Lost In The Open

Turn-based roguelike tactics where your king's death ends the run

Black Voyage Games · Published by WhisperGames · Released Sep 26, 2025 · Early Access

Reviews: Mixed; 63% of 165
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 2; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 5 months ago; May 27, 2026
Minimum PC: 8 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Lost In The Open?

A single-player tactical RPG about a betrayed king trying to return to his throne. Each run takes you through hostile territory between Stratha and Ruedome, choosing routes, fighting grid-based battles, training recruits, and balancing supplies against equipment and ability upgrades.

For you if...

+you enjoy flanking enemies and shaping recruits into specialists
+you like weighing travel risks and managing limited supplies

Not for you if...

−you prefer forgiving battles with little resource management
−you want multiplayer rather than a solo campaign

What players say

63% of 165 reviews are positive

Players praise the tactical combat, unit specialization, and art and music. Recent reviewers complain about the unfinished campaign and question whether development will continue.

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Lost In The Open system requirements

Minimum: 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space

Does Lost In The Open have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Lost In The Open 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: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Simplified Chinese.

Does Lost In The Open 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