Harbingers of Desspair

About

Harbingers of Desspair starts with a dead protagonist's soul trapped in a shattered lunar library, guided by a skeleton through a magical rostrum. Players pick from 32 bodies, including antagonists like Desspair himself, to inhabit, then travel back in time to prevent the wormhole that caused the apocalypse. The game blends open-world exploration across 14 distinct zones with RPG progression, survival mechanics, and narrative choices. Combat and dialogue shape the path through a large sci-fi setting featuring a gas giant planet, three moons, and hidden pocket dimensions. The game stands out for its bold premise and creative worldbuilding. With a 4.2/5 average from early access players, its strength lies in the 32 playable body options and the layered sci-fi/fantasy hybrid setting. Time travel mechanics add strategic weight to decisions, while the mix of combat and dialogue branching creates replayability. The developer’s attention to environmental storytelling in each zone helps sell the scale of the dying cosmos.

Storyline

You have died, and those aren't the pearly gates before you... Your soul has traveled through a wormhole and ended up on the remains of a library on the remnants of a once thriving moon...you hear a mystical voice in your mind directing you to talk to a skeleton a short distance ahead... After some 'training' the skeleton has you follow him to a magical rostrum where you can select a new body for your soul to inhabit... You are presented with 32 different bodies and the ability to possess an instance of Desspair himself or one of his trusted Guild Officers before traveling back in time to try and help stop the wormhole from causing the devastation and your interesting predicament... Embark on an epic adventure as you Explore, Quest, & Survive in the 1st batch of 14 wonderous zones... With the setting of a Jupiter sized planet with 3 earth sized moons along with a couple pocket dimensions for good measure, good times & numerous memorable adventures are bound to be had...