Arc Apellago
Released Nov 2020
Traverse the sky in this open-air platformer featuring elegant, fluid movement and swift combat. Play as a mysterious assassin-like wielder of spirit energy to strike down enemies, restore the great guardian statue and return the land to the earth
86% positive · 386 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Arc Apellago is a free-to-play student project developed at DigiPen Institute of Technology, released on November 9, 2020. The store description explicitly states it "was developed as a student project at DigiPen Institute of Technology and was created for educational purposes only," which clearly marks this as a finished, self-contained release with no expectation of ongoing development. There is only one news post on record, dated May 22, 2021, and it actually refers to a different game entirely (Metamorphos) — it appears to have been posted to the wrong game's store page by mistake. There are no DLC listings, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no post-launch update pattern for Arc Apellago itself. The game launched as a complete educational project and has received no substantive developer communication since its release.
Evidence
Store description states the game was developed as a student project at DigiPen Institute of Technology for educational purposes only, indicating it was shipped as a finished product with no ongoing development intended.
The only news post on record references a different game (Metamorphos) and appears to have been posted to the wrong store page by mistake — it contains no information relevant to Arc Apellago's development.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
The great guardian statue is attacked! Its spirit energy released and its protective powers broken, the ground shatters across the land: mountainous chunks of earth begin rising up into the atmosphere.
Traverse the sky in this open-air platformer featuring elegant, fluid movement and swift combat. Play as a mysterious assassin-like wielder of spirit energy to strike down enemies, restore the great guardian statue and return the land to the earth.
- Fluid, open-air combat with a satisfying slash
- Beautifully hand-crafted environments and animations
- Fight sword-wielding Frogs, spell-casting Sorcerers, and earth-crushing Golems on your path to restoring the Great Guardian Statue
This game was developed as a student project at DigiPen Institute of Technology and was created for educational purposes only. Please check out our publisher page for more information.
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Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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