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Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival RPG on an alien planet. Lead 10 survivors, manage needs and relationships, explore biomes, build stations, and fight with tactical combat using Power Surge. Uncover secrets across multiple endings in a story of factions, betrayal, and hope.

Release Date

19 Feb, 2026

Publisher/Developer

Ishtar Games, Nacon

Reviews

Steam: 80.65% positive (100/124)
Metacritic: -

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Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management RPG set on the enigmatic planet Antares Prime. You command ten highly trained specialists whose mission to save humanity is torn from the familiar and thrust into a hostile alien world. Survival means mastering every interconnected system: food, water, exhaustion, mental health, and the scarce resources found in wreckage. Turn a ruined ship into a functioning camp, then expand your base as you uncover the planet’s mysteries.

Strategic management and character depth come together as you assign tasks, repair and repurpose advanced equipment, and optimize energy use. Build and upgrade work stations—up to twenty—alongside more than 130 craftable upgrades. Each character brings unique traits and ambitions; pair them to unlock evolving relationships and more than 135 dialogue threads that reveal loyalties, rivalries, and secrets. The crew’s bonds shape your approach to danger and discovery, for every choice nudges friendships toward harmony or toward betrayal.

Turn-based tactical combat tests your planning as you confront hostile forces lurking in the shadows. Execute careful moves, leverage environments, and unleash a character’s Power Surge—an ultimate skill unique to each crew member that can turn the tide of battle. With over 60 battle skills to acquire, your squad must work as a cohesive unit to survive the planet’s escalating threats.

Explore a living planet with diverse biomes—lush jungles, scorching volcanic deserts, and eerie crystal forests hiding ancient secrets. Conduct research to understand Antares Prime, gather crucial resources, and push back against the unknown. The planet’s mysteries deepen as you uncover truth behind the crash and the forces at work, inviting you to decide how far you’ll go for answers—and for your crew.

Two factions and a branching narrative drive the story in this standalone installment of the Dead in series. The natives, intimately tied to the planet’s ecosystem, clash with descendants of a forgotten spaceship civilization, whose attempts to subjugate new worlds echo through time. Your choices sculpt friendships, rivalries, and even betrayals, leading to one of multiple endings—and offering a sense of consequence that echoes across the crew’s fate.

Replayability and challenge come with four difficulty levels, including a demanding “True Captain” mode for seasoned players. Expect hours of story content, deep progression, and the emotional weight of leadership on a journey that asks: can you unite the crew—or will the strain break them apart?

Art and scope are realized in gorgeous hand-drawn 2D visuals, crafted with care to bring Antares Prime to life. This is the third installment in the Dead in series—standalone yet with threads that fans will recognize and appreciate as you navigate a home to save, a world to uncover, and an endless conflict to end.


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