About This Demo

What is the Frontier? The barely charted outskirts of known space, where everything comes down to chance: strike it rich today, end up rotting in a pirate hold tomorrow. Many come here chasing glory and fortune. We're just trying to live here. Most days, survive. The Simurgh is a battered corvette, but the crew is top-tier.

Rob keeps us flying straight and makes sure we don't crash on landing.

Alice lives in the engine room, keeping the ship from falling apart. She can also crack a system or two when needed.

Khan knows more than the rest of us combined. We don't question it: his mission plans speak for themselves.

And then there's me — Jay. I joined them after a sentient crystal — hunted across half the galaxy — got into my head and turned my life as a simple courier upside down.

Now I have to figure out what it is, how to communicate with it and what's really happening on the Frontier while the rest of humanity looks the other way.

And you know what? We could use your help.

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PLAN YOUR STRATEGY: We took the best of X-COM and Final Fantasy and stripped away unnecessary coin-flipping. Every move matters. Procedurally generated maps adapt to your past decisions, keeping every encounter fresh and challenging.

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EXPLORE THE FRONTIER: The Frontier is vast and largely uncharted. Travel to worlds no one has set foot on, gather resources, earn credits, and unlock new opportunities.

GROW STRONGER: Upgrade your squad, find better gear, and keep it in working condition. Equipment failure in the middle of a fight is the last thing you want. High-end tech is rare out here, but a skilled merc always finds a way.

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CHOOSE YOUR PATH: Jay wants to survive. Johnson wants to be remembered. And what the crystal symbiont wants… no one really knows. Choose your allies and enemies, uncover the secrets of the Frontier, and shape the fate of humanity.

CHANGE THE WORLD: For 15 years, we've been building this universe together with our players. Now it's your turn to leave your mark.

CODE WHITE

So… what the hell is all this color symbolism about?

The public demo of Frontier: Path of Shadows will be available on Steam starting May 29, ahead of Steam Next Fest 2026. Wishlist the game to keep up with updates and help support the project during the festival! 

AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

Character designs are created manually by artists and writers, but we use AI to speed up the drawing of details or writing. We also use AI to speed up the drawing of backgrounds and planets. AI is not used to generate content directly during the game.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Game contains battle combats and some violence shown in nonrealistic ways.