A 2.5D story-rich RPG combining turn-based timeline combat, rhythm-based actions, and Metroidvania-style exploration. As Emilia, a young violinist, descend into the underworld to confront gods, shadows, and the trauma that binds you — and fight to save your beloved.

Planned Release: 2029

Descend into the underworld

Shadow Strings is a 2.5D story-rich dark fantasy RPG combining turn-based timeline combat, rhythm-based actions, and Metroidvania exploration.

Inspired by Greek mythology, it follows Emilia, a young violinist who dares to descend into the underworld to save her beloved Dion — and confront the shadows of her own trauma.
At its heart, Shadow Strings is a coming-of-age story with mature emotional themes.

Guided by the legend of Orpheus, Emilia faces merciless creatures, gods with their own designs, and memories she tried to forget. Hades awaits her arrival, offering both temptation and trials in a realm between life and death.

Key Features

  • Hybrid Combat – A unique blend of turn-based timeline battles and rhythm-based actions.

  • Music as Power – Play melodies to cast spells, solve puzzles, and reshape the world.

  • Metroidvania Exploration – Unlock violin powers that open new paths and reveal hidden secrets.

  • Narrative Depth – A psychological story of trauma, love, loss, and resilience.

  • Atmospheric Underworld – Explore haunting realms inspired by Greek mythology.

  • Focused Gameplay – Meaningful progression with minimal backtracking and no filler.

Music as Power — Reshape the World

By freeing imprisoned gods, Emilia gains unique violin abilities that affect both combat and exploration:

  • shift between Light and Shadow to reveal hidden routes and create platforms,

  • cover entire environments in ice to freeze hazards and alter the terrain,

  • create magnetic fields to move or manipulate objects,

  • summon gods for devastating attacks — and learn new skills to expand Emilia’s combat repertoire.

Each new power opens hidden paths, solves puzzles, and transforms how you navigate the five realms of the underworld.

A Focused, Story-Driven RPG

Shadow Strings emphasizes meaningful progression over grind.
Develop Emilia through:

  • Treatments that shape her stat growth, each with benefits and side effects,

  • weapons and outfits with unique affinities and resistances,

  • companions who support Emilia with their own instruments and playstyles,

  • hidden memories that reveal the truth of her past.

No filler. No endless backtracking.
A challenging, narrative-driven experience built for players who value emotional storytelling and deep, tactical systems.

Explore the Realms of the Dead

Journey through atmospheric regions inspired by Greek mythology:
Acheron’s mist-filled shores, the fire-and-ice tribunals of Orkus, the despair of Tartarus, the fading Asphodel Fields, and the distant light of Elysion.
Each realm holds secrets, puzzles, enemies, and fragments of Emilia’s lost memories.