Description

Legends of Astravia is a retro-style 2D RPG influenced by 90s and early 2000s-era JRPGs like Golden Sun and Grandia. The game features a dynamic battle system and a world rich with exploration and puzzles. As the wandering mystician Oliver, you and your companions must uncover the truth of your past... before the Cataclysm brings forth another age of ruin.

History

IGMC 2017 and Alpha Release

Legends of Astravia was originally created by Jaiden as an entry for the Indie Game Making Contest in 2017. Since then, the game has been massively refined, planned, and had its mechanics and vision solidified.

Revised Demo

Originally meant to be a small game, Legends of Astravia instead became a multi-episode, epic RPG as its ideas and mechanics evolved. On February 14th, 2022--nearly 5 years after the game's inception--the updated demo was released on Steam. Updated to be widescreen 720p resolution and an updated story and mechanics, it featured the first real look at the game.

Graphics Overhaul

In November 2022, Studio Alemni announced that the game would feature more personalized character artwork and 16-bit pixel art graphics.

Features

• Retro 16-bit graphics with a modernized interface and gameplay—all the nostalgia without the clunky mechanics.
• Explorable overworld that features twisting dungeons, rewarding puzzles, treasure-filled caves and more.
• "Turnless" battles where you feel the constant rhythm of combat as you choose your characters' actions.
• A diverse cast of charming characters each with their own personalities and abilities.
• Essence: A modular skill system that allows you to exchange abilities between characters and grow without the burden of skill trees or assigning stat points.
• Avoidable, on-map enemy encounters and grid-less 8-directional movement.
• Various side-quests, each with meaning and purpose that complement and build on the world's lore.
• Accessibility options to tune your experience, such as battle difficulty and speed modulation, visual adjustments, and control rebinding.