The world above is gone. Guide two souls through a rotting underground and shape who they become with character traits in this grimdark role playing game. Sneak past strangers, try to understand them, or tear them apart. Anyone can die, your choices matter, and people remember how you treat them.

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Planned Release Date: Nov 9, 2026

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About This Game

Deep underground in 887 AD, Slovenia, after the fall of the Carolingian Empire, the last of humanity dwells in just two settlements. Honor has all but given way to survival instincts and everyone has their own idea of the best way to survive this new world.

Explore the underground as hopeless Slavic peasant Jaro and sheltered Frankish princess Gisela. Guide them to stop the rot, both in their fellows and in the underground itself. Sneak past strangers, try to understand them, or tear them apart. Become charming manipulators, mysterious weirdos, or complete disasters.

Mix and match eight traits that change your approach to everything. In one life, you might push boulders to solve problems. In another, smash straight through them. Getting caught by an enemy could mean death, or perhaps convince them to let you go and even end up becoming friends...

Every trait can change dialogue and the choices available to you choices. Some combine in ways you won’t expect, and others can create a confusingly contradictory person. You might end up as someone who cannot see the truth, thus leading you to a terrible end should you follow only what is said to you directly.

If you liked Disco Elysium, you'll know some of what to expect.

If you get too risky and push too hard, a main character can die. That's okay, keep playing as the other one.

There are many opportunities to make choices that are big and small, though which ones will come back to haunt you are often a mystery. In trying to help your childhood friend, you might accidentally get him killed. Or, if you speak your mind and stand up for someone, with the right traits you just might save their life...

If you ignore people, they will have no real opinion on you. Maybe that's better than being rude to them, but will they be there for you when you need them?

There are many opportunities to spend time with and help others, often through minigames that can have a big impact on the outcomes of each settlement. Who will the princess Gisela choose to marry? Who will help Jaro with his rebellion? There aren't many humans left alive, so each person on your side matters greatly...

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • OS *: Microsoft Windows® 8.1/10 (64bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i3-4340 or better
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Compatible OpenGL / VRAM 1GB or better
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS *: Microsoft Windows® 8.1/10 (64bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i3-4340 or better
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Compatible OpenGL / VRAM 1GB or better
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: OS X 10.6.8
    • Processor: Intel (runs well on Apple Silicon via Rosetta)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 capable graphics card
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: OS X 10.6.8
    • Processor: Intel (runs well on Apple Silicon via Rosetta)
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 capable graphics card
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
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