Alcarys Complex


The continent of Elcaea’s most notable feature – more notable than its beautiful mountains, rivers, and gulfs – is the corruption that stains every cobblestone, runs down every wall, and leaks from every faucet. This is thanks in no small part to national leaders who sweat bile at the thought of doing something venerable.

The citizens of Elcaea detest this corruption, and they’d sooner approach a cloaked, hooded figure wearing a necklace of bones than someone in a business suit. Six of these citizens try to make a difference in a world where the word citizen is a pejorative.

Unfortunately for them, there’s no turning point. There’s no magic spell that’ll make it all better. There isn’t even a villain to murder in the name of justice. These individuals came too late to save a world brought to a slow boil by the blunders of the privileged.

But they’re resourceful. They’ll make up for lost time.

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  • Enjoy a main narrative about the nature of power and violence. This narrative strongly relies on characterization to govern the main characters’ interactions with each other. More details on the story here.
  • View the perspectives of six well-defined characters with strengths and flaws that reflect their upbringing and experience. Meet the characters!
  • The story doesn’t stop when the cutscene ends! Real-time banter and informed, ever changing non-player characters (NPCs) add to Elcaea’s atmosphere and ensure that you’ll never go uninformed.
  • Use the Sociability system to gain strength by interacting with those around you and progressing through the main narrative. You’ll be rewarded for knowledge about the personalities of your party members!
Q: When is Alcarys Complex going to be released? On which platforms can I play it?
A: Alcarys Complex is currently released on PC and OS X, with a Linux version on the way.

Q: How much does the full version of Alcarys Complex cost?
A: $10.

Q: The soundtrack is awesome! Can I have it?
A: The Alcarys Complex Original Soundtrack is available on Bandcamp, iTunes, and Amazon.

Q: Is there a demo I could try out to see whether or not I like the game?
A: Right here. It’s a pretty good chunk of the game! We want you to make sure the game’s worth your money before you buy it. If you run into any problems, just e-mail help at modestarcade dot com.

Q: Does Alcarys Complex use a Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution?
A: Nope. Not even a serial. You get what you buy and that’s it.

Q: Can my kids play it?
A: I mean, they can. They probably shouldn’t, though. Really know your kid.

Q: Couldn’t you have just written a book?
A: We thought about it, but we decided not to. One of our goals with Alcarys Complex is to subvert RPG genre convention and it’s kind of hard to do that from another medium. That being said, there’s a terrible early draft of Alcarys Complex in book form that’ll never see the light of day unless you give us a million billion dollars. True story.

Q: What is the game made in?
A: Alcarys Complex was made using Game Maker 8.1 Standard and later ported to Game Maker Studio Professional to take advantage of performance and compatibility increases.

Q: How long has the game been in development?
A: The first alpha build of Alcarys Complex was made in September 2006, and the final release was November 2012, so six years.

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