Momentum Games just dropped Athanasia into Steam Early Access today, and the throwback vibes are hitting harder than a raptor to the face. It's an immersive sim FPS where you play researcher Carmen Flores stuck in a South American facility crawling with time-displaced dinos, complete with hackable panels, audio logs, and all the System Shock-style tinkering your inner nerd could want.

The initial build includes the first three of six planned areas, packing most enemy types and tools already, with full release eyed for mid-2027. Devs are straight-up asking for community feedback to polish the rest instead of stretching into forever Early Access territory. Early buzz from demo players on Steam and X calls the atmosphere and level flow rewarding, though some Reddit takes flag jank and AI tweaks needed.

X is already popping with hype from the official account and indie circles, while RPS frames it as comfort food for Dino Crisis fans waiting on Capcom. No player counts yet on day one, but the wishlist sits around 18k and the trailer montage has people stoked for the "terrible truth" lore drop beyond just dino snacks. If the hacking and secret routes deliver like the promises, this could be the indie hit that makes 2026's horror slate actually slap.

Steam page confirms single-player focus with no multiplayer nonsense, and Black Lantern Collective is publishing the weird horror angle they live for. Launch hiccups on Steam approval showed up in the dev's own X post this morning, classic indie day-one energy.