Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era

A dungeon-crawling RPG where ancient technology challenges a magical society

Ninetail · Published by JAST · Released Oct 23, 2023

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 64
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Nov 8, 2023
Minimum PC: 2 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era?

This RPG combines visual novel storytelling, top-down exploration, and turn-based combat. You guide the adventurer Rustar through the Dragonschaft, a monster-filled labyrinth beneath the city-state of Carnas, investigating the remains of a machine-driven civilization.

For you if...

+you enjoy visual novel storytelling alongside dungeon crawling
+you like developing characters through skill and stat upgrades

Not for you if...

−you prefer real-time action to turn-based battles

What players say

75% of 64 reviews are positive

Several players describe the dungeon crawling as tedious.

Screenshots and trailer

Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era screenshot 1

Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i3 or better
Memory: 2048 MB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space

Does Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era run on Steam Deck?

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

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
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
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Simplified Chinese.

Does Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam