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Effulgence RPG

Effulgence RPG

Effulgence RPG is a party-based RPG where symbols form 3D visuals. Enemies are more than obstacles - they ARE the resource 💀. Destroy them to forge better gear!

Released Sep 10, 2026 Developer Andrei Fomin Platforms Windows Party-Based RPGTurn-Based CombatRetroSci-fiTurn-Based Tactics
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

87.5%positive72 reviews
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“Satisfying as hell gameplay, looks and sounds great, super fun in and out of combat. Only gripe is the dialogue sucks, an actual story would be nice.”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“relatively straightforward yet somewhat esoteric in its presentation. a good time with some absolutely gorgeous visuals, but not my first recommendation for someone in terms of RPGs? there's no real grinding, you kind of go through the motions and clear stages and the occasional…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 21 found this helpful

“Visuals are awesome definitely cannot fault that, but as a game? This really is little more than a tech demo - gameplay is all over the place.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2025-12 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

11all-time peak
0 1 2 2 avg · Dec 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

28achievements
2.0%median completion
0.9%rarest: Game Complete
44.5% of players 42.1% of players 37.4% of players 23.6% of players 21.5% of players 16.8% of players 12.7% of players 11.4% of players 7.1% of players 5.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 44.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
44.5%First Upgrade — Upgrade a hero stat once
42.1%Printed Thrice — Print an item from its schematic 3 times
37.4%Long Barrel Down — Defeat the boss “Long Barrel”
Rarest badges of honor
0.9%Game Complete — Complete the game
0.9%Pilot License — Obtain the Pilot License
0.9%All Locations — Complete every battle location at least once

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 26, 2026
Some Effulgence RPG Bosses Are Back -> In DUHASM

I've started working on a new game - DUHASM. If you played Effulgence RPG, you may recognize some familiar creatures: I've brought several of its bosses into a new first-person 3D world built from tex

Sep 14, 2026
Effulgence RPG has joined Steam Party-Based RPG Fest!

Effulgence RPG has joined Steam Party-Based RPG Fest! Build your party, turn enemies into resources, and explore a world made of symbols. The 25% launch discount is still live! I'm also working on the

Sep 10, 2026
Effulgence RPG 1.0 is out now!

Effulgence RPG has officially left Early Access and reached version 1.0! Thank you to everyone who played, tested, reported bugs, and helped shape the game during Early Access. The full adventure is n

Sep 04, 2026
Update 28801

Release Candidate Update Added the ability to rename heroes. Added Veteran Run and Master Mode for additional playthroughs. Fixed several XyComb AI issues with card abilities and blocked glyphs. Fixed

Sep 01, 2026
Play the 1.0 Release Candidate now!

Effulgence RPG 1.0 is almost here - the official release is on September 10. But Early Access owners can start playing the 1.0 Release Candidate right now and help me with the final testing before rel

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsParty-Based RPG · Turn-Based Combat · Retro · Sci-fi · Turn-Based Tactics · RPG · Tactical RPG · Dark Humor · Singleplayer · Adventure · Comedy · Turn-Based (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Color Alternatives · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, Ukrainian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Polish
ControllerFull support
Achievements28
Official sitehttps://retroandrei.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: 8, 10, 11 Processor: 1.6 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 100 MB available space