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Onora playtest
by Horizon Interactive
On Onora, cross the desert toward towering opal spires. Beneath their arches, greenery hides ruins and puzzles. Become a Gekko, Phasmylume, or Goliathus to solve enigmas, awaken totems, and uncover the secrets of the ancient Onorian civilization.
Anyone with a Steam account can join, and it's free.
- Access
- Instant
- On playtest since
- Oct 23, 2025
- Planned release
- To be announced
- Developer
- Horizon Interactive
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- English
How to join the Onora playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Join playtest button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Use the Onora playtest signup there. You're in straight away, with nothing to pay.
- The playtest shows up in your Steam library, ready to install and play.
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How AI is used
Use of AI for the creation of certain 3D models, as well as images used in the UI and marketing.
The developer's own words, from Steam.
About Onora
In the midst of a sea of glowing dunes, unreal white monoliths pierce the skies of planet Onora. You emerge from a landing capsule — alone and disoriented — and mount a futuristic bike to reach these desert cathedrals. Beneath their arches, the sand gives way to lush biomes where the ruins of a forgotten civilization still linger.
Each sanctuary shelters living puzzles: bond with the local fauna to run along walls as a Gekko celeris, light up pathways as a Phasmylume, or smash through barriers as a Goliathus. These metamorphoses expand the ways you move and solve challenges.
The loop is simple: spot a glowing sanctuary, blaze a trail through the sandstorms, and activate runic totems that unveil memories and unlock new powers. As you gather fragments, the mystery of Onora’s connection to its creatures and the Ancients gradually unfolds.
Onora is a third-person puzzle exploration game blending open-world traversal with transformation-based puzzles. Every discovery redefines how you navigate — ride, climb, swim, or glide — weaving an environmental narrative where nature has reclaimed the remnants of a civilization that delved too deep. Will you be the one to reignite Onora’s spark?
From the game's Steam page.
