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Welcome young Novices, to the Ethereal Archives. 

You have been chosen.

Amongst thousands of applicants you received the honour of stepping into the halls of the institution, which has made it its goal to further our knowledge of the

4NCI3NTS.

Civilisations lost in the depths of time and endless space have been, and will be, discovered by stellar minds like you. 

Their remains will be studied, their downfalls reconstructed, their histories preserved forevermore inside the great server.

Launch, Novices!

Your shining ships are eagerly waiting, ready to carry you into the darkness and deliver you the ruins of the universe.

When you return from your journey, with cultures resurrected and histories untold,

I will greet you as adepts.


"4NCI3NTS" is a Solo Sci-Fi Journaling Game/TTRPG about space exploration, ancient alien societies and their demise...  

  •  Rules-light Gameplay
  •  Resource Management
  •  Sweet Spaceship & Upgrades
  • D4s & Tables
  • Funky Triangles
  • Chill Soundtrack

Downloading this game will give you access to the 36 pages PDF outlining the rules of the game. Spreads and printable versions will (hopefully) follow.

The beautiful art comes from the amazing Kirsten Meinert:

https://www.kirstenmeinert.com/

StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
AuthorHorusthekid
GenreRole Playing
TagsAliens, ancients, Cozy, journaling, planets, Sci-fi, Singleplayer, Solo RPG, world-building
Average sessionAbout an hour

Purchase

Buy Now$7.00 USD or more

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $7 USD. You will get access to the following files:

4NCI3NTS.pdf 24 MB
4nci3nts Layout Print Brochure.pdf 41 MB
4nci3nts Layout Print Doubles.pdf 26 MB
4nci3nts Layout Print Singles.pdf 26 MB
4NCI3NTS Deutsch Version 2.pdf 34 MB

Exclusive content

Support this game at or above a special price point to receive something exclusive.

Physical Copies

I've printed a very limited amount of physical copies. They are fully colored and extremely pretty. 

Since Itch.io does not support customers sending varying shipping cost, the price of 25$ already includes shipping costs to EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. 

I cannot ship to the US or elsewhere.

Each physical copy purchased will generate two community copies.

Community Copy

Every purchase and every tip over the original price will generate a community copy for those who can't afford the game at the moment. 

It would be really cool, if you could...

  • play the game and tell me how you liked it
  • rate the game
  • comment on here
  • share the game on your socials

...after downloading the community copy!

Have a great one, people!

Download demo

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4NCI3NTS Preview.pdf 9.6 MB
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4NCI3NTS PLANET SHEET.pdf 2.3 MB
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4NCI3NTS SHIPSHEET.pdf 1.6 MB
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4NCIENTS Halloween ADD ON.pdf 1.9 MB

Development log

Comments

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I claimed a community copy and after reading through decided to purchase a copy. Excited to get started! I’m on a major space exploration kick lately.

Just had a question, what is the exclusive content?

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Hey, thanks for the support! I hope you'll enjoy the game.  The "exclusive content" part is how I included the community copies. Maybe I made a mistake there, I'm new to this 🫠

But I want to release a multiplayer add-on soon, so that might make up for that.  

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Hahaha I should I looked a little closer and I would have known. All good! I’ve claimed my fair share of community copies over Covid when work was slow. I’m happy to give back. I just wish old habits didn’t die so slow and I just bought it in the first place instead of taking a CC first. Oh well, next time for sure.

Looking forward to a session tonight!

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A wonderful game, meditative and mysterious! If you like solo games definitely check it out. The art ist super nice as well. Secret pro tip: there is some great ambient music to listen to while playing if you search 4NCI3NTS SOUNDTRACK on yt. <3

Thank you so much <3

That secret pro tip is correct 😎

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the premise for this game seems so cool! I have a huge backlog of games to try right now but this one is definitely going on the wishlist for when I have a few extra dollars to spend on a new game <3

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Thanks! Once I figure out how they work, there will also be community copies. Probably this weekend 👉