Onyx
Release date: Dec 18, 2024
Developers: Dark Matter
Publishers: Dark Matter
Genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Early Access
Categories: Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

A more or less fortunate event led to you receiving your own piece of land, which you can freely develop. You can also explore the already accessible regions of Hyalen to complete quests, obtain new recipes, mine resources and improve your crafting skills. The game will initially be released as Early Access. This means that most of the functions are already available, but have not yet been fully developed. In addition, all systems are filled with initial content. Further content will be added in the course of further development. With an Early Access release, it is always to be expected that errors and other anomalies may occur. So if you are only interested in a finished game, you should give Onyx time for further development. If you are unsure about anything or have any other questions, you are welcome to ask them on the Onyx Discord. The game should currently fit more into the cozy game category. Although there are various enemies that you can fight, they are not particularly challenging and can be taken down rather comfortably. If you want to take it super easy, you can also choose the Cozy game mode, where you are teleported back to your land with 1 health point when you would actually die. Although more features have certainly been added in the meantime. Selectable game modes from cozy to hardcore. Character creation with various customization options. Your own piece of land that can be freely cultivated. Level up to 10 and earn skill points to spend across 8 trees, each offering 5 unique spells. You are not forced to go to sleep at night and can adjust the length of the day. First various small regions that can be explored, including for example an inhabited village, a shore, a mixed area, a forest area, a mountain and an old abandoned village as well as various caves. Mining trees, rocks, ores, etc. Grow various plants to process them or sell the harvest. Breed and multiply animals. Craft various items such as tools, weapons and clothing in different ways. Construct different buildings with different functions. Fulfill various quests that you receive from villagers, for example. Buy, find or catch different pets to accompany you on your journey. Find mounts to be able to move around more comfortably. Get Spells with different effects. Reputation system to increase your standing with NPCs or factions. New quests are also unlocked depending on your reputation level. Events such as zombie invasion, market day or ghost night. Various opponents.