Moon Studios spent a decade on the Ori games and then made something with teeth. Isola Sacra is beautiful and it is trying to kill you.

Every swing is a decision

Combat is deliberate and heavy, with each weapon carrying its own move set and its own timing. Runes go on your gear, armour gets crafted, and the build you end up with is genuinely yours. Difficulty options are there if you would rather enjoy the world than fight it.

A dark story with people in it

Rulers and rebels are pulling at a throne while a plague turns ordinary islanders into something else. The writing is grown-up and the island keeps changing as days pass, bringing new events, vendors and problems.

Somewhere to come back to

Sacrament is your town. Buy a house, decorate it, fish, farm, cook meals that restore health and buff you, and slowly put the place back on its feet.

Four in one world

Co-op is not a separate mode. Up to three friends drop into your campaign, share every quest and boss, or wander off and do their own thing. Nothing here is sold to you twice.