Rune Fencer Illyia

December 31, 2026 Nootbox Games Nootbox Games
Platform Adventure Indie
PC Switch
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Rune Fencer Illyia is an intense, atmospheric action-platformer with a heavy focus on exploration and combat. Traverse an enormous and dangerous world, meet strange allies, and outfight your numerous foes with fast-paced swordplay and stolen runic magic.
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A young Runist named Illyia wakes up in the debris of the airship she had been traveling on with her twin sister, Lilly. Now, Illyia must explore the cursed, ruined world that she's arrived in, find her missing sister and find a way home before it’s too late.
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Release Date December 31, 2026
Developer Nootbox Games
Publisher Nootbox Games
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Side view
Themes Action, Fantasy
Rune Fencer Illyia

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