Aphelion
Stranded on a frozen planet, astronaut Ariane must brave rugged landscapes and shifting realities to rescue her wounded partner, Thomas. This action-packed sci-fi adventure blends exploration, traversal, and…
Aphelion is an adventure developed by DON'T NOD, released 28 April 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 8.5 hrs to finish.
What Aphelion is
Aphelion is an adventure game developed by DON'T NOD and released in 2026. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
By 2060, Earth will be uninhabitable. The discovery of a 9th planet – Persephone – at the edge of the solar system, is humanity’s best hope. The European Space Agency is dispatching the Hope-01 scientific mission, consisting of 2 of their accomplished astronauts, Ariane and Thomas. Their mission: to survey the planet and determine whether humanity can prosper anew here. Your adventure begins in chaos, as the crash landing of their ship scatters them across the planet, launching them on a desperate quest to find one another.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, drama, science fiction and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 30 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Aphelion holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 2 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 8.5 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB / Intel Arc A380 6 GB. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 55GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: Indonesia is the cheapest region we track at Rp 237,681 (about $13.27), while United Kingdom pays £26.78 — 2.7 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 14 on Steam, which is about $13.89.
What it launched against
Aphelion launched on 28 April 2026, within three weeks of Pragmata, Replaced, Forza Horizon 6 and Directive 8020. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Pragmata, Replaced, Forza Horizon 6, Directive 8020.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Aphelion yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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