Tenebris: Terra Incognita is a turn-based tactical RPG built around experimenting with the talent trees of 23 heroes. You combine abilities with equipment, defeat 17 bosses and uncover the secrets of the planet Tenebris.

Steam 250 week chart: #24, up 3 places, score 7.33 from 334 reviews, released 14 September 2026. Chart position via Steam 250 week top 50.

Key features

23 heroes as a puzzle input, not a roster flex

A large hero count only matters if the talent trees interact. Advertising experimentation ahead of collection suggests the game is balanced around finding combinations rather than levelling favourites, which is what keeps a tactical RPG from becoming one optimal team repeated for thirty hours.

Bosses as the difficulty structure

17 named bosses in a tactics game function as checkpoints that each demand a different answer. It is a more readable progression than escalating enemy stats, because a wall you cannot brute-force tells you exactly which part of your build is missing.

Equipment layered onto abilities

Separating gear from talents doubles the tuning surface without doubling the content. For a small studio that is the efficient way to add depth — the combinations are authored by the player rather than by the designer.

The honest caveat

A 7.33 score from 334 reviews is respectable rather than outstanding, and talent-tree-heavy tactics games are the genre most likely to hide a difficulty spike behind a build you cannot undo. Single-player only. The $14.99 price is a 25% discount from a $19.99 list price at the time of writing.

Where to find it

Tenebris: Terra Incognita is on Steam at $14.99 from developer and publisher Phantasmica Studios. Steam store page.