A creature-collector action roguelite. Catch wild beasts, fight as one, and dive an island that never plays the same way twice.
Island of beasts
A stranger washes up.
The island answers.
Somewhere past the reef, something is calling. Every beast on this island heard it before you did.
Fight as one
You're one half.
Your beast is the other.
You pick the moment — your beast carries the teeth.
Answer every call
Every beast you meet
can fight beside you.
Wear them down, read their temper, call them to your side.
From the island's bestiary
Meet the beasts.
Forty-five species roam the island so far — each with its own way of ruining your run, or saving it.
Your first bond
Digby
The Diligent Digger. Unyielding as stone — the first Beast most islanders ever bond with. Takes the hits others can’t, and gives a few back.
Toru
The Spirited Wind. Fights from afar, battering single foes with gusting gales, or many with furious flurries. Fast, restless, never lands for long.
Ravolt
The Lightning Striker. Fights up close with swift strokes and one powerful blow — its specials come back faster than anyone’s.
Beast spirits
Some beasts leave
something behind.
A skittish wisp of light that flees, flickers, and vanishes. Catch it and it's yours forever. Hesitate, and it never existed.
Dive again
The island never plays
the same run twice.
Every dive reshuffles the wilds. Fall, keep what matters, go back in sharper.
Something older
The island keeps a balance.
No one asked you to keep it.
Something has held these islands together for longer than anyone remembers. Your arrival is the first thing it didn’t account for.
The islanders
The island talks back.
Otium’s crew are all geniuses — PhDs, prodigies, genius kids. You are the one exception, and nobody can explain why the Beasts like you.
“Finding and bonding with a beast is a laborious process. It takes months.”
Professor Otium
World-renowned archaeologist, scientist, and incurable risk-taker. He found the islands after a lifetime of legends and maps, then put out an open call: all expenses paid, treasure implied. He’ll treat you like any other recruit until you prove otherwise.
“Look, I could explain the theory to you, or you could go out there and see for yourself. Way more fun.”
The Beast Sage
The only one who was here before any of you. He moves among the Beasts like one of them, speaks in riddles, and has seen this happen before.
“You must choose a boon with confidence and determination.”
The Captain
Master of the Hydrake, the one ship that makes it through the barrier storms. On an early trip, an octopus Beast named Doris burst out of the black water and into his arms. She’s been by his side, and on his head, ever since.
“Say hello, Doris, ye cheeky sea sprite!”
Dr. Fresmin
Otium’s mentor and the expedition’s conscience — wise, kind, war-worn. He worries about Otium’s risks and checks on people by keeping their tea warm.
“You know, I’ve started keeping your tea warm. You’re becoming quite the regular.”
Clarissa
The youngest on the team and the one who keeps everything running — the lab, the vehicles, the obelisk relays. Gloria’s little sister: she got the tinkering gene, not the patience.
“I’ve been recalibrating the obelisk relays all morning. They’re SINGING now. It’s beautiful.”
Gloria
Clarissa’s big sister and the first friendly face when you wash up. Kind, a little scattered, lives in the old lighthouse — the expedition’s HR, more or less. Where her sister builds things, Gloria knows where everything is.
“Shhhhh, look… It’s an electric wild beast. It’s beautiful!”
Dr. Shelby
World-renowned geneticist and beast expert. She heals your beasts, runs the nursery, and knows more about what lives on this island than anyone who wasn’t born here.
“I’ve patched up your beast again. Poor thing took quite a beating out there.”
Harper
Holds the crossroads with her bonded beast Grimguard, a tank who enjoys a good scrap. Every new recruit gets the same final test: a fight against the two of them.
“Take care of your beast, and it will take care of you.”
Joshua
Highest IQ on the expedition. Built every system himself. Has never said a word to you.
“…”
The Witch
Appears where she shouldn’t. Commands Elder Beasts. Wants the island back the way it was — and hasn’t said what happens to the humans after.
The island is calling.