Entropy brings a hellish twist to tactical combat this August, and you can play the first few hours on Steam right now.
Lovely Hellplace’s next RPG now has a date. Entropy will enter Steam Early Access on August 18, 2026, with publisher DreadXP confirming that a playable demo is already available for players who want to try the opening hours before launch.
The game marks a shift in structure for Lovely Hellplace, the studio known for Dread Delusion. Entropy keeps that strange, retro 3D look, but moves away from real-time first-person combat and into tactical turn-based battles inspired by classic JRPGs. This time, the focus is on party management, exploration, stat growth, and decisions that shape the fate of a dying world.
Entropy takes place in an age where humanity has not fallen through one clean disaster. There was no single apocalypse. The world has simply rotted over time, leaving scattered settlements surrounded by barren land, strange creatures, and rulers who seem more interested in control than survival.
The story begins in Draenog, where a theater performance is interrupted by fighting at the gates. Demons have arrived, and the player’s troupe is forced into combat with little more than props and panic.
From there, the game opens into an expedition across poisoned lands and toward hell itself. Players control a party of up to six characters, with mercenaries available to replace fallen members.
Combat is turn-based and tactical, with character progression tied to stats, perks, equipment, weapons, armor, and spells. The Steam page also points to an expansive world map, explorable towns, dungeons, challenges, treasure, and a cast of odd characters, keeping the same surreal flavor that helped Dread Delusion stand out among indie RPGs.
The Early Access version will launch with Act 1 fully playable. According to the developer, this first section covers the Gloaming Isles, roughly a quarter of the full game. It includes two towns, three dungeons, smaller locations, challenges, characters, weapons, armor, and spells.
Lovely Hellplace currently plans to keep Entropy in Early Access for about one year, with the full game structured across three acts. Each act is expected to expand the world with new towns, quests, dungeons, and characters, while the final part of the third act is being saved for the 1.0 launch.
The studio also confirmed that the game is fully funded and planned to reach full release regardless of Early Access performance. Entropy is coming to PC via Steam Early Access on August 18, 2026. The demo is available now.
