Untouchable Ground is a story-driven action RPG about a lone red fox in a valley that has not seen spring for generations.

They say there is a place where nothing hunts. Where the wolf sleeps beside the hare, and the snow forgets the blood. You followed that rumour into the Grey Thicket. Now the Thicket is watching you.

A valley with laws older than winter

Never kill at sacred water. Never lie about tracks. Never lead a human to a den.

There are no people to talk to here. You will deal with a blind old wolf, a moose who guards the snowfield's edge, a mother bear between you and her cubs, a raven who speaks only in riddles. Every one of them has a voice, a daily routine and an opinion of you.

Trust is earned one species at a time

Wolves, bears, foxes, hares, birds, rats and squirrels each remember how you treated their kind. Help them, and doors open: shortcuts, shelter, allies. Refuse, lie or kill, and you will find those doors closed — sometimes for good.

• Reputation with every species, from hostile to kin

• Refusing a quest has a cost — and a way back, if you earn it

• Named characters with their own stories, fears and grudges

You are bright red on white snow

Somewhere in the abandoned village lives a hunter. He checks his traps in the morning, sleeps at night, and reads tracks better than any wolf. Fresh pawprints lead him straight to you. Snowfall, running water and the right friends are the only things that cover them.

Winter is the world, not the backdrop

Mist over a sacred lake at dawn. Wind on the high ridge strong enough to push you off your path. Storms that roll in like a wall. Frost creeps across your view when your fur is wet, and thaws when you reach warmth.

Three ways to cross the threshold

The Untouchable Ground is real. Whether you open it for the whole valley, step inside alone, or tear it open with your teeth depends on everything you did on the way there.

Key features

• A single-player story RPG told entirely through animals — 20+ voiced characters

• 11 main story quests and 30 side quests across a frozen open valley

• Species reputation that changes dialogue, quests and allies

• A hunter who tracks you by your footprints

• Weather that changes how you move and what you see

• Three endings shaped by mercy, trust and blood