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Watch trailer on Steam ↗Alarial's Blessing
HexaNeph Games · Published by HexaNeph Games · Official site ↗
Content notice: The game features depictions of violence and blood, and imagery that some players may find disturbing. The game contains revealing outfits, partial nudity and non-explicit sexual content.
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Experience the tragic tale of three wandering mercenaries and the lonely goddess who wouldn't let them die. Fight challenging, turn-based battles and explore a continent of forgotten mysteries in this fresh twist on the JRPG genre.
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Explore Alarial's Blessing, where strategy meets story as you navigate battles and mysteries. Join three wandering mercenaries in their quest alongside the lonely goddess who won't let them die.
About this game
Alarial's Blessing is a turn-based RPG for mature audiences that brings fresh ideas to the JRPG genre. The game takes a modern approach to the 2D, top-down formula, but keeps the classic hand drawn animations. Gameplay has a heavy emphasis on story, exploration and combat.
Travel with Kal, Tyranel and Mina as they wander the land living the simple life of independent mercenaries. Move from town to town taking jobs, slaying monsters, searching unexplored locations and assisting eccentric clients.
During their time together, simple jobs begin to carry unexpected weight. Decisions linger. Relationships strain and strengthen. Small moments, acts of kindness and bouts of violence all leave their mark under the watchful eye of the goddess. Why has she taken such an interest?
Join our trio of characters on an emotional journey you won’t soon forget.
Wander the continent of Vollun discovering its many secrets and rich lore. Travel through unique zones connected by a large, traversable overworld in the classic JRPG setup. Numerous forbidden relics and long hidden creatures await discovery by the bold and curious.
Features
No direct quest tracking. Instead, Kal will record relevant notes and details in his journal. Analyze the information you have to make progress and complete requests.
Discover interesting rumors from chatting to local residents. Who knows where a seemingly random bit of information could lead?
Acquire in-game maps of varying quality to help you navigate. Maps of unknown origin are just as likely to lead to danger as unclaimed treasure.
Alarial's Blessing features a unique, new combat system with challenging, turn-based fights. There are no random battles. Every fight is hand-crafted to bring a custom challenge. That means there are fewer fights, and standard fights are closer to mini-boss battles.
Features
Observe enemy behaviors and attack patterns in fights that play out almost like a chess match.
Movement and positioning are key elements to victory as the size and shape of battle arenas change. Environmental objects can also play an important role in triumph or defeat.
Mina, Tyranel and Kal all have a unique progression system and talent tree. Customize your party to match your preferred play style. No builds are invalid, so find what works for you!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 or newer
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 or AMD Phenom II X4 945
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R5 230 or Nvidia GeForce GT 520
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Our Kickstarter campaign was a huge success!
Thank you!With the help of 2,501 backers, we’ve now raised a total of $167,386 (USD)! This is almost three times the amount of money we hoped to raise through Kickstarter. Truly, your support means the world to us and we are extremely grateful. We will do everything in our power to make sure every single backer feels satisfied with their pledge. We’ve got some big, long-term plans and those won’t be possible if we don’t release an amazing first game!Late Pledges and Stretch GoalsWe have enabled late pledges with a 10% price increase across the board. This is the Kickstarter recommended approach. It feels like a fair way to reward the backers who pledged now with a cheaper price without overly punishing future backers who simply never heard about the campaign.We’ve got one final stretch goal for New Game+ set at $170,000. If this funding goal is reached with the help of late pledges, we will absolutely be adding that feature!Kickstarter StatsWe thought it might be fun to give a little peak behind the curtain and include some stats from the Kickstarter campaign.Funding ProgressThey say Kickstarter campaigns can be roughly broken down into thirds:33% of funding in the first 3 days33% of funding in the last 3 days33% of funding in the entire rest of the campaignHere was our funding breakdown:$63,954 (38%), 686 backers (first 3 days)$29,527 (18%), 535 backers (last 3 days)$73,453 (44%), 1,264 backers (middle 24 days)I think we had a stronger than typical mid-campaign which possibly points to our advertising being effective. We ran ads on Facebook, Instagram and Reddit. The lower than typical final push I interpret to mean most people didn’t feel the need to wait to pledge.Video PlaysKickstarter highly recommends that every campaign should include a video. Interestingly, we have an almost one to one ratio for the number of people who watched the entire trailer (2,341) to the number of pledges (2,485).Reward PopularityThis is a breakdown of what reward tier each backer sel...Read full article on Community Announcements (HexaNeph Games)AnnouncementsOfficial
Kickstarter go live date is set for May 19th at 10am ET!
Our Kickstarter pre-launch campaign has been up for a few months now and the marketing has gone well. As of this post going live, we’re sitting at 2,997 followers on Kickstarter. The time has come!The campaign will go live on May 19th at 10am ET!Follow us on KickstarterHere’s a preview of some of the standard reward tier items:Kickstarter exclusive DLCPhysical copy of the gamePhysical softcover game manualPhysical hardcover art bookBeta accessAlpha accessWe’ll also have some limited slot “designer” tiers where you work with the team to create:CrittersTown NPCsCombat monstersSide questsEntire combat encountersPrimary story NPCsIf you would like more details on the reward tiers before the campaign goes live, hop on our discord server. We’ll be running a poll to get feedback on the rewards and are happy to answer any questions you may have!Join the Discord serverRead full article on Community Announcements (HexaNeph Games)
