Archetype Entertainment has finally put a release date on its sci-fi action RPG EXODUS. The game will launch worldwide on April 7, 2027, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Steam and the Epic Games Store. The announcement came during Gamescom Opening Night Live, where the studio also showed a new cinematic gameplay trailer. The trailer puts the spotlight on Salt, an Awakened octopus who works as a mercenary and bounty hunter. She joins protagonist Jun during the journey and, unsurprisingly, brings some interesting combat abilities to the party.

As described and showcased by the developer, Salt operates a specialized combat mech and focuses on long-range attacks, evasive movement and ink-like smokescreens that can confuse and disorient enemies. She is essentially the game's sniper and support-by-distraction character, although the trailer suggests there is more to her relationship with Jun than simply covering her from a distance. Salt isn't the only companion joining Jun. Emrys, a member of the mysterious Deva species, will also take part in the action. The Deva are described as a Celestial species made up of multiple consciousnesses, and Emrys brings a more traditional support role to the battlefield. Emrys can launch Remnant Orbs that drain and weaken enemies, with the stolen energy then being transferred back to Jun as protection.

When we founded Archetype Entertainment, we wanted to push the boundaries of what RPGs could be. With EXODUS, our sci-fi action-adventure RPG, we had a clear vision: create a protagonist whose journey from nobody to hero mirrors your own growth as a player. In Jun, the game's main character, we hope to have created someone players can immerse themselves in as they confront humanity's greatest threats 40,000 years in the future. Today, I'm thrilled to announce that EXODUS launches Early 2027, and we're celebrating by unveiling our latest trailer: "The Rise of Jun Aslan."

From Salvager to Savior: Jun's Impossible Journey
You are Jun Aslan. When your story begins, you're not humanity's last hope. Not yet. You're a lowly salvager on Lidon, a dying moon forgotten by a galaxy that's moved on. Each day, you scrape through forty thousand years of wreckage: the bones of dead ships and failed dreams left behind by voyagers who came before. That's intentional. We want you, like Jun, to feel that sense of insignificance before the stars finally call to you.

As promised earlier, Archetype Entertainment, an Austin-based video game studio comprised of veteran AAA developers, including the legendary RPG creator James Ohlen, has released the new gameplay trailer for its new EXODUS game, called "EXODUS: The Traveler's Creed." Running at two minutes flat, the trailer shows what appears to be a Mass Effect-like third-person action RPG game, with some interesting twist to the gameplay.

In case you missed it, Archetype Entertainment was established back in 2019 as a division game developer and publisher Wizards of the Coast, and, in addition to James Ohlen, an ex-BioWare veteran, the studio also includes other RPG developers from Naughty Dog, 343 Industries, Electronic Arts, Blizzard, and other studios. In EXODUS, their new game, "humanity has fled a dying Earth, finding a new home in a hostile galaxy - here, we are the underdogs fighting for survival," putting the user in the role of "The Traveler", humanity's last hope. Set in an original sci-fi universe, the game is built around the impact of Time Dilation, where days in the different galaxy are decades back home, which will somehow impact the choices you make in the game and more, so it will be interesting to see how it is used in the game.