Ctesiphon
A retrowave/mecha-inspired sci-fi first-person shooter featuring fast-paced combat in old-school style open-plan levels packed with pickups, keys, and secrets.
Ctesiphon is an indie developed by Stomy, released 27 November 2025 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Ctesiphon is
Ctesiphon is an indie game developed by Stomy and released in 2025. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
You play Ethelyn Dax, Galactic Bounty Hunter extraordinaire. Finally settling in for a long-awaited vacation on the resort world of Ctesiphon, the moment is ruined by the surprise arrival of the Black Death mercenary company. Taking the capital city and every surrounding resort hostage as part of a payment dispute, the mercs expected to meet no physical resistance. Ethelyn would be perfectly content to simply get her money back and leave the resort to sort things out with the mercs themselves, but as it turns out the force is led by a shadow from Ethelyn's own past that she can't simply let get away.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Ctesiphon launched on 27 November 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders and Marvel Cosmic Invasion.
Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders, Marvel Cosmic Invasion.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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