Wednesday, August 13th 2025

Asterfel is a New Dark Fantasy Action-RPG Coming to Steam

Developer Mysteria Studio has today unveiled Asterfel, a third-person single-player Action-RPG that plunges players into a fractured island nation on the brink of collapse. Drawing inspiration from early 2000s RPG classics, Asterfel promises a rich blend of intense combat, storytelling, and a dark world shaped by magic gone awry.

Players awaken as a shipwreck survivor on the shores of Asterfel, an island torn apart by greed, fractured alliances, and supernatural forces. The King's magical mines have unearthed more than treasure. They've awakened horrors, stirred an old god from its slumber, and unleashed chaos across the land.
The heart of Asterfel is its faction-based narrative. Align with one of three rival factions:
  • The Crown Wardens, loyal to the King and charged with protecting his rule.
  • The Kindred, rebels fighting to free the people from oppression.
  • The Scholars, mages who seek to understand and control the surging tides of wild magic.
Each faction offers unique perspectives, quests, and moral dilemmas—your choices will shape the island's destiny. Asterfel also features a flexible, in-depth combat system where players can fight with swords, bows, or arcane runes. Engage in brutal melee brawls or cast devastating spells from a distance. Customize your playstyle, upgrade your skills, and prepare to face enemies both human and monstrous.

With a distinct Gothic-inspired atmosphere, Asterfel invites players to explore a sprawling open world filled with arid landscapes, forgotten ruins, dense jungles, and ancient mysteries. But danger lurks behind every corner. The further you travel, the more lethal your foes become—and the deeper the secrets you'll uncover.

Source: Mysteria Studio
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15 Comments on Asterfel is a New Dark Fantasy Action-RPG Coming to Steam

#1
ZoneDymo
man that looks bad, why is there an article for this ?
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#2
BArms
The textures look a bit generic and I don't see anything too interesting landscape wise, but I love me a good fantasy ARPG, a lot of them aren't very good but every once in a while a *Souls or Dragons Dogma or Outward appears. Interesting atmosphere and decent combat mechanics trumps all else for me.
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TheLostSwede
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ZoneDymoman that looks bad, why is there an article for this ?
It's a press release for one.
Also, we do support smaller developers here.
Btw, they're looking for a lead 3D character artist in case you want to help out.
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#4
ZoneDymo
TheLostSwedeIt's a press release for one.
Also, we do support smaller developers here.
Btw, they're looking for a lead 3D character artist in case you want to help out.
What I dont get about that is that plenty of small devs claim its near impossible to get noticed on the likes of steam because there is so much competition.
I guess all those others just dont do press releases?
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#5
MarquiseAke
Hmmm, looks like Gothic / Risen. I am up for that. As long as the gameplay mechanics are fun, that is OK with me. I don't need a pretty empty game like Ubi and EA games.
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TheLostSwede
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ZoneDymoWhat I dont get about that is that plenty of small devs claim its near impossible to get noticed on the likes of steam because there is so much competition.
I guess all those others just dont do press releases?
I have no idea, but I do at least try to cover some smaller game developers and their games.
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#7
shk021051
ZoneDymoman that looks bad, why is there an article for this ?
maybe an ad?
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#9
Sort_of_Grim
Interestingly no ui, probably too early in he build.
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#10
Onasi
>small indie game in a niche genre gets some spotlight
>it doesn’t look like usual AAA glitzy slop
>must definitely be an ad

Christ, and then people go “why is the industry getting so bad mens?”. The game looks fine, good enough for what it is. The guys at Mysteria had been working for years from what I know to try and get their passion project off the ground, which is what this is. How it will turn out is anyone’s guess, but with the demise of PB it’s not like we are spoiled with Gothic-likes anyway.
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#11
TheLostSwede
News Editor
SN2716057Interestingly no ui, probably too early in he build.
Older video with some UI elements.

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#12
dirtyferret
TheLostSwedeI have no idea, but I do at least try to cover some smaller game developers and their games.
yeah, why aren't you promoting "Grand Call of Doom Battlefield 29 Ultimate FTW Edition"? I desperately need to see the life like 30FPS 4k graphics of that game that can only be achieved with the RTX5090, a 50GB day five patch, and Nvidia double secret DLSS 4.5+

Let's get with the program here.
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#13
overclockedamd
Ya know usually I am a judgemental Andy but this hyped me for the dev. Reminded me of Greedfall in the video which i enjoyed immensely.
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#14
bad1080
looks good, thanks for bringing this to my attention! 👍
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#15
scottslayer
Looking at their social media this game has been in development for 5 years and is still not finished.
Found the "official" discord link looking through their twitter...it is just as old as their prototype release (5years), has 27 people total and is very lightly used. The Twitter itself is lightly used with the newest posts being retweet for IGN about their game, "We'll have some big news next week!" post, and UE5 asset store addition post. Everything before that is 4+ years old.
I assume this is purely an investor bait game from a small studio otherwise there would definitely be more media, posts, anything from the developers and the game release trailer would not be unlisted.
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