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Vesper Orbital Decay

The last sun is dying, and the sky is falling in pieces. Descend as the final Vanguard — hold the dark, and reignite a world that refuses to go quiet.

Launch March 12, 2027 PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S MESRB · Mature 17+
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Pre-Order $99.99
ACT I — THE SINKING OF HELION SPIRE
The World

A dying star. A world that refuses to go quiet.

Seven centuries after the colony sun Vesper began to fail, the last cities cling to the light of a collapsing corona. You are Kaine Vero — the final Vanguard, engineered to breathe in the dark and burn where others freeze.

One seamless world, no loading screens. Descend from orbital ruin to the drowned spires below in a single unbroken shot. Every settlement you save, or let the cold take, rewrites the map, the weather, and who marches beside you into the last night.

1
Seamless open world
40+
Hours main campaign
0
Loading screens
2P
Drop-in co-op
Why it plays like nothing else

Built to be felt, not just seen.

01

A World That Remembers

Systemic consequence engine — every fire you light and every outpost you abandon reshapes factions, weather, and the ending you earn.

02

Zero-Cut Combat

Gunplay, gravity blades, and vertical traversal flow through one unbroken camera. No hard cuts, no cooldown menus — just momentum.

03

The Convergence

Two-player co-op woven into the story. A second Vanguard can drop into any beat, at any time, with no lobbies and no seams.

04

A Living Score

An adaptive orchestral score by Ola Sundqvist reads your intent, swelling and receding with every choice you make in the dark.

Choose your descent

Editions & pre-order

Pre-order any edition and receive the Ashglass Weapon Set and 72-hour early Vanguard access at launch.

Standard

Base Game

The full VESPER campaign for the solo descent.

$69.99
  • Full single-player campaign
  • Drop-in 2-player co-op
  • Pre-order: Ashglass Weapon Set
  • Season Pass expansions
  • Collector's physical goods
Pre-Order Standard
Most Popular Deluxe

Deluxe Edition

The complete first year of the Long Dark Saga.

$99.99
  • Everything in Standard
  • Season Pass — 2 story expansions
  • Digital artbook & soundtrack
  • "Corona" armor & blade skin
  • Collector's physical goods
Pre-Order Deluxe
Vanguard

Collector's Edition

A numbered set for the last of the Vanguard. Limited to 12,000.

$219.99
  • Everything in Deluxe
  • 10" Kaine Vero lit statue
  • Steelbook & woven world map
  • Founder's in-game armor set
  • Numbered certificate
Pre-Order Collector's
PC — powered by the Ashfall Engine

System requirements

Minimum 1080p · 30 FPS · Low
OS
Windows 10 64-bit (v20H2)
CPU
Intel Core i5-8400 / Ryzen 5 2600
GPU
GeForce GTX 1070 / Radeon RX 580 8GB
RAM
16 GB dual-channel
Storage
110 GB SSD required
API
DirectX 12
Recommended 1440p · 60 FPS · High + RT
OS
Windows 11 64-bit
CPU
Core i7-12700K / Ryzen 7 5800X3D
GPU
GeForce RTX 4070 / Radeon RX 7800 XT
RAM
32 GB dual-channel
Storage
110 GB NVMe SSD
API
DirectX 12 Ultimate

SSD is mandatory. 4K / 120 FPS on RTX 4080-class hardware. DualSense and full ultrawide (21:9) support at launch.

Global launch — March 12, 2027

Hold the dark. Wishlist Vesper now.

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