Exodus Borealis

Colony-building strategy with maze-based tower defense and elemental gems

Smug Marmot Studios · Released Nov 18, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 256
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 years ago; Aug 2, 2023
Minimum PC: GTX 1050; 8 GB RAM · 10 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Exodus Borealis?

This single-player city builder and tower defense game follows Vupfox refugees stranded on an island they cannot leave. Across six handcrafted islands, you assign jobs, manage resources and citizen needs, research buildings, and construct defenses against invaders. Gem-powered towers use elemental effects that can reinforce or cancel each other.

For you if...

+you enjoy balancing settlement growth with defensive planning
+you like experimenting with research priorities and enemy routes

Not for you if...

−you want to build peacefully without recurring enemy attacks
−you prefer strategy games built around multiplayer competition

What players say

89% of 256 reviews are positive

Players praise how colony management and tower defense fit together, often describing the progression as hard to put down. Some find the systems too basic, while recent criticisms include unclear direction after the tutorial and missing production-management controls.

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Exodus Borealis system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1050, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i3-3245 or AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1050 or AMD RX 560
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Exodus Borealis have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Exodus Borealis run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 12
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, German.

Does Exodus Borealis use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam