Starless Umbra

Join Amalia as she searches for her friend in a land afflicted by a noxious fog. The deeper she ventures, the further she unravels a force that threatens far more than just one life.

Real-time combat

• Start battles as you approach enemies on the field in a real-time battle system. No random encounters, no turns.

• Choose from skills that encourage rapid resource management and clever positioning. HP replenishes after battle if your party is in good spirits.

• Manipulate enemy focus (aggro), encourage teammates, and master skill rotations in a system inspired by MMORPGs and action RPGs.

• Play with friends (couch co-op) for even more chaos.

Plenty of character customization

• Select abilities and enhance them with augments, discoverable gems that change how skills behave.

• Learn passive abilities from equipment, such as combat-start buffs or bonuses when allies fall.

• Combine skills to create devastating combos.

A focus on fun

• 15–25 hour story focused on grounded relationships in a deadly fog-plagued world.

• Gameplay variety: minigames, puzzles, and quests; performance affects difficulty.

• Encouraged item usage; refill empty bottles in towns instead of hoarding.

This project was built over 20 years through multiple engines, story rewrites, and with the help of a patient, supportive community.

• zexyu - Story, engineering, graphics

• SaKo - Character portraits

• puking rabbit - Monster sprites

• Pipasdefranilla - Character sprites

• Brandon McKagan - Music