Strategy

Lost in the Open

Single Player

2025

Released

Platform

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📅 Release Info

Release DateSeptember 26, 2025

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

StrategyIndieRPG

Playable on

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PC (Microsoft Windows)PC

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About this game

Lost In The Open is an atmospheric turn-based tactical game set in a procedurally generated low-fantasy world. As the target of an assassination attempt, you must fight tooth and nail to escape through the forests of Wailon while repenting for your past crimes as king.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Turn-based combat emphasizes positioning, terrain, abilities, and resource management.
Exploration and narrative choices can alter the course of each journey.
Procedurally generated journeys play out differently across successive campaigns.
Illustrated art, music, and setting create a distinct atmosphere.
An exiled king faces assassination and moral reckoning in hostile wilderness.

Cons

Procedurally generated areas repeat across successive journeys.
New players need time to understand systems and survive effectively.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

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Strategy

Lost in the Open

Single Player

2025

Released

Platform

🛒

📅 Release Info

Release DateSeptember 26, 2025

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

StrategyIndieRPG

Playable on

Show all 2 versions ▾

PC (Microsoft Windows)PC

Screenshots & Videos

About this game

Pros & Cons

Pros

Turn-based combat emphasizes positioning, terrain, abilities, and resource management.
Exploration and narrative choices can alter the course of each journey.
Procedurally generated journeys play out differently across successive campaigns.
Illustrated art, music, and setting create a distinct atmosphere.
An exiled king faces assassination and moral reckoning in hostile wilderness.

Cons

Procedurally generated areas repeat across successive journeys.
New players need time to understand systems and survive effectively.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

Where to Buy / Play

Official stores where this game is available. Links open the store page in a new tab.

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