Tenebris: Terra Incognita
Dark science-fiction tactical RPG about squads battling insect swarms
Phantasmica Studios · Released Sep 14, 2026
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 421
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 73% of 145 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 126
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 day ago
- Sep 21, 2026
What is Tenebris: Terra Incognita?
A single-player 2D turn-based tactical RPG set on an uncharted planet overrun by hostile insects. Lead squads through combat missions, develop classes and equipment, then return to the crashed Solaris starship to recruit fighters, heal wounds, buy gear, and upgrade its bays.
For you if...
- +you enjoy difficult squad combat built around skill synergies
- +you like developing classes through branching talent trees
- +you want mission combat paired with base and roster management
Not for you if...
- −you dislike slow progression and repeated low-level missions
- −you prefer forgiving combat with a smooth difficulty curve
What players say
82% of 421 reviews are positive · 73% of 145 in the last 30 days
Players praise the tactical skill combinations, class development, and the loop between squad combat and base management. Common complaints focus on grinding, drawn-out battles, and uneven difficulty between missions. Some recent players also report progression-blocking mission or loading bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
Tenebris: Terra Incognita system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10/11
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
- Graphics
- GTX 260 or equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2000 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10/11
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
- Graphics
- GTX 260 or equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2000 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 83
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, Hungarian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish.
Tags
- RPG
- Strategy
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Dungeon Crawler
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Tactical RPG
- 2D
- Hand-drawn
- Dark
- Roguelike
- Atmospheric
- Tactical
- Gothic
- Turn-Based Combat
- Singleplayer
- Roguelite
Recent updates
- Sep 21, 2026 · Patch 1.0.04
- Sep 20, 2026 · Update 1.0.03
- Sep 17, 2026 · Hotfix 1.0.02
- Sep 17, 2026 · Update 1.0.01
- Sep 14, 2026 · Tenebris: Terra Incognita has been released as version 1.0!
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