Splintered

Released Oct 2025

A unique RPG where the villain randomizes the world with each defeat. Start with a classic RPG experience, then delve into shifting worlds where the overworld, items, and enemies shuffle, creating new challenges. Conquer these worlds to unravel the story and make your way to the final showdown!

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Steam Updated 11 Oct 2026 $9.99

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Evaluation

Splintered launched into Early Access and received a continuous stream of content updates throughout that period — including new story chapters (Chapter 3a on June 24, 2025; Chapter 3b on July 28, 2025) and new game modes. The game graduated to its full 1.0 release on October 23, 2025, which added Chapters 4 & 5 (concluding the main story) and the Trial of the Rogue. Post-launch, development continued actively. On December 17, 2025 — less than two months after the 1.0 release — the developer shipped v1.1 ("Trial of Chaos"), adding a new trial, new unlockable presets, and an expanded appearance selector. Bug fix patches continued into November 2025 as well. The store description explicitly notes "3 class archetypes (Paladin, Thief, Mage) with more to come," signaling that the developer has communicated ongoing content ambitions beyond what has already shipped. As of today (September 24, 2026), the last major content release was v1.1 on December 17, 2025 — approximately nine months ago. The established cadence between major content drops during Early Access and post-launch was roughly one to two months. At nine months of silence since the last major release, this is beyond the historical update window. However, the developer has not made any statement indicating development is complete or winding down, and the store description still explicitly references future content ("more to come"). Given that explicit forward-looking language in the store description, a development_uncertain signal is not warranted — the developer has communicated intent to add content. The game remains in active development status, though the extended quiet period since December 2025 is noted.

Evidence

v1.1 'Trial of Chaos' shipped post-launch, adding a new trial, the 'Random!' preset, and an expanded appearance selector. This is the most recent major content release.

news post · Dec 17, 2025 source content shipped

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Splintered graduated from Early Access to v1.0, adding Chapters 4 & 5 (concluding the main story) and the Trial of the Rogue.

news post · Oct 23, 2025 source content shipped

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Details

Developer

dotMake Studios

Publisher

dotMake Studios

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

RPG Pixel Graphics Turn-Based JRPG Retro 2D Turn-Based Combat Replay Value Procedural Generation Indie Adventure Exploration 8-bit Music Fantasy Magic

About this game

A unique RPG where the villain randomizes the world with each defeat.

Start with a classic RPG experience! The enemy has attacked, your king is dead, and the sacred artifact of your kingdom has been stolen. It's up to you, the descendant of a legendary knight, to avenge your king and restore your kingdom's artifact to its rightful place. But victory is only the beginning!

Upon completing your quest, the villain sends the world into chaos, Splintering (randomizing) your homeworld and rolling back time. It's up to you to unravel these Splintered worlds. Items, towns, and equipment has all been misplaced and your enemies share traits and abilities in unpredictable ways. Complete these Splintered worlds to unlock new challenges, classes, and game modes while getting one step closer to the final showdown!

Features:

Classic turn based combat. Use attacks, spells, and items to overcome your foes.
Level up equipment to unlock a multitude of powerful abilities to define your playstyle.
Mix and match equipment from 3 class archetypes (Paladin, Thief, Mage) with more to come!
Encounter dozens of enemies that, when randomized, shuffle their traits and abilities to form new, unpredictable, challenges.
Hunt enemies to unlock specialized passive talents and take your power to new heights.
Adapt to the randomized world. Improvise, master new playstyles, and counter deadly enemy combinations to overcome the Splintering.
Conquer challenges to unlock new game modes that drastically alter the game such as Roguelike Mode, Clairvoyance Mode, Instinct Mode, and more!
Level up to learn 9 core spells that can be further enhanced by equipment in powerful ways!
8-bit retro styled art and audio for a classic experience (that's MOSTLY faithful to the era).
Customize your favorite game modes and randomized settings to create your own flavor of endless fun.
Unravel a story that begins as a classic tale of treachery and unfolds into one of mystery, secrets, and truths.
Seamless in-game help feature. Telepathically communicate with your father for guidance if you get lost. (Note: Help feature is completely optional. Exploring and talking to NPCs will provide plenty of hints to complete the game without help.)
Endless randomized seeds.

Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026