Before Fate

Before Fate is a retro sci-fi survival RPG about researcher Ian Stewart, who travels through unstable rifts in time and space. Exploring deserts, forests, industrial ruins and anomaly zones, you gather resources, craft gear and restore a base while surviving a world overrun by Astrosects and rogue machines. As Ian follows clues left by his mentor, Abel Morrison, he uncovers connections between the Chrono Gem, the swarm disaster and the Aude Research Institute.

Story and world

The story takes place in an age when robots and humans coexist. After a meteorite changes the course of the world, Ian investigates the mystery surrounding it. Time-space anomalies, rogue machines and the Aude Research Institute all become part of the investigation.

The game’s hand-drawn environments and characters use retro comic textures and draw on the science fiction of the 1970s and 1980s, creating an old-future atmosphere. The world unfolds through temporal dislocation.

Explore and survive

You travel through varied regions, each with its own resources, threats, mechanisms and hidden clues. Exploration and dungeon-driven progression involve interacting with mechanisms, environments and dungeon structures to open new paths; observation and preparation can matter as much as combat.

You can use over a hundred types of weapons and a wide range of unique items. Craft and upgrade your equipment, then adapt your loadout to different enemies and dangerous environments.

Craft and investigate

Gather resources, craft gear and restore the base as you follow the trail of the Chrono Gem and investigate the swarm disaster. The links among the Gem, the Aude Research Institute and the events surrounding the disaster emerge as Ian’s journey continues.