Creature collector roguelike with turn-based combat Aethermancer arrives in Steam Early Access on September 23
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Creature collector roguelike with turn-based combat Aethermancer arrives in Steam Early Access on September 23

by Mikhail Madnani on 19 August, 2025

Developer moi rai games and publisher offbrand games have announced that the creature collector roguelike with turn-based combat Aethermancer will launch via Steam Early Access on September 23. 

moi rai games, the developers of Monster Sanctuary, will be launching Aethermancer into early access next month. The early access release will feature three areas to explore, 11 additional monsters, added difficulty modes, hundreds of skills, and more.

Aethermancer launches for PC (Steam) Early Access on September 23.

You can find the Aethermancer release date trailer, new screenshots, and details via publisher offbrand games below:

Gather your team and become the Aethermancer! moi rai games, the developers behind Monster Sanctuary, and publisher offbrand games have today announced the release date for their upcoming monster tamer x roguelite; Aethermancer! Aethermancer will be coming to Steam Early Access on September 23rd.

Aethermancer combines creature collecting, turn-based combat and the roguelite formula to let you build your own powerful team of monsters. Use your powers (and your mythical friends) to win strategic 3v3 turn-based battles, defy death, and escape the fractured ruins!

Here is a little overview of what you can expect the Early Access:

  • Roguelite experience mixed with monster taming. 

  • 3 Areas to explore (and Champions to defeat)

  • 11 additional monsters (total 28) with hundreds of skills and 2 new types 

  • A deep skill system to build one crazy build after another in the 3v3 combat

  • NPCs with a dynamic dialogue system

  • New meta progression upgrades and additional features (to be discovered in the next weeks)

  • Additional Casual and Mythic difficulty modes

  • Language support for English, German, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish (Spain) and Korean

  • ... and the first true boss in Aethermancer!

And the best news: Your demo save files carry over! 

Buying the game on Early Access will help us a lot with the development and will give you a polished experience and endless replayability until Full Release. 

We will release further info on pricing and our roadmap to Full Release soon!