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A frontline melee fighter using Longsword and Greatsword. Longsword specializes in timing, parrying, and counterattacks, while Greatsword can build Resolve for powerful offensive skills or follow a defensive trait path.

A mobile fighter wielding Longbow and Hatchet. Longbow offers ranged attacks such as Rapid Fire, Fire Arrow, and Ice Arrow, while Hatchet provides fast close-range combat enhanced by lightning and wind.

A magic-focused class using Elemental Staff and Wavesword. Elemental Staff combines fire and lightning spells with the Retain mechanic, while Wavesword supports close-range attacks and frost-based control.

A heavy melee class using Axe and Shield or Warhammer. Axe and Shield emphasizes protection, charges, and Bleed effects, while Warhammer combines crushing attacks with fire and thunder abilities.

Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600, paired with 16 GB RAM and Windows 10 64-bit.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER or AMD Radeon RX 6600 with 8 GB VRAM. The minimum target is 1080p at 30 FPS on Low settings with Quality-mode upscaling.

Intel Core i7-12700 or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, paired with 32 GB RAM and Windows 11 64-bit.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB or AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT with 12 GB VRAM. The recommended target is 1080p at 60 FPS on High settings with Quality-mode upscaling.

100 GB of available storage on an SSD is required for both configurations. DirectX 12 is required.

The Warrior's offensive Greatsword trait branch unlocks Armor Break and transforms Sunder into Sweeping Slash, which strikes twice with a wider attack arc.

The Warrior's defensive Greatsword branch includes Pummel Strike, an attack usable while guarding that grants a damage-absorbing shield.

The Warrior's Longsword supports precise defensive timing, parries, Closing Clash, and Bladeburst for controlling enemies and counterattacking.

The Mage can retain previously cast spells for rapid follow-up attacks. Retained spells generate Energy Core stacks, enabling the powerful Shooting Star ability after accumulating ten stacks.

The Berserker combines Reckless Destroyer, Shield Slam, Brutal Crash, and Reel In to pressure enemies, build Bleed, interrupt targets, and close distances.

Every weapon has its own trait tree. Trait points are obtained through Raeven's Coilstones associated with challenging boss encounters rather than directly from character leveling.

One of the three Early Access regions and the setting of the October 2026 Steam Next Fest demo. The demo covered only a small section of the region.

A region included in the Early Access world expansion beyond the demo. It features regional stories, exploration locations, bosses, and dungeons.

The third Early Access region, featuring additional exploration areas, quests, bosses, and dungeons.

The Early Access world includes more than 60 areas and over 1,000 exploration and collection points across its three regions.

Collectibles hidden throughout the open world that can be offered at Nui Statues to permanently increase maximum HP.

Discoverable chests that can contain equipment, rare crafting recipes, and other rewards. Chests and similar discoveries can be opened once per character.

Powerful enemies found throughout Auroria that require players to learn their attack patterns. They can drop equipment, accessories, and unique crafting materials.

Special progression objects associated with powerful bosses. Finding and overcoming their guardians allows players to obtain trait points for weapon skill trees.

A high-level dungeon featured in the October 2026 Steam Next Fest demo. It was designed to provide a difficult challenge with the progression available during the demo.

Dungeons can be entered solo or with a party of up to four players. Quest progress is shared within the dungeon instance.

Special exploration challenges containing item-based riddles. Completing the required tower objectives in a zone grants a unique accessory and unlocks the Hereafter Challenge.

A timed boss encounter featuring an enhanced version of a randomly selected regional boss. Completion times appear on a leaderboard for competitive PvE progression.

Standard open-world channels where players cannot attack one another. These channels allow exploration, questing, and PvE without unwanted player combat.

Optional PvP-enabled channels where players can attack anyone except members of their own party or guild.

Locations used to switch between standard and PvP channels. Channel switching has a cooldown that prevents players from immediately escaping dangerous encounters.

Defeating monsters in PvP channels provides an additional 10% to 15% EXP compared with standard channels.

The initial PvP system does not award items or currency for defeating another player. PvP achievements and a kill log provide additional goals.

Players on different servers cannot play together during Early Access, and character transfers between servers are unavailable.

Build and customize your own home in dedicated housing zones. The developer has described a shared, channel-based neighborhood system where claimed properties persist for owners and their neighbors.

Collect resources found throughout Auroria to support crafting and other life-skill activities.

Farming supports the housing and production systems. Grow resources for crafting and trade runs as you build your foothold in Auroria.

Create useful items and equipment through crafting systems. Rare crafting recipes can also be discovered in treasure chests across the open world.

Transport goods through Auroria as part of the game's trading economy. Cooperate with other players to defend trade routes.

Trade with other players and participate in economic activities connected to crafting, housing, gathering, and regional exploration.