Archetype Entertainment (EXODUS) president steps down ahead of the game's release - Instant Gaming News

Developer Archetype Entertainment has revealed a brand-new trailer for its upcoming sci-fi title, EXODUS, during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, officially announcing the game’s release date. The team debuted a cinematic look at the game’s high-stakes narrative and complex character dynamics. The newly released footage centers heavily on the transactional and sometimes strained relationship between the human characters and a companion known as Salt. Salt is an Awakened octopus turned mercenary and bounty hunter. In the world of EXODUS, Awakened are hyper-intelligent, bio-engineered animals that live, speak, and pilot heavy machinery alongside human society. Salt operates inside a specialized combat mech, bringing long-range sniper fire, rapid evasive mobility, and ink-like smokescreens to the battlefield.

Read our Exodus hands-on preview impressions here. When I got to play Exodus, the debut title from Austin-based studio Archetype Entertainment, I didn’t know what to expect. One of the things about me is that I love genre. I love fantasy, action, and, at one time, most of all, science fiction. But as times have gotten darker, sci-fi and the bleakness that I once loved are something I try to avoid. Instead, I retreat into my Hobbit hole for the umpteenth time and avoid the vast isolation of space.