NODE

NODE

Released Aug 2025

NODE is a 2.5D puzzle platformer set in a Cold War era nuclear complex. Guide your robot through a haunting, abandoned facility on the brink of catastrophe. Solve puzzles, shape the story with your choices, and unravel its past and present mysteries.

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Evaluation

NODE: The Last Favor of the Antarii launched on August 28, 2025, after seven years of development. Since launch, Lapsus Games has been actively supporting the game with a steady stream of patches and improvements. The team shipped multiple bug fix and feature patches in the months following release, addressing soft-locks, localization issues, Steam Deck compatibility, and physics stability. The most significant post-launch development came on May 28, 2026, when the developer released Update 1.1 — a major free update that added a brand new Platformer Mode (real-time direct control as an alternative to the original timeline-sequencing gameplay) and full ultrawide monitor support (21:9 and 32:9 resolutions). This update was preceded by a public playtest announced on May 12, 2026, and followed by additional patches through June 12, 2026, indicating the developer is still actively engaged with the product. The game has only one DLC listed — the soundtrack — which was released at launch. No additional paid content has been announced. However, the developer's continued active presence, including a major feature update as recently as May 2026 and ongoing patches just one week before today's date, indicates the game is still receiving meaningful attention. No specific future content has been announced, but the developer has not signaled that support is ending either.
Evidence
Major Update 1.1 released, adding a new Platformer Mode (real-time gameplay alternative) and full ultrawide support, described as directly addressing player feedback.
news post · May 28, 2026 source content shipped
high
Full game launched after 7 years of development, described as a complete experience with puzzles, hidden rooms, and story content.
news post · Aug 28, 2025 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Aug 2025

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Lapsus Games
Achievements
26
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

In a forsaken world of radiation and secrets, one AI stands between salvation and collapse. Explore Toska, a haunting nuclear labyrinth, where the echoes of the past meet an otherworldly twist. Can you outsmart the unknown and save us all?

Step into NODE: The Last Favor of the Antarii, a 2.5D puzzle-platformer set in the decaying heart of a Cold War nuclear complex. You command NODE, an autonomous AI, tasked with navigating a Soviet ruin teetering on the edge of catastrophe. Plan your moves, sequence commands, and master timeline-based puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery that holds humanity’s fate. Every choice shapes the story, every retry sharpens your strategy.

Two ways to play, one set of puzzles. Sequence your actions across a timeline, planning each jump, switch, and dodge before NODE executes the run. Retry, refine, and get it right. Or take direct, real-time control in the new Platformer Mode. The puzzles stay the same. The way you tackle them is up to you.

Set in a haunting Soviet nuclear facility from the Cold War era, where history collides with eerie sci-fi. Blending 2D and 3D, the game’s realistic graphics, rich visual storytelling, and intricate level design create a world steeped in secrets, bathed in dynamic lighting, and filled with chilling, atmospheric sound.

Engage with branching dialogues that blur the line between free will and programmed response. Shape your path through conversations monitored, manipulated, and remembered. In NODE, your decision isn’t just heard. It’s recorded.

NODE rewards those who look closer. Beyond its surface lies a network of hidden challenges, secret paths, and layered narratives waiting to be uncovered by those who question the obvious. Every detour offers deeper insight into the world’s history and architecture, inviting puzzle-solvers to dig beneath the noise and discover what others overlook.

Last evaluated Jun 19, 2026
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