APÓSTASI (a proximity, insurmountable)

When Evangelos returns to his hometown to finish out his final year of high school he is forced to confront a long dormant past he had grown to forget while diving in-between concurrent planes of existence in order to unravel a long dormant conspiracy and save not only himself, but others around him.

APÓSTASI (a proximity, insurmountable) is a modern day, turn-based indie RPG set upon the fictional island and town of Asteria, nestled a short ferry ride away from metropolitan Athens and mainland Greece. In a historically shifted world, Asteria became a designated slum for increasing migrant and refugees populations and had spent much of the 20th century in dilapidation before outside influences began funneling capital into the isle and reshaping it.

The year is 2024. Evangelos, having left after an incident nine years ago, moves back to Asteria due to his parent's work. Already a loner and withdrawn, he finds himself slipping away from reality into another, where phantoms of his past begin to crawl back from the depth and events long forgotten arise again. 

Along the way, he reunites with Bo-Yeon, a boy whom he was once (and might still yearn to be again) rather close with, and is joined by Aditi, an intelligent (if detached) overachiever living in the shadow of her family, and Mila, a rebellious artist with a bit of a short temper. Together, the four of them are forced together to confront truths long buried and fight to save their friends as the eyes of an insidious anomaly and outside factions slowly turn to them.

DEMO

APÓSTASI (a vision, incipient), the first demo, has been released (30 January 2026)!

APÓSTASI (a vision, incipient) is the first demo of the game. It covers the initial prologue chapter and provides an introduction to story concepts and gameplay. The demo will receive minor updates for bug fixes and other small issues but will not receive additional content beyond its original scope.

This demo will be considered a pre-beta demo. All content is subject to change in future releases following any rewrites, gameplay changes, and adjustments made due to feedback. 

FEATURES

Strategic, turn-based combat;

APÓSTASI features a turn based combat system balanced around its the ability to pass turns and manipulate the turn order in addition to status effect-encouraged approach to combat.

Strong, linear narrative with an extended depth of lore;

Follow Evangelos and co. as they unravel the truths of realities beyond the physical, unearth forgotten events from nine years ago, learn more about their friends, and entangle themselves with a grander conspiracy than they bargained for.

Diverse cast of characters;

A diverse main and supporting cast with origins from across the world and a variety of personal identities are in command of the story, and side quests, tasks, and random conversations helps colorize and deepen the thoughts, emotions, and roles of the characters.

Queer romance;

A core piece of APÓSTASI's main narrative is that of the relationship between its two main male characters. Their relationship is inextricably tied to the main plot, developing across the whole stretch of the story. 

CONTENT NOTICE

APÓSTASI (a proximity, insurmountable) portrays, references, or otherwise implies a number of potentially sensitive topics . A more in-depth list will be curated later on to more accurately inform players, but for the time being caution is highly recommended if there are any severe subject matters that may elicit trauma responses in a prospective player.