Spire of Arkodea is an original RPG inspired by the strange personal-feeling magic of early PS1-era monster-raising and adventure games with low poly 3D characters on beautiful pre-rendered environments.
After a strange incident, you’re pulled from the real world into Arkodea: a mysterious world inhabited by creatures known as Monoforms. With no clear way home, you set out on a journey to save this unfamiliar land, befriending and battling unusual characters, all the while accompanied by your trusted partner Monoform. You’ll uncover the secrets of the Spire, and discover how Arkodea’s fate might just be tied to your own.
At its heart, Spire of Arkodea is about forming a bond with a creature that grows alongside you. Your Monoform partner can be trained, cared for, battled alongside and evolved, but its path is shaped by how you raise it, your actions and decisions will have real consequences for both the world of Arkodea and your partner Monoform.
The game blends creature care with real-time battles, exploration, minigames, and story-driven progression into a nostalgic but original adventure.
Spire of Arkodea will be available for PC, Mac, iOS and Android devices in 2027.
About Spire of Arkodea
Raise your Monoform
Monoforms are more than just battle units. They’re living companions you can interact with! Train their stats through short microgames at the Arcade, manage their mood and condition, help them recover from fatigue, and guide their growth over time.
Every Monoform has different care requirements, with some being needier than others. They also have their own strengths and weaknesses, with their own movesets and evolution paths.
Some evolutions will come naturally through training and care, while others might require some unusual conditions, hidden discoveries, and more.
Explore a Strange New World
Arkodea is a dreamlike world of forests, oceans, frozen peaks, fiery volcanoes and forgotten machines. At the center of the Sea of Arkodea stands the Spire, a mysterious tower said to hold the way for you to return home.
As you progress through your journey, you’ll discover over 100 unique characters, each with their own style and personality, and the Spire will become more than just a distant landmark. As a symbol of the forgotten world which came before, it’s also the key to finding the truth of Arkodea.
Battle in Real Time
Battles in Spire of Arkodea are action packed real-time encounters where positioning, timing, and your choices matter. Your Monoform will fight on your behalf responding to your commands while moving themself around the battlefield.
Choose to attack, defend, dodge or reposition and use items, and learn how each Monoform will behave under pressure!
Each Monoform has their own strengths and weaknesses and a pool of moves to choose from. Gain exp and level up to unlock new attacks, battle strategies and even evolutions!
A New Game with an Old Soul
Spire of Arkodea is a designed to feel like a forgotten PS1 classic you might have discovered on an old demo disc: charming, mysterious, a little weird, and full of personality.
The visual style combines colorful low-poly 3D characters with pre-rendered backgrounds, aiming to recapture the atmosphere and feel of classic late 90s RPGs while building a new world with its own quirky inhabitants and story from the ground up.
About the Developer
Spire of Arkodea is being developed by Arkodea, a tiny new indie game studio set up by Ray Tweedie, a Scottish game developer with over 10 years of experience and a lifelong love of creature-raising games, classic RPGs, virtual pets, and strange little worlds that feel bigger than they first appear.
Our goal is simple: to create a heartfelt and personal love-letter to the games which inspired us back when we were kids in what seemed like simpler times.
Ultimately, this is a game about companionship, discovery, and finding our way home.