NYX
Nyx, primordial goddess of Night, standing in the Underworld

Playable dark action RPG demo

NYX: The Ashen Gate

Become Nyx, primordial queen of Night, and descend through the Underworld to reclaim a name buried beneath ash, chains, and broken oaths.

Playable build Waves 1-3 Phlegyas boss First fragment victory
Watch Story Film View Demo Brief

Featured story film

Night speaks before the gate opens.

A focused cinematic scene for the public page: real motion, real atmosphere, and the voice track carried by the source film.

Story Film 01: The Queen Answers
Story Film 02: The Warden Rises

Cinematic reveal reel

A two-minute mood trailer for the queen of Night.

Before Olympus, there was Night.

Shot 01 The Queen Wakes
Nyx key art
NYX
Ashen Gate environment
THE ASHEN GATE
Oathless Shade Oathless Shade Oathless Shade
OATHLESS SHADE
Nyx gameplay reference Oathless Shade Oathless Shade
NIGHT LASH
River-Bound Archer
RIVER-BOUND ARCHER
Censer Knight
CENSER KNIGHT
Nyx attacking River-Bound Archer Censer Knight
SURVIVE THE GATE
Phlegyas boss concept
PHLEGYAS
Phlegyas gameplay reference Nyx facing Phlegyas
BOSS DUEL
Nyx victory pose FIRST NAME FRAGMENT
NYX RETURNS

First vertical slice

Cross the gate. Defeat the warden. Reclaim the first name fragment.

The current demo proves the core loop: fast movement, Night Lash, Eclipse Step, Shadow resource decisions, readable enemy pressure, XP, relic pickups, and a complete Phlegyas mini-boss victory.

The Ashen Gate, an underworld arena of black stone, erased statues, chains, and cold river mist

Playtest route

  1. Start at the Ashen Gate title screen.
  2. Break Oathless Shades in wave one.
  3. Survive River-Bound Archer pressure in wave two.
  4. Defeat the Censer Knight guard in wave three.
  5. Break Phlegyas and unlock the first fragment.

Playable tester package

Download the current NYX prototype for early playtesting.

This is an early Godot project package for testers and collaborators. It is not the final installable game build yet, but it lets people open the prototype, run the Ashen Gate route, and test the Phlegyas fight.

Prototype download NYX: The Ashen Gate - Godot Prototype v0.6.15 Download Prototype
  1. Requires Godot 4.7 or newer.
  2. Open the included project folder in Godot.
  3. Press play and start from the title screen.
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Combat Rules

Cooldowns, Shadow costs, enemy attack warnings, XP, levels, and score tracking.

02

Nyx Control

Fast movement, Eclipse Step dash, Night Lash, Crown of Dread, and Starfall.

03

Ashen Gate Mood

Dark arena language, relic glow, hit sparks, readable silhouettes, and mythic tone.

Victory beat

First Name Fragment Reclaimed

Phlegyas is not only a boss. He is a lock. When Nyx breaks him, the Ashen Gate remembers one stolen piece of her true name.

The Gate remembers her.

The Underworld whispers.

NYX returns.

Enemy ladder

From broken souls to a chained king.

Oathless Shade gameplay reference sprite

Oathless Shade

Fast swarm spirits made from broken promises and nameless dead.

River-Bound Archer gameplay reference sprite

River-Bound Archer

Drowned ranged spirits that force movement with cold river-light attacks.

Censer Knight gameplay reference sprite

Censer Knight

Armored ritual wardens carrying black incense and heavy oath weapons.

Phlegyas gameplay reference sprite

Phlegyas

The Warden of Forgotten Oaths, a cursed king chained to the Ashen Gate.

Phlegyas, a towering chained underworld king confronting Nyx

Demo boss target

Phlegyas waits at the threshold.

The first boss proves the demo has spectacle: chain sweeps, oath-fire warning zones, shade summons, a boss health bar, and a victory scene.

First Fragment