At Fate’s End gets a 2027 release window and Steam demo from Thunder Lotus
Thunder Lotus says At Fate’s End is now due in 2027 and has also released a Steam demo, alongside a new gameplay trailer.
The game comes from the makers of Spiritfarer and is described by Thunder Lotus as its most ambitious project yet. No reason for the move to 2027 was given in the available sources.
What happened
Thunder Lotus published an update stating that At Fate’s End now has a new release window for 2027. In the same announcement, the studio said players can now try a Steam demo. The surrounding context for this update points to an official Thunder Lotus blog post titled “At Fate’s End new release window and Steam demo out now!”, which bundles the new release window, the demo, and a gameplay trailer together.
Thunder Lotus’ official game page describes At Fate’s End as an action-adventure game from the team behind Spiritfarer. The studio also says the project was conceived in 2021, while wrapping up the final updates for Spiritfarer. Thunder Lotus further calls it the team’s most ambitious project to date. The Steam page describes the game as an action-adventure title in which players fight family members, with a skill tree shaped like a family tree.
An IGN video titled “At Fate’s End: Official Gameplay Trailer” lines up with the update and describes the game as a uniquely stylized upcoming metroidvania now due next year on PC. That snippet is less specific than Thunder Lotus’ official update, which places the game in 2027.
A Reddit post in r/gaming saying the game has been delayed to 2027 also matches the official update, but Thunder Lotus’ own announcement is the key source here. The Reddit post is supportive rather than decisive.
Timeline
2021 — Thunder Lotus says the idea for At Fate’s End was developed while the final updates for Spiritfarer were being wrapped up.
2021 — On the official game page, Thunder Lotus says the project grew out of an idea formed during the end of the Spiritfarer updates.
Unknown date — Thunder Lotus says in an official update that At Fate’s End is now due in 2027.
Unknown date — The studio also announces that a Steam demo is available.
Unknown date — Thunder Lotus publishes a blog post titled “At Fate’s End new release window and Steam demo out now!”.
Unknown date — IGN posts a video titled “At Fate’s End: Official Gameplay Trailer”.
Unknown date — A Reddit post in r/gaming mentions the same move to 2027.
Background
At Fate’s End is a new game from Thunder Lotus, the studio behind Spiritfarer. On its official page, the developer calls it its most ambitious game yet and describes it as an action-adventure game in which players fight family members. The Steam page adds that the game is set in a lush fantasy world and has players taking on foul creatures of the realm and their estranged siblings in intense, emotional duels to decide the fate of their family.
The available sources do not mention a previous release date, nor do they explain the new schedule. What is clear is that Thunder Lotus now ties the game to 2027 and has released a Steam demo alongside the update. The official blog post title in the surrounding context also confirms that the studio communicated the release window and demo together, while the IGN video shows that a new gameplay trailer was published around the same time.
The Spiritfarer connection matters because Thunder Lotus explicitly references the team behind that game and the period when the final Spiritfarer updates were being completed. That places At Fate’s End as a new project that has been in development since 2021. There is no indication in the available sources that Thunder Lotus had previously announced a concrete release date that is now being moved; the wording refers to a new release window for 2027.
Sources
- Thunder Lotus: official game page for At Fate’s End
- Thunder Lotus: update on the new release window and Steam demo
- IGN: At Fate’s End gameplay trailer
- Reddit: r/gaming post about the delay to 2027