Peripeteia

Peripeteia

Early access since Feb 2025

You are Marie, a cyborg mercenary dropped into the rot of a post-Soviet city of corruption and opportunity. Shoot, sneak, hack, climb or talk your way through alt-history cyberpunk Poland in an immersive sim where every problem has multiple solutions and every rooftop is reachable.

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Evaluation

Peripeteia is a cyberpunk immersive sim currently in Early Access, having launched on February 21, 2025. The developer, Ninth Exodus, has been actively and consistently updating the game since launch. At launch, the developer explicitly announced that the next major map, "Dustbowl," would be arriving within a few months, with a general statement that "there's more to come." That commitment to additional maps has not been walked back. More recently, the April 9, 2026 Stash Update post reiterated that "a public roadmap is coming" and that "big things ahead" are in the works — a clear signal that the developer considers the game far from complete. Since launch, Ninth Exodus has shipped two major content updates, eight feature patches, and fifteen bug fixes. The most recent developer communication was a polish patch on April 17, 2026. The pace of updates and the developer's own language make clear this is an active project with significant content still to come. The game remains officially designated as Early Access on Steam, meaning the developer has not declared it a finished product. A full 1.0 release remains the stated goal.
Evidence
The Stash Update post announces 'a public roadmap is coming' and 'big things ahead,' reaffirming ongoing development plans well beyond the current state of the game.
news post · Apr 9, 2026 source content planned
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The Stash Update (April 9, 2026) shipped a major new system — persistent item carrying across levels and Marie's apartment stash — marking the second major content milestone post-launch.
news post · Apr 9, 2026 source content shipped
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Ninth Exodus
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Peripeteia is a cyberpunk immersive sim set in alternate-history Poland – a first-and-third-person game mixing shooter, stealth and RPG mechanics with an unexplored setting and original ideas.

You are Marie: a cybernetic mercenary in a post-Soviet city full of corruption and opportunity, where nations, factions and ideologies clash. You will use your wits, tact, and raw violent nature to complete tasks shrouded in conspiracy and mystery. Logic, skill and ruthless cunning win the day in an interactive world – but when that fails, a loaded gun and the ability to climb virtually anywhere, will suffice.

EXPLORE A CITY THAT GOES DEEPER THAN YOU THINK

Levels so vast they take hours to explore. Every tower, sewer, rooftop and basement is real and reachable. No quest markers. No correct path. If you can see a ledge, Marie can grab it. Forge your own routes with a sabre jammed into a wall or a well-placed crate. Get lost. Find something no one else found. That's the point.

ARM YOURSELF

Over 100 weapons – Cold War surplus, prototype rarities, stolen NATO hardware. Every magazine, every bullet, every attachment exists as a physical object in your inventory. Strip enemy weapons for parts. Transfer your gear between missions. Build your stash in Marie's basement. Plan your loadout or improvise when everything goes wrong.

EVERY PROBLEM HAS MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS

Hack terminals. Possess enemies. Manipulate factions against each other. Sneak through the vents, talk your way past the guards, or come in loud with a stolen PKM. Every mission is a sandbox. Your choices determine who lives, who dies, and whose flag flies over the city.

SURVIVE

Marie is living military surplus – powerful but not invincible. Manage your implants, ration your energy, scavenge what you can. The city doesn't care about you. Its factions will use you and discard you.

LOSE YOURSELF IN THE EASTERN NIGHT

An unforgettable soundtrack featuring Sewerslvt, Ed Harrison (Neotokyo, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided) and a dozen other amazing artists. Drum and bass, atmospheric ambience, breakcore. Post-Soviet brutalism rendered in the grit of the early 2000s with modern lighting. Rain on concrete. Every second of this city sounds and looks exactly as dark as it should.

An immersive sim for people who think the genre never got the sequel it deserved.

Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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