Toronto, Canada — June 8, 2026 — Thousand Stars Studio debuts a new teaser for their upcoming game, Aikyam, a Bollywood-inspired turn-based RPG, as part of the India Game Showcase (Summer Game Festival Edition).
The game has a playable demo on Steam ahead of the showcase, and is now available for the Steam Next Fest Press Preview ahead of the public event that will take place between June 15 – June 22, 2026.
Aikyam is a Bollywood-inspired turn based RPG set in fantastical lands in Ancient India!
The player must win over disgruntled villagers in timing-based quick-time input battles, brought to life with the dazzling dance and action spectacles of Bollywood cinema!
At the heart of Aikyam is a simple, powerful goal: help as many people as possible. Each person the players help (via dance battles or side quests) joins their cheering crowd during battles, enabling them to unleash spectacular, over-the-top moves. The larger the crowd, the stronger the heroes become, incentivizing the player to help as many people in the world as possible!
The crowd isn't just for show, as they react to the player’s performance by erupting in cheers, growing more hyped, and even jumping in to lend a hand with their own surprise attacks.
“Dance for others, and they’ll fight for you.”
The Steam Next Fest demo shows players the cultural vibrancy of Holi before the doom-and-gloom takes over the village. Players will dive in to the core gameplay loop of exploration, finding people to help, and dancing to win the hearts of villagers.
Key features:
- Uniting People: Win over disgruntled with over-the-top turn-based battles, brought to life with dazzling dance and action spectacles of Bollywood Cinema!
- Recruiting Citizens: Lift spirits through kindness and killer moves! As joy spreads, villagers join the player’s ever-growing Cheer Party.
- Cheer Party: Recruited companions join in during turn-based battles, cheering for the player’s every move! The more citizens helped, the bigger and livelier the crowd becomes.
- Power Of Cheers: The crowd’s loud cheers become the player’s hyped power! Use their cheers to unleash powerful moves...sometimes even with the citizens themselves!
Aikyam is currently in development for PC (Windows), via Steam and GOG, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series X|S. The demo is currently live now on Steam!
Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2363840/Aikyam/
Press Contact: hello@thousandstarsstudio.com
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Thousand Stars Studio: An indie immersive videogames studio located in Toronto, Ontario, dedicated to bringing joy to people’s lives through video games. Their passion lies in innovating and pushing the boundaries of story-telling in digital games to craft memorable moments through interactive experiences.