Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
Released Sep 2022
Arcanium is an Open-world, Strategy Card Adventure that merges Roguelite and Deckbuilding genres like never before. Control your party of three heroes, craft your deck, unlock a vast amount of cards and items and save the world of Arzu from corruption!
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Arcanium: Rise of Akhan launched into Early Access in late 2020 and received substantial updates throughout its Early Access period — most notably a major new province (Uzir) in April 2021, several hero additions, and large feature patches. On September 21, 2022, the game officially launched as version 1.0, marking the end of Early Access. The 1.0 launch post celebrated the game as a complete product, noting it shipped with 16 playable heroes, 3 provinces, a brand-new Arena mode, and over 600 cards.
Following the 1.0 launch, developer activity dropped sharply. The only post-1.0 communication on record is a bug fix patch on November 18, 2022 — this was routine maintenance, not a signal of ongoing content development. There are no announcements of future expansions, DLC, or additional content after the 1.0 release. There are no unreleased DLC entries in the store listing.
The 1.0 launch post reads as a deliberate conclusion: the team explicitly framed it as "the end of Early Access" and described everything included as the finished package. No roadmap, season pass, or post-launch content plan was communicated. The game launched as a complete, self-contained product, and the developer has not signaled otherwise. With no subsequent major content releases, no announced future content, and no developer posts beyond a single maintenance patch, the game is complete as of its September 21, 2022 launch date.
Evidence
Developer announced Arcanium 1.0 is now available, marking the end of Early Access. The post celebrated the game's completion with 16 heroes, 3 provinces, Arena mode, and 600+ cards — framed as a finished product milestone, not a starting point for ongoing post-launch content.
Arena mode beta launched ahead of 1.0, with the post describing it as part of the 'final' 1.0 patch. The beta was explicitly framed as a pre-release testing period, with the beta branch to go offline before the full 1.0 launch.
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Publisher
Rogue Games, Inc.
Achievements
87
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
A PERFECT COMBO
Merging the best of Roguelite and Deckbuilding, Arcanium is an epic, ambitious, open-world single-player strategy game. Form a party of three heroes and embark on a dangerous journey in order to defeat Akhan the Calamity, and save the world of Arzu from destruction.
OPEN WORLD DUNGEON CRAWLER
Roam freely inside a vast, fully procedural 3D map, but keep an eye on the Threat meter. The longer you stay in a Province, the harder the enemies get. Forge a path wisely, the choices you make have a lasting impact on the rest of your run.
UNIQUE TURN-BASED COMBAT
Strategize your attack on every turn, coordinating unique skills between all three heroes in your team. The innovative combat system is easy to learn while offering tremendous strategic depth.
PARTY OF THREE
Control a party of three heroes on the battlefield, each with their own skills (and ultimate abilities), equipment, and upgrades. Swap heroes in battle, allowing the healthier heroes to step in front of the incoming damage and protect your more fragile party members.
HERO UNLOCKS
Play with many unique heroes with varying mechanics and themes to keep you brainstorming new combinations. Each has a unique starting deck of Ability cards that fits one of 6 classes. Triple-supports? All ranged Abilities? Damage-over-time heavy? Anything goes! Find the play style that works for you.
RPG-STYLE LOOTING
Find powerful artifacts, gain new skills from cards, learn cross-character abilities, and discover consumable items throughout your journeys. You can edit your Heroes' ability decks and equipment rosters at any time outside of combat.
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Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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