About This Game

"Beyond the great plains and mountains, deep inside the forbidden lands, lies a dormant kingdom, untouched in centuries. Those who enter the vast ranges of its terrible curse, will forever drift along its unknowable, shifting paths. Running from horrible creatures, hiding in crumbling ruins, watching for lights on the mountain during starry nights. A long, solemn journey nears its end as you row the small boat across the clear lake, towards the barrier."

Introduction

Step into a cursed land haunted by the past and reach its ancient center to complete your journey through the forbidden lands. Immerse yourself in this atmospheric, turn-based roguelike and become the first to ever return from the barrier.

Features

• A Forbidden Land: Explore a hand-made world of dark forests, bottomless lakes, crumbling ruins, and sunken temples. Pass rivers, monster nests and spider forests on unpredictable paths through the wilderness, using the streamlined controller or keyboard inputs.

• Ebbs and Flows: Forage rusted weapons, scarce supplies and mystical charms to withstand the forces of the world. Enter forgotten temples, damp sewers and abandoned huts to find precious gear. Look out for the little food you can find to avoid starving along the way. Every resource found is vital to survive, so keep an eye out for hidden stashes.

• Feel Your Heart Beat: Every move is a calculated choice. This is a tense, turn-based experience where one rash step can invite disaster. Time moves only when you do, allowing you to pause, survey the situation, and carefully think about your next step. Should the hero die, the game resets and a new game will start, on a new path, that flows as wildly through the land as the one before.

• The Living Ghosts: Encounter ferocious wildlife, long lost souls and evil monsters that haunt you in the dark. Carefully balance your approach in the turn-based combat to overcome the dangers of this world, weighing the strengths and weaknesses of your gear and whether to fight or retreat.

• A Haunting Place: Immerse yourself in the game's moody soundscapes and unique graphics, brought to life by a custom engine that brings retro aesthetics into the third dimension, with dynamic lighting and visual flourishes like day, night and weather cycles.

Early Access

Support by Early Access players makes it possible for me to update and expand the game every Friday and to create Youtube videos, Twitch streams, and more to reach new players. Thank you! Every update is accompanied by a Youtube video where I explain the changes. For more in-depth information, check out the stream recordings on Youtube. For daily updates, see the development log on the website.

Content Roadmap

New mechanics and smaller features are not listed below but will be introduced throughout the timeline.

• (Jun 2026+) Meta Progression: Meet-able Characters, Encounters, Unique Named Locations

• (Jul 2026) Coast Region: Map Expansion, Monsters, Locations, Dungeons, Encounters, Items

• (Sep 2026) Mountain Region: Map Expansion, Monsters, Locations, Dungeons, Encounters, Items

• (Dec 2026) Fourth Region: Map Expansion, Monsters, Locations, Dungeons, Encounters, Items

• (Feb 2027) Endgame Region: Resolves the game's story

• (2027+) After Early Access: More Regions and Platform Ports

Current Content

• 1 Forest region with 4 sub-regions

• 500+ Start locations in the over- and underworld

• 100.000+ Different paths through the world

• 15+ Deadly beasts and monsters

• 70+ Loot-filled interiors and dungeons

• 15+ Essential weapons & gear

• 10+ Vital food and aid Items

• 100+ Discoverable secrets, puzzles and traps

• 15+ Game-altering charms

• Immersive Weather and Day & Night Effects

Community

Join the community! Share your thoughts and ideas in the Subreddit and help shape the game's content and features. You can follow the game's development on Youtube or join my streams on Twitch. Visit the game's website for the schedule. If you have a question or found a bug feel free to create a post in the Steam Discussion Forums.

"That narrow, broken path through the trees there. Snakes all the way deep into the kingdom." The old man looks at you. "Rubble and curses are all that's left there. Some other went there long ago. Looked just like you. Best you find something else." He grows silent, his eyes fixed beyond the trees.