Planned Release Date: 2027

About This Game

NOSTRA will be playable for the very first time at gamescom 2026 in Cologne, August 26-30, in the indie hall. The demo is exclusive to the show floor. Come by, take up the sword, and be among the first to ever set foot in Nostra.

Nostra is an island continent, ringed by an ocean from which no ship has ever returned. Upon it stand three kingdoms, holding an uneasy peace, each proud, each wary, each certain the others will break it first. Marble cities, mountain holds, harbor markets: a world worth protecting, and worth fearing for.

Beneath the politics, something older has begun to stir. Portals open where they should not. Gentle creatures turn. The old peace is thinner than anyone wants to admit.

You begin far from all of it, in a village that has never mattered to anyone. Where the road takes you, and what you become along the way, is yours to find out.

A custom battle system built around Boost, Ward shields and Runic Power, where Action Sequences choreograph every strike. Position, timing and resources decide the fight, not grinding. And a battle camera frames every encounter like a scene from a film.

A dynamic day and night cycle with atmospheric lighting. Spatial audio that places every sound around you. Weather that rolls over the land, and footsteps that answer the ground beneath you. Nostra is a world that reacts, down to the smallest detail.

• Calum: the dominant central realm of order, trade and glory, raised where three great rivers meet.

• Dorneval: the southern coast of scholars, traders and blood-sport arenas.

• Vargheim: the northern mountain hold of warriors and deep crystal mines.

Each with its own people, politics and secrets.

Shape your protagonist across distinct specializations and progression tiers, each with its own combat identity.

An original orchestral score, written specifically for the world of Nostra, from quiet village melodies to sweeping battle themes.

Key Features

• Tactical side-view combat built on Boost, Ward shields and Runic Power

• Three kingdoms to uncover, each with its own people, politics and secrets

• A world that reacts: day and night cycle, weather, spatial audio, atmospheric lighting

• Deep knight progression across distinct specializations and tiers

• An original orchestral score, composed for the world of Nostra

• Pixel art with a cinematic eye: detailed environments, custom animation, film-like battle framing

Nostra is the debut title from Runecraft Studios, built by a single developer together with a small circle of freelance artists. And it is only beginning: new regions, stories and mysteries arrive as the world grows.

Add NOSTRA to your wishlist and follow the journey from the start.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

Some non-gameplay assets in this game (backgrounds, environment and concept art) were created using AI-assisted workflows, specifically: Runecraft AI (in-house workflow), Higgsfield and Pixellabs (select assets). The game's music is produced through studio recordings with live-played instruments; Suno is used supplementarily for optimizations and atmospheric additions. The majority of all game content (characters, sprites and core assets) is hand-crafted; AI is a supplementary tool in the production process. The shipped game does not generate any content at runtime via AI.