Optillusion Follows Moncage With Survival Adventure Rinthine
Optillusion Games, the studio behind Moncage, is working on Rinthine, a survival adventure set in a labyrinth that rearranges itself on a cycle. A playable demo ran at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 in Bangkok.
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Why it matters
The pitch moves Optillusion from Moncage's contained perspective puzzles to a survival crafting loop where the world itself changes, a structure that keeps players rebuilding rather than settling into one map.
Key Facts
- Rinthine is the new game from Optillusion Games, the studio behind Moncage.
- A playable demo was set up at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 in Bangkok.
- The supported platform is PC via Steam, with a release date listed only as coming soon.
- Marketing manager Jewel Jorgensen said the labyrinth has a cycle that rearranges the world after a set number of days.
- The full game is planned to include four seasons, with Laurel and Vermillion revealed so far.
Marketing manager Jewel Jorgensen said the game is planned for PC via Steam with a release date listed only as coming soon, and Japanese support is planned.
Jorgensen described the labyrinth as a machine that reshuffles at intervals. In the demo, a clock-like disc in the upper left read Laurel and 15 days left, marking the season and the days before the rearrangement. A player can shield one room by building a Chronolith, so the choice of what to keep becomes part of the loop each cycle.
The demo showed standard base building from wood and stone, with fishing, farming, and cooking, plus creatures inspired by history and lost technology that can be fought or befriended. The full game is planned to have four seasons. Two are revealed, Laurel on ancient Greece and Vermillion on a Chinese dynasty.
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