Press release

Entropic Island Announces Sova — A Narrative-Driven Action Roguelite Set in a Strange Sci-Fantasy World

Niš, Serbia - September 9th 2025 - Independent game studio Entropic Island has officially revealed its upcoming title, Sova, a narrative-driven action roguelite that blends fast-paced combat, branching dialogue, and a story that reacts to player decisions. The game is planned for Early Access on Steam in 2026.
 

📺 Watch the announcement trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmxskxmiW8U 

🕹 Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3191070/Sova/ 

About Sova
 

In Sova, players step into the role of the titular character, navigating the ever-shifting landscape of the Conjecture: fighting, exploring, and forging (or breaking) relationships with colorful characters.
 

  • Walk away from conversations, interrupt characters, or punch them mid-sentence.
  • Cut through enemies with fluid, stylish combat.
  • Explore shifting, surreal environments - from a dying megacity to vibrant wastelands and industrial hellscapes of metal and flesh.
 

Based in Niš, Serbia, Entropic Island is a small, independent studio dedicated to narrative-rich and mechanically ambitious games. The team released its debut title, Lawbringer, a roguelike arena brawler, in 2023. That same year, the studio was awarded the Creative Europe MEDIA grant for narrative game development, co-funding the production of Sova and allowing the team to push its storytelling and design to new heights.
  

Key Features

  • Narrative-driven roguelike: A story that unfolds organically through gameplay. No two runs are the same and each death peels a new layer of the story.
  • Deeply branching dialogue: Shape conversations and the world through dynamic, expressive systems that go far beyond yes/no choices.
  • Evolving Combat: Fast, fluid, and expressive. Master new abilities, craft builds on the fly, and win against overwhelming odds.
  • Exploration with impact: Discover hidden routes, unlock secrets, and impose “laws” onto the world to shape future runs.
  • Unique Setting & Style: A fusion of New Weird fiction, Eastern European myth, and speculative sci-fantasy - brought to life through beautiful hand-crafted pixel art and a reactive, haunting soundtrack.


Quick Facts
 
  • Title: Sova

  • Genre: Narrative-driven action roguelite

  • Platforms: Steam

  • Planned Early Access Release: 2026

  • Developer: Entropic Island

  • Website: https://entropicisland.com/