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Etheria: Restart is a turn-based action RPG by XD. Read on to learn about the game's latest news and developments!
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Etheria Restart News
2025
June 23
⚫︎ XD Games has rolled out a new update for Etheria: Restart, introducing Eternal Night – Yeli as the latest playable Animus, alongside the limited-time Cage Rumble mode. Available now through July 9, Cage Rumble offers a boss gauntlet challenge for players to tackle in a high-intensity virtual arena.
May 8
⚫︎ Shanghai-based developer XD Games has launched the final closed beta test for Etheria: Restart, now available on iOS, Android, and PC ahead of its global release on June 5. This last test introduces several key features, including new PvE content, expanded PvP systems, and payment functionalities with launch-day rebate incentives.
Players can explore advanced PvE challenges such as Threshold quests, the rogue-like Ember Ruins, and dynamic boss fights in Anisync Echoes. The beta also debuts Phantom Theater, a survival gauntlet with scaling difficulty. On the PvP side, three new systems are live: Real-Time Arena (RTA), Guild vs Guild (GvG), and the Etheria World Summit (EWS)—a global PvP tournament featuring qualifiers, live broadcasts, and championship brackets.
April 23
⚫︎ XD Games is preparing for the global launch of Etheria: Restart with a special livestream event on April 25 at 21:00 (UTC-5). The broadcast will showcase new trailers, gameplay deep dives, and developer interviews, along with the reveal of Freya—the game’s first new SSR Animus.
The livestream will also outline details for the final beta test, which begins on May 8. Participants will gain early access to key system upgrades, including the new Anisync Echoes, Phantom Theater trial challenges, and the debut of real-time PvP battles inspired by titles like Summoners War and Epic Seven.
March 28
⚫︎ Shanghai-based developer XD Games has officially opened pre-registrations for its upcoming cyber-fantasy strategy RPG Etheria: Restart on iOS and Google Play.
January 10
⚫︎ Set in the year 2133, Etheria: Restart is a free-to-play RPG that blends elements of Horizon Zero Dawn and Genshin Impact with a post-apocalyptic twist. In this world, Earth has been devastated by a deadly phenomenon known as snowglow
—a mysterious cold that causes memory loss and death.
To survive, humanity retreats into underground shelters and uploads their consciousness into a high-tech virtual world called Etheria. The game features a striking contrast between environmental collapse and futuristic technology, evoking comparisons to titles like Fallout and Horizon Zero Dawn.
⚫︎ XD Games has launched the closed beta test for Etheria: Restart, a turn-based RPG set in a post-apocalyptic future where humanity survives by transferring consciousness into a virtual world. The beta introduces players to Etheria’s vibrant 3D environments, PvE battles, and a PvP arena.
2024
October 1, 2024
⚫︎ XD Games unveiled a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming turn-based RPG Etheria: Restart during TGS 2024. The trailer highlights the game's revamped summoner-based combat system, which the developer describes as adding RPG depth
to its tactical mechanics. The visually striking title reportedly drew strong positive reactions from attendees at the event.
