Game: Elta: Defy All Gods
Developer: Afterburner Studios
Publisher: Focus Entertainment
Genre: Action-Platformer
Launch: February 2, 2027
Platforms: PC (Steam) · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
Price: $29.99
Demo: Free — out now on all platforms
🐉 Elta: Defy All Gods launches February 2, 2027 for $29.99 — and you can play the first hour right now. A free demo is live on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, ending with the game’s first boss fight.
⚖️ $29.99 for 15–20 Hours — and Focus Is Saying Why
Publishers rarely talk about price as a feature. Focus Entertainment just did.
Elta: Defy All Gods will cost $29.99 for a game Focus says runs 15 to 20 hours, and the announcement frames that as a deliberate stance: a commitment to “respecting players’ time and money in a market of rising game prices.”
That’s a notable position at a moment when premium game prices keep climbing. It’s also part of a pattern worth watching: well-made, mid-sized games at mid-sized prices — the kind of “middle” of the market that many feared was disappearing.
And it’s backed up with something better than a promise: a free demo, on every platform, on day one of pre-orders. You don’t have to take the value pitch on trust.
Become the champion of your fallen god
Focus Entertainment Publishing and Afterburner Studios have announced that Elta: Defy All Gods — first revealed this summer at Opening Night Live — will launch on February 2, 2027 on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It’s priced at $29.99 and available to pre-order now.
It’s an adrenaline-fuelled action-platformer blending free-form melee combat, fluid platforming and sci-fi exploration, in which you fight your way out of corrupted worlds alongside your dragon-god companion, Elta.
$29.99Price
15–20 hrsTotal playtime
45–60 minFree demo
3Worlds to explore
Play the Demo Now
🥋 The First Hour, Free, Everywhere
The free demo is available now on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S and runs 45 to 60 minutes.
You play as Victus, a warrior monk searching for their lost dragon-god, on a journey of intense martial arts, tight platforming and sci-fi exploration — building up to the game’s first boss encounter, Kan Loa’s Chosen.
An hour ending on a boss fight is a well-judged slice: long enough to learn the combat and movement, and a proper test of whether it clicks for you.
“We’re thrilled to bring this demo to players on all platforms so everyone can get a hands-on taste of our game. This project is incredibly close to our hearts, and we hope this free preview, paired with an accessible price point, will inspire players to jump in and continue the journey with us.”
— Ian Cofino, Co-Founder & Game Director, Afterburner Studios
What Elta Is About
👊 Free-Form Combat
Mix lethal martial arts with devastating magic in explosive group fights.
🌌 Three Worlds
Winding science-fantasy worlds, with hidden secrets reached by chaining traversal abilities.
📈 Grow With Elta
Follow in your ancestors’ footsteps to unlock new fighting moves and acrobatic skills.
⚡ Defy the Gods
Bring down the gods who wronged your people — exiled for centuries — and help Elta set things right.
From the Makers of Dreamscaper
Afterburner Studios was founded in 2018 by Robert Taylor, Ian Cofino and Paul Svoboda, with a mission to make action games that put fun first outside the large studio system. Their debut, Dreamscaper, launched in 2021 on PC and Switch, came to Xbox and Game Pass the following year, earned strong reviews and reached more than 750,000 players.
Elta is a step up in scope — a structured action-platformer across three worlds — from a team that has already shown it can nail satisfying combat.
💡 Thinking About Pre-Ordering?
Pre-orders include the Vanguard Armor DLC, an alternate ceremonial armour skin for Victus from the Empyreal War. It’s cosmetic only, so there’s no gameplay advantage to locking in early.
With a free demo available on every platform, our suggestion is simple: play the demo first. If the first hour hooks you, the pre-order bonus is a nice extra.
When and Where
📅 February 2, 2027 · $29.99 · PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
Elta: Defy All Gods launches on February 2, 2027 on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S for $29.99. The free demo is available now on all three, and pre-orders include the Vanguard Armor cosmetic.
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