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You have died, and what lies before you is no heavenly light, but the crumbling remains of something long forgotten. Instead of celestial gates or fiery torment, your soul drifts through the collapsing maw of a wormhole, hurled across time and space until you awaken amidst the shattered ruins of a vast library on the remnants of a moon. Dust floats through fractured shafts of cold light, pages flutter soundlessly in the void, and a voice, calm, resonant, and ancient, whispers within your mind, guiding you towards a waiting skeleton who seems to know far more about your fate than you do.
That’s how Harbingers of Desspair begins, not with a birth, but with a second chance.
The skeleton, serving as both mentor and tormentor, offers you the opportunity to reclaim form. Led to a glowing rostrum of ancient magic, you are presented with thirty-two bodies to inhabit, each a unique vessel for your soul. Yet, among them lie more formidable options, you may possess Desspair himself, the mysterious figure at the heart of the calamity, or one of his trusted Guild Officers, each defined by their own weapons, spells, and temperaments. Your task is monumental, travel back through the shattered fabric of time to prevent the wormhole from consuming the world that once was, and perhaps reclaim the fragments of your own identity along the way.
The early access version of Harbingers of Desspair unfolds across fourteen richly imagined zones, the first glimpse of a setting that spans a gas giant and three Earth-sized moons, peppered with pocket dimensions that bend the laws of nature. It’s an environment designed for discovery, where exploration, questing, and survival intertwine. Players can gather resources from the world’s varied landscapes, build bases using carpentry and blacksmithing, and craft their own armour to endure the challenges that lie ahead. The experience feels part fantasy adventure, part survival odyssey, all tied together by Spatial Rift Entertainment’s fondness for intricate world-building.
Beyond the quiet crafting and exploration, the game’s events breathe personality into its strange universe. One moment you might find yourself embroiled in a rowdy tavern brawl, the next, you’re taking part in a Dwarven battle arena, sparring on a living chessboard, or attending a skeletal troop training class, because even the dead, it seems, must stay sharp. Each encounter adds flavour and unpredictability, ensuring that life after death is anything but dull.
The challenge grows with each region, as players face zone bosses and their ring-event battles, trials that test both skill and preparation, rewarding victors with powerful artefacts and spells. The developers promise a world that evolves through consistent updates, with new quests, bosses, and mechanics arriving every month. The single-player offline experience already feels whole, yet it’s merely the foundation for what’s to come.
Spatial Rift Entertainment plans to introduce multiplayer functionality in 2026, transforming Harbingers of Desspair into a shared universe of souls navigating the ruins of creation. For now, the game offers a deep and personal odyssey, saved locally to your own machine, so your progress, your victories, failures, and reincarnations, remain truly yours.
When it eventually leaves Early Access, its price will rise, but the developers are clear about their intent, early players are not only testers, they are founders of a world in flux. Every update refines its systems, and every adventurer who steps through the wormhole contributes to shaping what Harbingers of Desspair will become.
It’s a haunting premise, to die, to awaken, and to wander through the cosmos in search of a past that may no longer exist. Yet within its melancholic vision lies the spark of adventure, a reminder that even in despair, there’s purpose to be found, and that sometimes, the end is only the beginning.
Watch the Trailer on IGD (It’s age restricted to 18+)
Buy in Early Access or Wishlist Harbingers of Desspair on the Epic Games Store
