Anachronox
Released Oct 2013
Join Sylvester "Sly" Boots and Stiletto Anyway as they trek across six bizarre planets investigating a galaxy-crushing mystery, searching for artefacts from an extinct alien race and unlocking the secrets of a powerful, advanced technology. It's your turn. PICK YOUR POISON.
74% positive · 634 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam Lowest $0.97 $6.99 −86% Green Man Gaming Steam key $6.99
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Evaluation
Anachronox is a classic RPG originally released by Ion Storm in 2001, brought to Steam by Square Enix on October 17, 2013. The game shipped as a complete, self-contained single-player experience with no post-launch content cycle — no DLC, no expansions, and no roadmap for additional content have ever been announced.
The only recent developer activity is a May 20, 2026 patch that added Steam Cloud support as part of Square Enix's broader effort to modernize their back catalogue. This is a quality-of-life maintenance update, not new game content, and the post explicitly frames it as a catalogue preservation initiative applied across multiple older titles. There is no indication of new story content, DLC, or any other additions being planned for the game.
Anachronox launched as a finished product and remains exactly that — a complete game receiving only occasional technical upkeep by its publisher.
Evidence
Store description describes a complete, self-contained RPG with no mention of DLC, seasons, or planned additional content.
Square Enix added Steam Cloud support to Anachronox as part of a back-catalogue maintenance initiative, alongside other classic titles like Sleeping Dogs and Just Cause 3. No new content announced.
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Square Enix
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Platform
Windows
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Join Sylvester "Sly" Boots and Stiletto Anyway as they trek across six bizarre planets investigating a galaxy-crushing mystery, searching for artefacts from an extinct alien race and unlocking the secrets of a powerful, advanced technology. It's your turn. PICK YOUR POISON.
Key Features:
- Craft your team from a cast of seven characters. Unravel evil galactic schemes, solve devious puzzles and fight wicked monsters.
- Immerse yourself in amazing turn-based real-time battles. Assemble alien weapons and master challenging mini-games.
- All this, plus mind-blowing cinematics and a heavy dose of gut-busting humour.
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Last evaluated Jun 19, 2026
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