Beloved Rapture
Release date: Oct 7, 2024
Developers: Rapturous Studio
Publishers: 2 Left Thumbs
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Categories: Single-player, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

A New Retro-Style RPG Embark on a cinematic, mid-length adventure—a coming-of-age dark fantasy delving into trauma, friendship, and existentialism. 🎵 Authentic 16-bit-inspired soundtrack ⚔️ Dynamic and challenging turn-based combat! 🧙 Six unique playable characters 📖 Choose Classic or Story mode to match your playstyle. Build your party! Six total party members, each with their own unique skills and stats . You'll earn new gear as you explore, assigning bonus level up points), and watch your party quickly grow more powerful. No random encounters or forced grinding. Engage Turn-Based Battles! Choose between Active Mode (real-time enemy attacks) or Wait Mode (time pauses for decisions) options.   ( Active is the game default.) Tough foes: challenging battles and varied will keep you on your toes, including powerful optional bosses.  Explore & Discover! Run, swim, climb, or fly a dragon through vast pixel art landscapes. Battle at the colosseum, take on extra quests, hunt Runes, or gamble your gold away at the bazaar.  Gameplay frequently swaps between linear and open-ended sections—keeping the chapters fresh and varied. STORY Johan, an introverted young man from the countryside, finds himself thrown into a conflict beyond his comprehension. The Aeons—-an enigmatic & cultish militia—move ever closer to his isolated home on Veritas Mountain. Now faced with a threat to his once-elysian lifestyle, Johan decides on the role he is destined to play in their escalating conflict. At his side are Aiden , the mysterious son of an exiled warrior, who has trained since childhood in the mystic arts; and Crysta , a runaway noblewoman intent on ending the war before it reaches her family.. Through his coming-of-age journey, Johan confronts the ghosts of his family trauma, his passions and sensuality, and ultimately his own inner demons. 

Press reviews: “A traditional style turn based RPG that offers a very classic experience. It has some important pinches of brilliance that make it rather remarkable.” FromTheVoid Games “If you're an old-school gamer like me, then honestly drop everything and just get this game because you will not be disappointed! But even if you're more of a new-school gamer this has everything that you want in a fun filled, bite-sized adventure.” DavidVinc “I really feel like I've been along for the ride with these wonderful characters (I've felt their pain and torment, their humor and wit, their love and desires, etc.). I have played countless RPGs over the years and actual storytelling of late seems secondary and slips my mind weeks after playing most games. It's one thing to develop a visually stunning game with fun combat, but to weave a magnificent story that will stay with the player for years, that is truly special.” Pixel Pegasus 

Notes: There are mature themes in the game, but not any that would typically be considered triggering. And there is 1 scene of violence that is more graphic than the rest of the game, as the standard battles have no real visual violence.