The once-prosperous Arsiltus was swallowed up by the void created by the destruction of the great relic and transformed into the land of death. Now your mission is to find the pieces of the broken great relic and close the void.

The Relic: First Guardian provides in-depth gameplay with a thrilling battle and a variety of rune settings. Grow your character with various skills and your own settings, and explore the collapsed world while following an exciting story. You need to solve the riddle of Arsiltus, gather the pieces of great relic, and lead the world back to prosperity. You are the last hope of the Arsiltus.

Start your journey as a guardian, gather pieces of great relic and close the void.

Your adventure will bring Arsiltus into a new era.

Publisher Perp Games and South Korean studio Project Cloud Games announced that The Relic: First Guardian will launch on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (Steam) on May 26, 2026.

In addition to revealing the launch date, Project Cloud Games is also giving a glimpse of what’s to come in the highly anticipated title that beckons players into a folklore-filled story of love, tragedy, and untraditional heroism.

Tales of near-forgotten folk

In The Relic: First Guardian, every moment holds a fragment of a story waiting to be told once more; much like a folktale told throughout the generations. Following those stories will unearth a tale of someone who once lived there, and it is your mission to restore those memories and ensure they live on. Some are tragic and others will remain forever unfinished.

A combat system as unique as your character

This is reflected in the combat system where there is freedom in attacks and intensity in survival. Stamina is reserved for defence and dodging, whereas attacks are relinquished of any form of depletion. Skills operate on cooldowns, with no consumption of resources to balance in every encounter. This direction is to allow every player to adapt to their own playstyle and rhythm, seamlessly blending combat flow.

Weapons have been designed around different emotional themes to add to this flowing combat system. With five weapon types to choose from and twelve exclusive skills trees, players will be able to blend abilities to form an entirely unique class of their own.

Equipment and growth

The Relic reimagines the traditional RPG loot structure by ensuring that every weapon and piece of armour exists only once in the game world. Each item is a unique artifact, such as the final blade of a legendary knight or a shield representing a family's ancient vow. When acquiring equipment, players inherit the unique history and powerful story it has lived through.

Uniqueness extends to character progression, as there are no traditional character levels. Players grow by collecting memories in the form of Relics (Runes); fragments imbued with the emotions and wishes of those who came before. Each Relic carries one of over 70 unique passive effects that can reshape skill behaviour, alter combat tempo, and enhance specific weapon styles. By strategically equipping these Relics, players define the Guardian they wish to

become, shifting the focus of growth from numerical progression to the accumulation of meaningful in-world experiences.

The loss of a boss

Weapons and combat abilities will be put to the test against over 70 bosses. With each boss carrying their own story of tragedy, players will encounter a tale of much-needed completion and peace. Successfully confronting each one head on will garner their unique tale and can finally have a finishing chapter.

Legends never truly perish

The Relic: First Guardian places emphasis on the hero remembered for restoring fading memories and piecing stories back together. Whether it’s a brief letter left unread, or the hopes of a child spinning a pinwheel awaiting their father’s return, these stories quietly appear... waiting to be weaved back together to form the full story.

The Relic: First Guardian is coming to PS5, Xbox and PC on May 26, 2026.