Yogscast Games has announced a new semi-open world adventure game involving spells and runes called Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times.
“We’re excited to introduce Rhell, a fun puzzle adventure that encourages players to experiment, inspires creativity, and offers a fresh take on the puzzle genre,” said Simon Byron, Managing Director, Yogscast Games. “Alongside the depth of storytelling and puzzle-solving, players will feel drawn to Rhell’s emotional development as she goes in search of answers and restores normality to the toon-like world.”
Check out the new trailer, below:
The game focuses on Rhell, a hot-headed mage, who goes on a journey of discovery and self-reflection, tasked with solving the mysterious disappearance of many people within the world. Joined by Beesle, a beetle who provides helpful hints, Rhell’s character evolves during her quest based on the encounters she has with the folk she discovers along the way. Through exploration, players can find clues to reveal the true nature of the story, with the potential for different outcomes depending on the puzzles completed and the NPCs met along the way.
Rhell’s open-world design allows players to roam freely, limited only by the spell combinations available at that time. Players will face obstacles like blocked paths, hazards, and movable objects, which they can overcome by unlocking new spell combinations. With 40 different runes, players craft unique spells by mixing keywords in countless ways, with over 102 million permutations in total. Each puzzle is open-ended, giving players simple and creative problem-solving options based on the number of keywords they have stored.
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times is part of a festival celebrating games made by solo devs and micro studios running from August 7th to 14th, called “Tiny Teams“.
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times is coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, Xbox One in early 2026.