Solo indie pixel anime RPG Orkastle is coming to PC via Steam

Howard Blast, a solo developer, has announced his upcoming game, Orkastle, on Steam. It’s an RPG with a unique anime art style, featuring turn-based combat, strategic resource gathering, and pixel graphics. The game’s story will also incorporate elements of survival horror.

Howard Blast has created a Kickstarter page for the game, but the crowdfunding campaign hasn’t started yet.

Below you’ll find the official screenshots and details for Orkastle. Interestingly, this game by an American indie developer seems to have originally been created in Japanese, with the English version added later.

Orkastle screenshots










A story of girls who seek freedom from enslavement.

To save your friends, you must face the monsters lurking within the castle.

And the “answer” that awaits at the end of their struggle is…

ORKASTLE is a dramatic Role Playing Anime.

Simple to play turn-based battles with endless strategic depth pace a shocking and emotional story.

Survival horror resource management means every decision counts when expending mana.

Guide your friends through the terrifying challenges ahead, or they might face consequences that are truly awful to witness.

Written in Japanese and translated to English by the author himself.

As a huge fan, I have to say this is a landmark moment! I’ve never seen a localization that feels this true to the original. It’s a really big deal!

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2025-11-19 23:26