Astatos

Astatos entered Early Access on December 16, 2021, and remains in Early Access as of today. The game has had a consistently active and communicative development team throughout its history. The most recent developer communication was on July 1, 2026 (version 0.9.7), which delivered a major technical overhaul of the game's Trial engine — described as "the largest technical change the game has ever had" — explicitly framed as laying the foundation for faster future content delivery. The post even references Hero Pack IV by name as a near-term example of what the new engine enables. Just two weeks before that, on June 17, 2026, the director (Compymono) posted the Chapter II finale ("Path Left Behind") and directly stated: "And more is still in the works. Significant technical and gameplay balance updates are being tested right now. We're also working on the new game mode — and of course, Chapter III!" The unreleased Cascade Trial (a PvE rogue-like mode) has been mentioned across multiple posts since December 2025 and is still outstanding. Chapter III was confirmed as the next major story milestone. Monthly Hero Skin cosmetics have been shipping with essentially every update. The development cadence has been robust: five Chapter II story parts released from January through June 2026, with major feature patches in between. The game is clearly mid-development with multiple named, unshipped content items outstanding and a highly active, transparent developer.