Nexus: Downfall← Nexus: Downfall

NEXUS: DOWNFALL / ROADMAP

The route through
the unknown.

Nexus: Downfall is now free to play in Early Access. Explore the playable core and follow the development of this persistent space MMORTS toward version 1.0.

15—31 AUG 2026

Complete

Closed alpha complete

The invited test ran from August 15 to 31. We are consolidating player feedback and preparing the retrospective.

01 OCT 2026

Live

Early Access

Early Access opened on October 1, 2026. Aurora is available to everyone for free in the browser.

MAR 2027

Launch target

Version 1.0

The first complete persistent season: a stable foundation for an evolving universe.

01 / LAUNCH CRITICAL

Mission: version 1.0

Eight systems must be ready before Version 1.0 can launch.

  1. 01

    Balance ships, defences and costs across the game

  2. 02

    Agent-based espionage, sabotage missions and diplomatic cost

  3. 03

    Stable, balanced servers

  4. 04

    Combat 2.0 with player-led battle stratagems

  5. 05

    Regent progression, levels and special abilities

  6. 06

    More community-requested languages

  7. 07

    Distinct visual identity for every civilization in planet view

  8. 08

    Player-driven galactic economy with resource exchange and intergalactic trade