The Broken Seal
Released Jan 2018
In this game designed exclusively for VR, you can use your own voice to cast devastating spells and destroy your enemies. Join our open-world RPG and experience more than 40 hours of content. Find loot, face bosses and create a new legend - you!
87% positive · 214 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $18.99
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Evaluation
The Broken Seal launched on January 29, 2018, having exited Early Access. The store description states the developer remains "committed to its continued development" and mentions intentions to add more spells, systems, areas, and monsters — however, this language appears to be boilerplate enthusiasm written around the time of the 1.0 launch rather than a concrete, current commitment. All eight developer news posts are concentrated in a narrow window between November 2017 and May 2018, with the most recent post dated May 24, 2018. There have been no developer communications of any kind since that date — nearly eight years of silence as of June 2026. The update pattern (six feature patches between November 2017 and May 2018) was clearly tied to the Early Access-to-launch transition period and stopped entirely shortly after. No DLC has been listed, no roadmap was published, and no further announcements of specific content have ever appeared. The developer's promises of future additions, made at launch, were never followed through with any additional updates after May 2018. Given this extended silence with no developer activity since May 24, 2018, the game is effectively complete at the point of its last update.
Evidence
V1.6 patch released — the last official developer communication on record, adding equipment identification and weapon wind features.
V1.5 patch released, adding German language support and various gameplay adjustments.
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Developer
Publisher
XAREA
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP · Local/Split Screen
About this game
Welcome! We've spent the last couple years to create this vast, immersive and magical world and we’re incredibly excited to finally share it with you! Welcome to "The Broken Seal!"
We were tired of all the short, demo-like VR experiences out there and set out to design a full, feature-rich VR game with a level of depth you probably haven’t seen in VR before!
In this world, experience immersion on an entirely new level as you can release magic using your own voice by speaking or shouting the spells you cast!
Stay tuned for even more content! Though the game has left EA, we’re still committed to its continued development. We are working on adding new, exciting features such as more magic spells, new systems, new areas, more monsters, and so much more!Just in: We wanted a way to let gamers without VR to enjoy questing too, so we created an all new Non-VR mode. Now anyone can join together in this adventure to help rid the world of evil!
The ancient seal has been broken, the powers of darkness are devouring everything in the world. Now the world desperately needs a HERO to save it from impending catastrophe.
◆More than 40 hours of game content: A complete and fully featured game with levels of depth that’s deeper than just about every VR game you've experienced so far.
◆ Voice control: Use your own voice to cast spells! Forget hunting through menus - experience a new level of immersion as you wield magic in a much more realistic way than just pressing a button! It’s truly a unique and magical experience that we’re excited to share with you!
◆ Fantastic physics: we worked hard to make battling with different weapon types feel right in VR. Utilizing the Unreal Engine 4, we’ve been able to create a combat system that really lets you feel like you're fighting! In a genre that’s usually defined as “hack and slash,” now your questing actually requires real skill on a level that wasn’t possible before VR.
◆ Multiplayer mode. You are not alone in this world. Try playing multiplayer with your friends or summon pets to fight along side with you. Now you can even join up with non-VR players to fight in this epic quest!
◆ Dozens of various spells: Each spell has exciting, unique characteristics that evolve in different ways as you progress throughout the game.
◆ Looting: Get weapons and equipment as well as other kinds of loot during your battles and quests. Use what you find to strengthen and upgrade yourself to better fight the coming darkness!
◆ Vast, epic environments: Battle your way through forests, ancient relics, deserts, and snow covered mountains as you fight to cleanse the world of evil.
We’re a small team, but we’re extremely dedicated to this project. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us! Petter008@qq.com
We were tired of all the short, demo-like VR experiences out there and set out to design a full, feature-rich VR game with a level of depth you probably haven’t seen in VR before!
In this world, experience immersion on an entirely new level as you can release magic using your own voice by speaking or shouting the spells you cast!
Stay tuned for even more content! Though the game has left EA, we’re still committed to its continued development. We are working on adding new, exciting features such as more magic spells, new systems, new areas, more monsters, and so much more!
Just in: We wanted a way to let gamers without VR to enjoy questing too, so we created an all new Non-VR mode. Now anyone can join together in this adventure to help rid the world of evil!
The Broken Seal is a game designed from the ground up for virtual reality, supporting the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, but now allows “pancake” (non-VR players) to join up too!
The ancient seal has been broken, the powers of darkness are devouring everything in the world. Now the world desperately needs a HERO to save it from impending catastrophe.
Game Features:
◆More than 40 hours of game content: A complete and fully featured game with levels of depth that’s deeper than just about every VR game you've experienced so far.
◆ Voice control: Use your own voice to cast spells! Forget hunting through menus - experience a new level of immersion as you wield magic in a much more realistic way than just pressing a button! It’s truly a unique and magical experience that we’re excited to share with you!
◆ Fantastic physics: we worked hard to make battling with different weapon types feel right in VR. Utilizing the Unreal Engine 4, we’ve been able to create a combat system that really lets you feel like you're fighting! In a genre that’s usually defined as “hack and slash,” now your questing actually requires real skill on a level that wasn’t possible before VR.
◆ Multiplayer mode. You are not alone in this world. Try playing multiplayer with your friends or summon pets to fight along side with you. Now you can even join up with non-VR players to fight in this epic quest!
◆ Dozens of various spells: Each spell has exciting, unique characteristics that evolve in different ways as you progress throughout the game.
◆ Looting: Get weapons and equipment as well as other kinds of loot during your battles and quests. Use what you find to strengthen and upgrade yourself to better fight the coming darkness!
◆ Vast, epic environments: Battle your way through forests, ancient relics, deserts, and snow covered mountains as you fight to cleanse the world of evil.
We’re a small team, but we’re extremely dedicated to this project. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us! Petter008@qq.com
Thank Southlight Studios for helping us to improve the introduction of the game[/i]
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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