Planned Release Date: 2028

About This Game

A fractured memory. A mysterious weapon. A strange land. Join a young warrior on an epic journey to recover what he’s lost—and find himself.

DUALITY is a 2.5D Action RPG that blends intense, skill-based combat with a rich story set in a high-fantasy world. Players engage in thrilling battles and unravel deep, intricate mysteries in the role of an amnesiac warrior searching for meaning and self-understanding. The game challenges players’ perceptions and skills in a realm filled with nuanced characters, deadly adversaries, and unforgettable adventures, while it explores the nature of good and evil.

Gameplay
Challenging, skill-based combat — Real-time, action-oriented combat that rewards strategy and precision. DUALITY’s combat emphasizes deliberation and finesse through intricate interactions, elemental damage, and more, enabling precise, engaging tactics for each unique encounter.
Focused, story-driven campaign — A tightly focused campaign with no filler side quests. Events and progression happen in a streamlined, integrated way driven by the main storyline.
Puzzles and trials — Encounter environmental puzzles, cryptic trials, and other interesting challenges.
Meaningful character builds — No traditional gear, skill trees, or leveling. Instead, you shape your build by equipping Styggens, Vestas, their cores, and consumables. Each choice tangibly changes your abilities and actions—altering movement, ability behavior, and other combat options—so every change is felt rather than granting small stat boosts.
Progression without levels or repetitive gameplay — Progression comes from overcoming combat challenges, solving puzzles, and advancing the story. Playable characters acquire new abilities and magic through in-game events and gameplay experiences rather than leveling up and earning points.
Exploration and discovery — Hidden areas and secrets to uncover across diverse environments including deserts, caves, forests, ancient ruins and much more.

Story
Ren, a young warrior, sets out on a quest for self-discovery in a world torn between light and dark forces. Along the way, he encounters allies and enemies, uncovering secrets that challenge his beliefs about himself, life, and good versus evil.

Players guide Ren through a realm filled with diverse civilizations, elemental magic, and moral dilemmas. The game explores themes of duality and enlightenment, the struggles and gray moral area one must navigate to survive.

World
The gods ruling over the universe of Cora observe a fragile peace while they constantly experiment with their creations. As rivalries emerge, the mortal inhabitants within Cora endure—but also enjoy—the consequences. The gods curse them with monstrous beings and moral ambiguity, while blessing the mortals with magic, specifically the ability to manipulate the elements. This all leads to a universe in flux, one a young warrior must explore and master to survive.
The world of Cora is in constant battle between what its inhabitants call good and evil.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Fantasy violence with blood.