Hellenica

Hellenica is a puzzle RPG set in an ancient Greece transformed by an industrial revolution. You customize your party’s skills and make choices that shape the route through a branching story, the battles you fight and the allies you meet.

A changed Greece

The industrial revolution has reshaped ancient Greek cultures, from luddite mobs threatening Athenian democracy to the great railroad of Thebes. You can help Plato and Socrates maintain order in Athens, fight alongside Sparta’s technologically augmented king against rebels committed to tradition, or join the Persian prince Cyrus as he seeks to liberate his people.

Branching story

You can explore different paths through the story and make choices that lead to different experiences. Seek guidance from the Oracle or ally with a shadowy network of spies; stow away on a pirate vessel or follow a mysterious foreigner; investigate a rebellion in Sparta or seek help from the enigmatic enchantress Circe. Thousands of custom dialogue lines let characters recognize and respond to your actions across the story’s paths.

Tactical battles

Combat combines familiar tactics mechanics with ways to manipulate the battlefield. You can push a bandit off a cliff, toss an ally to safety or bounce a barrel down a line of harpies. Before each battle, you unlock party skills and customize your loadout. Skills do not become obsolete; instead, they offer new tactical options for different situations.