Planned Release Date: 2027

About This Game

Allara is a pixel-art, dark-fantasy 2D soulslike metroidvania set in 17th-century Yakutia, inspired by authentic pre-colonial Yakut beliefs, mythology, and culture.

Single Player Campaign

You awaken in a Yakut cemetery.
Your body is dead-rotting, yet it lives.

You have no tongue.
Your voice is gone.

Soon, you learn the truth: the Yakut army has fallen to western invaders who allied themselves with Arsan Duolai, King of the Abaasy-demons ruling the underground worlds.
Your un-life may not be a coincidence.

Explore a land torn between gods, demons, and mortals, where ancient spirits still rule the skies and underworlds. Discover what binds your fate to the fall of Yakutia-and decide how your story ends.

Features

• Lore and characters inspired by academic and ethnographic sources on pre-Russian Yakut religion and worldview

• Hand-crafted pixel art based on traditional Yakut clothing, jewelry, and symbolism

• Original soundtrack inspired by traditional, pre-colonial music of Eastern Siberia

• 16 distinct biomes, inspired by the multiple worlds (heavens and underworlds) of Yakut beliefs

• 21 unique enemies

• 11 unique bosses

• Two different endings

• 4 puzzle-based skills that unlock new paths and secrets

• Deep character progression, including:

  • New movement abilities

  • Talisman crafting

  • Weapons enhancements

• 20 micro-quests woven into exploration

• 18 NPCs - humans, gods, and demons drawn from Yakut tradition

• A system that allows grinding and “cheesing” for players who seek mastery or relief

• Difficulty-based achievements are unique to each chosen playthrough

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

The game is a 2D metroidvania, souls-like pixel art title. You play as a shamaness who fights Cossacks and demons in order to defend her native Yakutia. It contains no more violence than any other game of this type, and the game does not include sexual content.