AT A GLANCE
The documented loop combines action combat, exploration and progression: dodge, block or parry; use weapon skills; explore, complete quests and points of interest; then spend stat and weapon-trait points. The public demo is a limited Diamond Shores slice, not the full Early Access plan.
Action combat and exploration
Steam describes close-range melee, ranged attacks and magic, with jumping, falling, rolling, dashing, blocking and parrying. Weapon choice changes the available skills. The game’s story begins in Auroria with an explorer joining a trading company and investigating an airship crash; exploration and combat sit alongside that narrative.
Sources: Official Steam store and Early Access details (checked 21 Oct 2026)
How character growth works
XLGAMES says character levels provide stat points, while weapon traits use a separate tree. Quests, exploration and points of interest supply most open-world experience; defeating monsters supplies some. Trait choices can unlock skills or change how an existing skill behaves, so two characters using the same weapon can build differently.
Sources: Official developer article: how progression works (15 Oct 2026)
Playable content versus promotional footage
The Steam store labels its 1:37 video “Gameplay” and the October Steam demo is an actual playable build. Store screenshots and trailer sequences are promotional material; they should not be used alone to claim that a feature is available in the public demo. The demo announcement specifically names Diamond Shores, four classes, PvP and the optional Throne of Hinnon challenge.
Sources: Official Steam store and Early Access details (checked 21 Oct 2026)Official Steam Next Fest demo announcement (1 Oct 2026)Official demo is now live (19 Oct 2026)
Demo scope versus Early Access plans
The demo is a time-limited slice centered on Diamond Shores; housing and trade are excluded, and its progress will not carry over. Steam’s Early Access description lists three regions and a wider set of systems, including dungeons, raids, PvP, housing, crafting and trading. Those are separate stages.
Sources: Official Steam Next Fest demo announcement (1 Oct 2026)Official Steam store and Early Access details (checked 21 Oct 2026)
Editorial scope
This is an independent guide project and is not affiliated with XLGAMES. Announcement dates, game-stage status and player reports are kept distinct. Promotional artwork is contextual and does not establish that a feature is playable.