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Old-school pixel-art RPG fans might want to keep a little space in their December calendar. Elements Destiny, from ShrooMoon and Deck13 Spotlight, now has two release dates, and no, that’s not a scheduling error.
The German-made fantasy adventure arrives on 8 December 2026 for PC (Steam and GOG), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The Nintendo Switch version follows on 15 December, one week later. Both dates come directly from the publisher’s new release announcement.
Erika has rather a lot on her plate
The story starts with Erika, a young huntress troubled by dreams that suggest there’s much more happening in Solitas than her village knows. Lia, Maline and Karen join her journey, bringing their own abilities to a quest involving old sacrifices and elemental powers.
The game leans into traditional, turn-based encounters, with equipment crafting and herbalism joining the usual RPG business of finding out which creature is about to flatten your party.
A whole lot of music
ShrooMoon says the game features more than 100 original music tracks and voice work from over 40 German-language performers. The presentation mixes pixel art with hand-drawn character illustrations, aiming for the feel of a classic handheld RPG without being chained to every old inconvenience.
There’s a new release-date trailer too. We haven’t put the finished game through its paces, so we won’t make claims about how well the combat or story holds together. But we’ve an affection for RPGs that take their own worlds seriously while still letting us rummage through the herbalism menu.
What we know
Deck13 has also offered press review codes, with PC among the available platforms. We’ve requested UK PC access for proper hands-on coverage, separate from this news report.
For readers, the important dates are 8 December across PC, PlayStation and Xbox, and 15 December for Nintendo Switch. A week isn’t much, unless you’re the person watching everybody else finish the first dungeon.
Elements Destiny on Steam. Source: Deck13 Spotlight and ShrooMoon’s 12 November release-date announcement.
Original news reporting by the Coloured Static Press team. Official game imagery sourced from the developers’ Steam listings. This announcement is not a review.