Aris Arcanum
Clyde Colergrave is a Librarian, laboring away in the Aris Archives. Bound by his Knowledge, he is trapped with the festering Ink among the occult stacks of Aris. A unique Victorian roguelite awaits, where a…
Aris Arcanum is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Broken Cane, released 27 October 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Aris Arcanum is
Aris Arcanum is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Broken Cane and released in 2025. It was published by indie.io. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Clyde Colergrave is a Librarian, laboring away in the Aris Archives. Bound by his Knowledge, he is trapped with the festering Ink among the occult stacks of Aris. A unique Victorian roguelite awaits, where a desperate scholar uses Atramancy, the Magic of Ink, to spellcraft his way to salvation...
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Aris Arcanum launched on 27 October 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders and The Outer Worlds 2.
Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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