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Reptilian Rising

When genocidal Reptilians invade from out of time, only the greatest heroes in history can stop them! Recruit icons like Cleopatra and Einstein in this retro turn-based strategy RPG. Battle lizard armies across time, bend the rules with wild time-powers, and save humanity with style.

Released Apr 23, 2026PEGI 16
Steam Deck PlayableIndieStrategy3DTurn-Based TacticsTactical RPGTrading Card Game
Reptilian Rising
Reptilian Rising
Reptilian Rising
Reptilian Rising
Reptilian Rising
Reptilian Rising
Reptilian Rising
Reptilian Rising
Reptilian Rising
Reptilian Rising
Reptilian Rising
Developer: Gregarious Games
Publisher: Numskull Games
Reptilian Rising
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About Reptilian Rising

History's greatest heroes. Humanity’s weirdest crisis.

The timeline is under siege. The Reptilian menace has broken through the barriers of time, bringing with them dino-cyborgs, laser raptors, and the dreaded Dictatorsaur. It’s up to a dream team of history’s most legendary figures to stop them.

Reptilian Rising is a turn-based strategy RPG inspired by ‘80s tabletop classics. Command a squad of retro-styled miniatures across battlefields that span the dawn of man to the distant future. Build your team, upgrade your powers, and bend time itself to turn the tide.

Squad Tactics, Retro Style

Fight back in fast-paced, reactive turn-based combat. Every attack provokes enemy response - so plan your moves wisely, chain powerful synergies, and use terrain to your advantage. With randomized battle setups and escalating challenges, no two runs are the same.

Villains, But Make Them Weird

This isn't your average lizard invasion. Face down malevolent Manborgs, lethal Lazer Raptors, and the tri-headed Tri-Cannon. Then prepare to battle the ultimate foe: Dictatorsaur.

Good luck. You’re going to need it.

Big Bads vs Big Brains

With three of humanity’s worst villains sharing one giant dinosaur body, you’ll need the best our species can muster to even the odds. Call up heroes from the dawn of history like Julius Caesar (et tu, Reptiles?), medieval masters of war, like Robin Hood (take from the rich, shoot arrows at dinosaurs) and great minds of super-science like Albert Einstein - all things are relative, but we’re kicking the reptiles out of this family gathering!

Time-Hopping Mayhem

There’s more to time travel than hopping in a DeLorean, phone booth, or retro police box. In Reptilian Rising you’ll use time energy on time-twisting abilities to throw the Reptilians for a loop. Create clones of your troops, call in reinforcements (we’ve got Scarface on speed-dial), or create time-gates to rush your heroes across the map double time.

Secrets in the Loop

If you can turn the tide without causing a temporal paradox, you can replay missions to tackle bonus objectives, hop between time periods to uncover secrets, and more.

Reptilian Rising launches in 2026. Add to your wishlist and prepare to lock, load, and time travel. Open the door, get on the floor, everybody shoot the dinosaur!

Key Features

  • Turn-based squad tactics with a reactive combat twist

  • 20+ iconic recruitable heroes from history, myth, and beyond

  • Dozens of bizarre Reptilian enemies and 9 unique boss fights

  • Strategic upgrade system with artifacts, cloning, time gates and more

  • High replayability with mission branching and bonus goals

  • ‘80s tabletop aesthetic brought to digital life

Story

Show

Open the door, get on the floor, everybody shoot the dinosaur As if talking dinosaurs and flesh-hungry lizardmen weren’t bad enough, your time-traveling heroes will have to battle a weird, wild army of invaders. Malevolent Manborgs, lethal Lazer Raptors, the terrifying Tri-Cannon (a bogus hybrid of Triceratops and minigun), and the diabolical Dictatorsaur.

Trailers

Announcement Trailer
Gameplay Video
Gameplay Trailer
Release Date Trailer

Game details

Developers
Gregarious Games, Robot Circus, Hyper Luminal Games
Publishers
Numskull Games
Release date
Apr 23, 2026
Genres
Indie, Strategy, 3D, Turn-Based Tactics, Tactical RPG, Trading Card Game, Turn-Based, Tabletop, Turn-Based Strategy, Board Game, Roguelike, Alternate History, Dinosaurs, Funny, Dark Comedy, Dark Humor, Historical, Parody, Post-apocalyptic, Multiple Endings, Time Manipulation
Modes
Single-player
Steam features
47 achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Themes
Science fiction, Comedy
Camera
Isometric
Engine
Unity

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishSupportedSupportedSupported
FrenchSupportedNot supportedSupported
GermanSupportedNot supportedSupported
Spanish (Spain)SupportedNot supportedSupported
JapaneseSupportedNot supportedSupported
Portuguese (Brazil)SupportedNot supportedSupported
Simplified ChineseSupportedNot supportedSupported
System requirements

Minimum

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 and above
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 2.5 Ghz or AMD Phenom II 2.6 Ghz or greater
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Video card with 1GB of VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Recommended

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 and above
  • Processor: Fourth Generation Intel Core i5 2.5 Ghz or AMD FX8350 4.0 Ghz or greater
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Video card with 2GB of VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Ratings

Age rating

PEGI 16

About PEGI ratings

Steam Deck & Linux

Steam Deck Playable

  • Shows button icons from other controllers
  • Some text is small and hard to read
  • Everything works with the default controls
  • Runs well with the default graphics settings
  • External controllers don't work for the main player
  • SteamOS: Playable
  • Steam Machine: Playable

DLC & editions

Also on Steam

  • Reptilian Rising Soundtrack
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Release date: Apr 23, 2026

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