Two cult survival-horror games are playable again. Publisher SNEG released Ecstatica and Ecstatica II on Steam and GOG on October 26, 2026, a few days before Halloween. Both come from Andrew Spencer Studios and were first published by Psygnosis, with Ecstatica arriving in 1994 and Ecstatica II in 1997.
What the games are
According to the Steam page, Ecstatica is a survival-horror adventure set in Tirich, a medieval village cursed by demons. Its characters and world are built from ellipsoids rather than the polygons most 3D games used. GamingOnLinux describes it as a fixed-camera game where puzzles, not combat, drive progress. You can play as a male or female protagonist, and the game has more than 200 animated sequences. The Steam page says this is the first time the original has been sold digitally.
Ecstatica II is the sequel, set in a larger world with a castle, its dungeons, a village and wilderness. It adds physical melee combat, spells and potions, and randomized enemies and encounters so that no two playthroughs are the same, according to the GamingOnLinux write-up.
What SNEG changed
The upgrades are aimed at making old games run well on current PCs. SNEG lists these changes:
- Smooth running on modern systems, with no graphics card needed because the game runs on the CPU alone
- Graphics modes you can switch between on the fly: DOS, Windows 95 and a Software mode that renders in real time at high resolution
- Full controller support
- Steam Achievements and Cloud Saves
- Optional settings such as “Shaking Legs”, which restores the leg jitter of the DOS version
- Three soundtrack versions
In its press release, SNEG also said both re-releases are fully playable on Steam Deck. Demos were available during Steam Next Fest.
Price and what it means for buyers
SNEG lists each game at $14.99 USD. On the US Steam store, an introductory offer takes 10% off, bringing each game to $13.49, and the Ecstatica series bundle goes from $22.19 to $19.96. The Steam page says the offer ends November 9. The Canadian Steam page shows the same 10% introductory offer ending on 9 November, priced in Canadian dollars, so check it for the exact figure.
The sources do not mention a physical edition or a console release, so for now these are PC titles only. Time Extension first reported in August that SNEG was bringing both games to Steam and GOG, saying the focus was on making them run smoothly on modern systems.
