Being a master of the occult is not as simple as flinging colored missiles from your fingertips.

A new kind of spell system which sometimes takes more than it gives.Belief Systems also offer unique dialogue options, expanding the breadth of role-playing possibilities. Stygian's Belief System determines how your characters cope with the warped reality of the new Arkham, as well as the rate at which they regenerate lost Sanity.Sometimes it pays to be mad in a world gone mad! Mental illness comes with advantages as well as hindrances. Your character's Sanity and mental state will influence dialogue options.Recruit these and other outlandish beings to your crew. A host of weird companions will accompany you on your ill-starred journey: the lonely, antediluvian 'Outsider', a fallen soldier of the Great War reanimated by Herbert West.Choose from 8 main character Archetypes, each with its own origin backstory and specialties.Take part in quests inspired by your favorite stories and see them play out according to your own decisions and role-playing style.

Enemies, environments and storylines inspired by Lovecraft’s iconic original works.

A hand drawn 2D world reflecting Lovecraft's themes of cosmic horror and dread.

Sometimes the best solution will be to flee what lurks beyond the threshold.

Physical combat will be challenging, spellcasting will have dire consequences, and your sanity will be strained to the breaking point by unknown abominations. Your desperate battle against forces beyond comprehension will haunt you until the end. Create your own character based on 1920's archetypes and carve a path through a broken and mysterious world. In Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, the player journeys from a doomed Arkham into the depths of the Abyss.

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