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Province: Suroste

A handcrafted retro open-world RPG inspired by classic fantasy adventures. Explore a low-fantasy world, investigate a mysterious murder, fight dangerous enemies, trade with merchants, and uncover the secrets of a living world built entirely by a solo developer.

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August 11, 2026
44 days ago
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About the Game

A handcrafted retro RPG built from scratch.

Return home after ten years of civil war only to discover that your closest friend has been murdered.

Begin your own investigation and gradually uncover a much larger mystery hidden within the province.

Explore

Wander through villages, forests, forgotten ruins, and dangerous dungeons.

Discover hidden locations, read books, speak with locals and travelers, and uncover the history of this world.

Fight

Face bandits, monsters, and other dangers in real-time combat.

Use swords, bows, shields, scrolls, and a variety of equipment to fight in your own way.

Live in the World

Trade with merchants.

Visit taverns.

Help the locals.

Find weapons and equipment.

Explore the world at your own pace.

Go wherever curiosity leads you.

Features

  • Handcrafted retro open-world RPG

  • Built on a custom game engine

  • Low-fantasy setting

  • Main and side quests

  • First-person exploration

  • Real-time melee and ranged combat

  • Swords, bows, shields, armor, scrolls, and other equipment

  • Villages, dungeons, and hidden locations

  • Trading and inventory management

  • Fishing and a card game

  • Dynamic day and night cycle

  • Created entirely by a solo developer

Early Beta

Province: Suroste is currently in Early Access and continues to actively evolve. The current version contains approximately 1–2 hours of gameplay, depending on your playstyle, while future updates will expand the world with new locations, quests, characters, and gameplay systems.

The beta offers approximately 30–60 minutes of gameplay, depending on your playstyle.

Player feedback directly shapes future development.

About Development

Province: Suroste is being created entirely from scratch by a solo developer, including the custom game engine and development tools, gameplay systems, quests, locations, and the world itself.

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