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Official Elta artwork shows Victus and his dragon surrounded by blue and orange magic.

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Elta: Defy All Gods

A warrior monk and his lost dragon-god fight corrupted gods in an action-platformer with martial arts, magic and exploration.

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PCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S

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T

Elta: Defy All Gods follows Victus, a warrior monk searching for the lost dragon-god worshipped by his people. They have lived in exile for centuries. Victus and Elta set out to restore the dragon’s power and face the gods who wronged them.

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Afterburner Studios develops the game, with Focus Entertainment Publishing as publisher. The adventure combines melee fighting and magical attacks with exploration across three non-linear science-fantasy worlds. Locations range from glacial cliffs to desert canyons and islands in the clouds.

Victus can learn new fighting techniques and traversal skills. The combat includes three martial-arts stances with separate skill trees. Movement abilities include double jumping, dashing, wall running and grappling; Elta also gains abilities that help the pair fight and reach new areas.

A free demo became available on October 1, 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC through Steam. It covers the opening and leads to the first boss encounter, Kan Loa’s Chosen. Focus describes the demo as a session of less than an hour.

The full game is scheduled for February 2, 2027 on those three platforms. Its U.S. Steam preorder price is $29.99, with Vanguard Armor included as a cosmetic bonus for early purchases. The publisher estimates 15 to 20 hours for the full adventure. The game is single-player. PC system requirements beyond a 64-bit operating system have not yet been announced on Steam.

The official U.S. ESRB classification is Teen, with Blood and Violence descriptors. The PS5 version uses DualSense haptics for combat impacts and platforming, according to Afterburner Studios.

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