Remnants of Isolation

About

Remnants of Isolation follows a girl trapped in a magic-infused prison who breaks free and joins forces with a rebel mage. You navigate a world where magic is treated as a disease, fighting corrupted foes with elemental spell combinations and strategic combat. The story unfolds through exploration of a decaying castle and interactions with other outcast mages, balancing resource management with narrative choices. The game’s stark setting and moral ambiguity set it apart, blending survival mechanics with RPG progression. Community data highlights its challenge, with 7 achievements and the hardest, “Swift Escape”, unlocked by just 1.6% of players. Released in 2015, it remains a lesser-known indie RPG with a focus on dark fantasy and escape, running on PC with single-player gameplay.

Storyline

Magic is a curse. A plague upon the world and those that live in it. Those that are born with this curse unwittingly sap the mana from the earth they stand in. In order to prevent these abominations from draining away the world's lifeblood, they are locked away in a castle in an isolated dimension. It is in this castle that the cursed are to remain, removed from society so that their magic does not harm normal people. They are to be kept here for the rest of their miserable lives. At least, that's the way it should have been... Suddenly, a loud crash is heard. A young girl, kept apart from the rest of the castle, looks up from the ground. The magical barrier that prevented her escape slowly dissipates. Standing up, she pushes open the gate and finds her first taste of freedom. Guide her as she teams up with a renegade mage boy to search for the truth behind the castle, her unique magic, and a way to escape.