Mendacium

unreleased

Developer: The Caecus

Publisher: Team Caecus

To be announced

Visual

2.5D
hand drawn
isometric

Structure

exploration
interconnected map
non linear

Combat

action

Features

equipment

Themes

fantasy

Sub-Genre

RPG
Souls-like

Summary

An extinction-level threat looms over a prehistoric world of tribal reptiles and dinosaurs. Adapt, evolve, and outmaneuver savage enemies and seek to prevent the prophesied end of a hand painted jurassic world.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam

Resources

Links

Virium

Developer: The Caecus

Publisher: Team Caecus

To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- interconnected map
- Differences
- ability gated
- third person
- voxel
- 3D
- Semi-Linear
The Dark Dwellers

Developer / Publisher: COLNELIUS

2022

69%

Mixed

35 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- action
- equipment
- fantasy
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- ability gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- gore
Spirits of Lunara

Developer / Publisher: Purple Cat Game Studio

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- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- action
- fantasy
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- ability gated
- side scroll
Winds of Arcana: Ruination

Developer / Publisher: Brewed Games

2025

76%

Mostly Positive

133 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- 2.5D
- action
- equipment
- fantasy
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- item gated
- side scroll
- Semi-Linear
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Developer / Publisher: Oh Baby Games

Coming soon

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- hand drawn
- equipment
- fantasy
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- side scroll
- parry
Astronium

Developer: LukeThePolice

Publisher: The Council

2022

90%

Positive

41 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- action
- equipment
- fantasy
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Sci-Fi
The Cork

Developer / Publisher: Parlor Interactive

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- action
- equipment
- fantasy
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- ability gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- companion combat
The Light of the Darkness: Renascence

Developer / Publisher: QUARTOMUNDO

To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- 2.5D
- action
- equipment
- fantasy
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- ability gated
- side scroll
- parry
- stamina system
Shikari Rising

Developer / Publisher: BlosSum Games

2020

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- action
- fantasy
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Early Access
- ability gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- leveling
Cyan Breach

Developer / Publisher: ChiCheng Studio

Q4 2026

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- equipment
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- item gated
- side scroll
- Sci-Fi
Blade & Bones

Developer / Publisher: Coffee Addict Studio

2016

32%

Mostly Negative

192 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- action
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- side scroll
- procedural
The Light of the Darkness: Origins

Developer / Publisher: QUARTOMUNDO

October 2026

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- action
- fantasy
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- side scroll
- stamina system
- leveling

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