movement It was a subtle comparison. mass effect From the moment it was revealed, it's not hard to see why. After all, Archetype Entertainment's upcoming sci-fi RPG is being made by a team with deep BioWare roots. The story follows a tailor-made hero as he journeys through the dangerous corners of the universe with his companions, and the premise involves ancient alien technology, the survival of humanity, and the key choices that could change the world and the events that take place within it. Add Matthew McConaughey with the mysterious CC Orlev and a time dilation mechanic. movement It also happens to be the best video game homage to Christopher Nolan's work. interstellar. Now at the Future Games Show movement We've finally moved beyond the broad idea of what it is, with an extended gameplay reveal that gives players the clearest possible look at combat, companions, choices, and overall RPG structure.
Ahead of the public screening, GameRant got a sneak peek at the gameplay reveal during a showcase briefing with Archetype Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast. The reveal follows Jun Aslan, a custom-made traveler with a mysterious genetic connection to ancient celestial technology, as he moves from a retrieval mission with companions like Elise Charroux and Tom Vargas to a dangerous exploration of the planet Psang with Phaedra and Salt. Throughout the video, movement It brings combat tools, companion mechanics, moral choices, time dilation, and the dying home world into unprecedented focus, giving gaming followers and RPG fans alike something to chew on ahead of its 2027 release.
Exodus' gameplay reveal finally shows the RPG loop in motion.
by movement Even though we've shown it so far, it's still a bit difficult to imagine what it would actually feel like to play. The premise was always clear enough. Jun Aslan leaves his dying home world to search dangerous planets, abandoned ships, and ancient ruins for anything that could help humanity survive. But a premise can only take a game so far, especially a game that clearly intends to be a choice-driven RPG, a squad-based action game, and a large-scale sci-fi story all at the same time.
but movement' Future Games Show gameplay reveals make a big difference. In the past, the game has featured very brief highlight reels, but nothing as extensive as this one. Here, Jun is shown preparing for a mission, choosing who to take with him, heading into dangerous areas, using a variety of devices and abilities to deal with enemies, making choices under pressure, and then returning to Persepolis. This is where we start to see how important these decisions really are. It's a familiar enough RPG structure, but how can it be revealed? movement It's putting a spin on itself.
Exodus' extended gameplay reveal reveals companions, choices, and combat.
Early on, Jun embarks on a rescue mission with Elise and Tom. movement Colleagues show their true colors almost immediately. Elise is impatient, aggressive, and much more comfortable solving problems by force, while Tom has more experience and a stronger moral compass. The differences are evident before the mission even begins, but become even more significant when Jun arrives at the control room and must decide whether to ventilate an airlock full of mercenaries. Elise thinks it's the quickest way to get through the dangerous situation, and Tom points out that there may be dock workers and maintenance crews inside.
That's the choice. movement Although it seems of particular interest, not every decision a player makes in a game calls into question their moral integrity. Elise and Tom both exist under the pressure of the moment and each reveal different things about the kind of traveler Jun can be, giving their companions an active role in the selection system as well.
movement The battle has been shown before, but the extended reveal spends much more time playing out the encounter. During the Fire Eaters sequence, Jun receives a recycler upgrade from CC Orlev and uses it to take out enemies before an alert is sent to the rest of the room. He then uses the scramble cloak to get closer without being detected, with Ellis and Tom ready to push if the situation breaks down. The footage eventually escalates to more formidable resistance, including an armored turret that Jun tackles with a propelling grenade, but the value of this longer film lies in how it presents the encounter from setup to escalation. players have already movement' Combat, of course, but this reveal gives us a better understanding of how stealth, upgrades, companion backup, and more powerful threats all combine in a single fight.
Returning to Persepolis in the reveal, Jun meets Phaedra Nath, a scientist and engineer whose interest in Rot is very personal. Her grandfather Elijah Nath was a legendary traveler who disappeared decades ago while investigating, and the reveal follows Psang as Jun, Phaedra and Salt search for everything Psang discovered. The mission opens quickly movement Beyond the hub and salvage settings, you travel through unstable planets, celestial ruins, strange enemies, and a new gauntlet ability called Glance that allows Jun to destroy the brambles created by Rot. When Elijah is revealed to be still alive, the mission has already covered Phaedra's family history, Leiden's possible extinction, Jun's inherited connection to Celestial technology, and movement'A bigger mystery if we do it together.
The time extension of Exodus makes the selection more expensive.
In many modern RPGs, returning to the hub after completing a mission can feel like reaching a reset point. Players go away, complete any objective, and return to see what has changed because of what they did. movementHowever, the time dilation mechanism complicates this by making the act of leaving itself expensive. Jun may return with new information, new abilities, and even possible answers to Lydon's extinction, but home isn't waiting for him. People keep getting older, problems keep growing, and the choices he makes in the cluster may already be established in the world by the time he returns.
Elijah Nath is probably the best example of how time dilation can affect someone. movement. He left Lydon decades ago to investigate Rot, and when Jun finds him alive in Psang, he is no longer a missing grandfather or a legendary traveler, but a man who spent years carrying a secret that could be linked to Lydon's survival, and when Phaedra reaches him, everything he discovers has clearly changed him. This is a concept that Christopher Nolan fans love. interstellar You've already seen it played in a deeply emotional way, but experiencing it on the sticks could potentially get you an even deeper response.
Of course, the full game still needs to prove how much time dilation really changes. This needs to impact Jun's return home, who is still there when he returns, and, from Lydon's perspective, how the world reacts to choices made years ago. But after this expanded gameplay was revealed, it became clear that: movement'The time dilation mechanic will make selection more costly. Every time Jun leaves, he may be risking his life and giving up time he may never get back.
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2027
- developer
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Archetype Entertainment
- publisher
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Wizard of the Coast
- number of players
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single player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
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unknown
