Extravalence

Extravalence is a story-driven game about awakened chemical elements in a world fractured by the Great Dissociation, which shattered the compounds that held it together. As Carbon, you explore the unstable Organic Canopy, where free radicals damage weakened bonds, streams are drying up and an ancient metallic guardian is being consumed by rust. To reach the forest’s heart, you must join forces with Hydrogen, Oxygen, Iron and other elemental heroes.

Explore the world

Travel through interconnected regions shaped by chemical processes. Restore dried waterways, investigate abandoned laboratories, unlock shortcuts, find catalysts and uncover records left from before the Great Dissociation. The Organic Canopy is the first region; beyond it are unfamiliar places, unstable compounds, ancient mechanisms and more elemental heroes to discover.

Build your party

Choose three unique heroes to fight and explore together. Each has a distinct personality, combat role, abilities, equipment and progression path, as well as personal health, resources and upgrades. All three appear on the battlefield: you directly control the active leader, switch between heroes during combat and use each party member’s abilities.

Use elemental bonds

Every pair of heroes forms a playable bond. Hydrogen and Oxygen can create a restorative reaction, while Carbon can reinforce Iron for a resilient defense. Oxygen can also boost Iron’s offensive power, though prolonged exposure may cause dangerous corrosion. Bonds respond to your actions and evolve during battle, becoming helpful, conditional or harmful rather than providing permanent passive bonuses.

You manage energy, status effects and unstable reactions, set a shared target, interrupt enemies with coordinated attacks and continue fighting as another hero if the leader falls. Victory depends on using the whole party. Each reaction has a clear gameplay effect, and optional Field Atlas entries explain the science behind it.