RELIC launches its lost-city puzzle adventure

迹 RELIC launched on Steam on August 16, 2026. The free 3D side-scrolling adventure asks players to restore energy to a silent futuristic city by collecting elemental symbols.

RELIC: confirmed details

Exploration fills a collection log and reveals why the industrial ruins were abandoned. Animals can communicate with the protagonist and help solve puzzles, while dangerous spaces require dodging or running. Water, mist, rain and clouds eventually combine into the substance needed to refill a reservoir and restart a hydroelectric generator. The official store listing credits 四菜一汤studio as developer and publisher.

What changed for players

The restoration sequence makes each collected element part of a visible environmental process rather than an abstract checklist. Watching water return to the reservoir provides feedback that the city is changing, while animal assistance lets puzzles depend on relationships with the remaining life inside the ruins.

Availability and lasting context

迹 RELIC is listed as a released product rather than an Early Access build. Normal patches may still change performance, balance and interface details after launch. The confirmed release supports Windows. Store availability and supported languages can vary by account region. Pricing, online availability and later updates should be checked on the live store page rather than treated as permanent facts.

This report separates features released on the stated date from later patches and community expectations. Balance values and platform support can change, but the documented release history remains the same.

Sources: primary release notes or official records. Factual claims were checked against these records; interpretation is our own.

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