Planned Release Date: Oct 28, 2025

About This Game

Vribyss Refuge Metamorphosis is a fantasy RPG about a refugee fleeing from religious persecution. From 2014 to 2017, the game's creator traveled to East Africa and various parts of Asia, visiting refugee camps and villages, and listening to the stories of refugees. The experiences of these refugees inspire the stories shared by the NPCs in the game.

Key Features

• Short Playthrough - 30 to 90 Minutes of Gameplay

• Kinetic Visual Novel

• Increase Max Health - Energy Pickups can be found throughout the world to increase your max health

• Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment (DDA) based on the number of enemies defeated and/or the number of times the player dies.

• Parkour Abilities

• Strafing Mode w/ Enemy Target Lock System

• Eight Sword Attacks - including one light and seven heavy

• Replayability - Choice based alternate ending

• Eight Refugee NPCs appearing in random places everytime the game restarts. Find them to learn to their stories. 

• Five Fantasy Open World Nations to explore

• Cinematic Gameplay Option removes on-screen UI for an immersive experience

• Support for Ultra Wide Monitors - (32:9)

Story

Bitter from the pain of his past, Andel seeks out Aphass Kexxir, King of the Kexxrans, to stop the Vribyss exploitation responsible for the greatest refugee crisis their world had ever seen. In his pursuit, he encounters displaced people who reveal more about his mysterious past. On his journey, Andel comes to realize that Aphass Kexxir is operating with a supernatural force greater than anything he'd experienced before. Andel begins to seek solutions in the unseen world as he notices his natural skills and combat strategies aren't enough.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Because of the nature of religious persecution, the Vribyss Refuge ™ Metamorphosis story contains mature themes in the text-based dialogue. Some of these themes include references to trauma, self-harm, murder, sexual abuse, kidnapping, and fantasy religious discrimination. Player discretion is advised.