Fatekeeper: The Dark Messiah Successor That's Bringing Physics-Based Combat Back
Fatekeeper launches in Early Access Winter 2025 for PC. Master melee combat, powerful magic, environmental physics, and build your character
Fatekeeper: The Dark Messiah Successor That's Bringing Physics-Based Combat Back
The first-person fantasy RPG genre is about to get a serious shot in the arm. Fatekeeper , developed by Paraglacial and published by THQ Nordic, is a brutal action RPG that channels the environmental physics mayhem of Dark Messiah of Might & Magic while delivering the character progression and world-building modern players crave. Set to launch in Early Access for PC via Steam this winter (Q4 2025), Fatekeeper promises visceral first-person melee combat, deep magic systems, and handcrafted environments where every barrel, spike trap, and cliff edge becomes a weapon. The Pedigree Behind the Project Paraglacial is a new studio formed by veteran developers from Grimlore Games, the team responsible for the critically underrated SpellForce 3 series. This experienced crew brings their understanding of deep RPG systems and tactical combat to the first-person perspective, creating something that feels both familiar and refreshingly different. The studio is taking a focused, linear approach t…
