Vagrient

Vagrient is a non-linear, open-world adventure set across a solar system. You play as Vagrient, an Armlys alien separated from his clan, which is at war in another solar system. A corrupted Warpgate prevents him from returning, and he must restore its power by defeating five Titans across Zharnuu Prime to obtain the energy it needs. His companion Sentinel guides him and fights by his side.

Explore the solar system

You discover and use Warpgates to travel between planets, explore for what Vagrient seeks, and tackle puzzles and obstacles on the way to your objectives. Combat requires you to manage energy output and consumption, time your attacks and movement, and study enemies’ moves. You can learn skills that add movement and combat techniques, and find old Armlys Relics to revive and use their powers.

Sentinel provides the interactive Sentinel Link, which lists planet objectives and contains interfaces for managing active skills and storing Relics in the Relic Vault. Tips introduce the core mechanics as you progress through the early stages, and an in-game beginner’s guide is available from the pause menu.

The first chapter

The first chapter, Brink of War, follows Vagrient’s attempt to return to his clan by restoring the corrupted Warpgate. Defeating the five Titans across Zharnuu Prime awards the special energy required to complete this objective.

The Abyss

Completing the first chapter unlocks the Abyss, reached through a Wormhole whose location is revealed at the end of the chapter. In timed runs, you try to defeat as many Omens as possible and survive, competing for a place on the Steam Leaderboard. You can use acquired skills and items to build for each run, and collect Abyssal Totems with different effects:

• Overtime: adds time to the run.
• Annihilation: instantly defeats all Omens on screen, which can boost your score.
• Energize: restores energy to its maximum.

Further exploration

After completing the first chapter, Sigil Items also become available. These powerful variants of Relics have different mechanics and fixed spawn locations; you must find each one to unleash its power. You can continue exploring the universe and take on expansion and optional content.

The expansion adds an area revealed deep beneath the Ice Ruins after Cerbacore is defeated and the corrupted Warpgate is restored. It also includes updated graphics, new content, quality-of-life improvements, adjustments and bug fixes.