Publisher WhisperGames and indie game studio Black Voyage Games have announced that their brutal roguelike tactical RPG Lost In The Open is now available in Early Access on PC via Steam. Lost In The Open was showcased during gamescom 2025, at which it garnered praise from players who were able to try it out at the event, where the game offered tense and brutal skirmishes.
Check out the Early Access Release Announcement Trailer for Lost In The Open below:
If you love playing roguelikes with tense and brutal battles, Lost In The Open may be the game that piques your interest. Its story revolves around a betrayed king of ill repute, who is fleeing from those who want him removed from the throne through an event-filled no man’s land. Unless he atones for transgressions, all hope seems to be lost for him. Lost In The Open takes place in a low-fantasy medieval world where you step into the shoes of Nrvesk, fleeing from the city of Stratha after an attempt on your life is made.
You begin the perilous journey with a pair of bodyguards and explore a procedurally generated world where you will come across unique encounters, brutal battles, and tough decisions. The choices you make in the game have a direct effect on your campaign, and this makes every playthrough different from the previous one. Decisions like whether to investigate that distant light in the forest, or fight or run from a battle, everything matters in the game.
To make things a little more difficult, if you are injured during a battle, your health and sustained injuries are carried over between battles, which makes every second battle a risk if you are injured. This makes decision-making a critical element of the gameplay. The developer details the key features of the game as:
- The king is an essential unit: Nrvesk is a competent warrior, but his death means the end of a run. This raises the stakes of every battle, forces you to play with care and more tactically, and encourages various ways to build him. Do you create the ultimate leader, encouraging and supporting your companions from across the battlefield? Or a nigh-impossible-to-kill warrior, who survives on account of his own prowess?
- Narrative Purpose: At the heart of Lost In The Open is Nrvesk’s goal: Return to his throne by any means necessary. As you venture through the land between Nrvesk’s home and Stratha, you will find this manifesting in many strange and unique ways. Remember what lead Nrvesk to this situation in the first place…
- Watch your flanks! 8-Directional combat!: Never has positioning been so important on the battlefield! A unit forced out of position, or a tactical flank, can change a certain victory to a devastating loss. No longer is combat just a numbers game, but one that takes multi-dimensional thinking and forward planning. Watch your rear, and hold the line!
- Forge your companions’ identities: Mould each companion through unique upgrade paths that are redefined with every run.
- Replayability: Yes! Multiple endings are planned, depending on how players navigate the game’s moral and strategic choices.
If you are interested in getting your hands on Lost In The Open and participating in its Early Access phase, you can head over to its official Steam page and buy it. The game offers a free demo as well, so you can give it a shot before spending money.
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