Narrative RPG Celestial Return launches on May 7 for PC
Publisher Shoreline Games and developer Metaphor Games have announced that Celestial Return will launch on May 7 for PC (Steam).
The new trailer showcases the many choices needed to be made in the narrative RPG, as well as how dice and modifiers can be used to adjust the chance of success or failure for any decision. As described by Metaphor games, "dice are your bullets, your bribes, and your last breath".
A release date trailer, description, and screenshot set can be found below, via Shoreline Games. The official website is here. A demo is currently available on the game's Steam page.
Metaphor Games and Shoreline Games have today announced today that dice-based narrative RPG Celestial Return will launch on PC via Steam on May 7, 2026. Revealed as part of IGN Fan Fest, the new trailer showcases more of the choice-based and dice-driven gameplay that awaits players later this year.
In Celestial Return, players will step into the well-worn loafers of Detective Howard, and, armed with a pocket full of dice, a sentient smart-mouthed rose, and a rusty badge, they’ll take to the neon-washed streets of the Lovecraft-influenced Netherveil City to solve a string of mysterious, grisly murders. Not all is as it seems though - corpses won’t stay dead, secrets won’t stay buried, and the corruption oozing from Netherveil is set to blow.
Expanding the world of Celestial Return beyond its digital landscape, Metaphor Games has also released the first in a series of Webtoon comics that delve deeper into the seedy underbelly of Netherveil City, showcasing the stunning hand-drawn art used in game, that blends the iconic precision of manga with the raw nerve of American comics to create something wholly new. New comics will be released periodically in the run-up to launch, each showcasing a fragment of the story leading up to the start of Celestial Return.
For players wanting to take to the blood soaked streets of Netherveil City, there is a demo currently available on Steam that showcases around 45 minutes of the narrative driven adventure, just a taste of what awaits at launch in May.
