate abilities. This dual system means a low-Sequence foe with a high-Class rating can still be a strong opponent, requiring you to adapt your strategy for every encounter.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

We utilize generative AI technologies in the creation of various assets. This typically involves ideating content and generating visual reference materials. AI has been employed to produce some backgrounds and music, although the backgrounds have been subsequently modified.