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The Gambit Lost to TimeNewsThe Chrono Rift Opens! Demo is NOW AVAILABLE!
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The Chrono Rift Opens! Demo is NOW AVAILABLE!

The Gambit Lost to Time · published 16 Jul 2026, 10:28 UTC

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The moment has finally arrived. The gears of fate are turning, and the chrono rifts are shifting. We are thrilled to announce that "The Gambit Lost to Time" Demo is officially live on Steam!

A Big Announcement: Partnering with Wave Games!

We are excited to announce that we have officially partnered with Wave Games as our publisher! With their amazing support, we’ve been able to focus entirely on polishing the game and bringing this demo to life. Together, we are committed to delivering the ultimate tactical experience to players worldwide.

To ensure a seamless experience for our global community, this demo includes the options to play the game in the following languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

What Awaits You in the Demo?

In this demo, you can experience approximately 1 to 1.5 hours of gameplay, featuring:

  • 4 Story Missions: Witness the first ending of the Empire of Fleuretta.

  • Time Spells: Unique abilities that alter your strategy and reshape the timeline.

  • 2 Challenging Side Missions: Require a prior understanding of the game's core mechanics to complete.

  • Key Features: Get hands-on access to the game's Town, Training Hall, and Blessing features.

What's Next?

Looking ahead, we are cooking up new features that will reshape how the game plays, including exciting new content like Chrono Vortex and more game-changing features coming in future updates.

July Update:

  • Adjustment to unit cost balances and weapon triangle

  • Adjustments to existing mission maps

  • Weather effects.

  • New Time Spells "Chrono Vortex" and "Temporal Anchor"

August Update:

  • Adjustments to the game's cross-timeline preparations

  • Premonitions of the Future

  • Story Mission 5

September Update:

  • New Time Spell "Chrono Capsule"

  • New Learnable Skills at the Training Hall

  • Unit Traits

In addition to the content mentioned above, every update should improve upon the game's onboarding, UI/UX experiences and bugfixes where possible. Should there be a bug that requires our immediate attention, we will do our best to bring out the fixes as soon as possible.

(Where possible, we will showcase some of these additions and adjustments gradually on our social media, mainly on X/Twitter and Instagram. Please look forward to the next step in our game's evolution!)

Join the Discussion & Support Us!

Thank you so much to all of you who have been with us as part of our long journey. There are still some major milestones to go, and we ask for your support along the way. Please look forward to what we are cooking!

Add the full game to your Steam Wishlist — it is the single best way to support our journey!

Join our official community to share your feedback and hang out with us:

https://discord.com/invite/SBGNUjwCvx

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