Psychic Software Reveals The Lich Wars, a Storybook RPG Prequel
The Lich Wars is a standalone, partially voiced branching RPG set in an alt-1700s Europe, and its Steam page lists no release date.
Psychic Software announced The Lich Wars, a standalone prequel to The Necromancer's Tale, on October 16, 2026. The game is a partially voiced, branching storybook RPG.
Players take the role of a musketeer in an alt-1700s setting, living through two of the titular lich wars over a 30-year career. The story offers three main paths, with skills and stats, evolving relationships and possible character death.
The Lich Wars is set in the alt-history kingdom of Rulsthen near Venice, with travel across Western Europe to the Great Northern War and the War of Spanish Succession. Its presentation includes hand-drawn illustrations and unfurling paragraphs, alongside maps and tabletop elements.
According to Rock Paper Shotgun, the Steam page for The Lich Wars does not list a release date. In October 2025, the facts note, The Necromancer's Tale was described as a cult hit released the previous year, with players performing rituals in each chapter and managing townsfolk suspicions.
Quick answers
When is The Lich Wars coming out?
The Steam page for The Lich Wars lists no release date.
Is The Lich Wars connected to The Necromancer's Tale?
Yes. Psychic Software describes The Lich Wars as a standalone prequel to The Necromancer's Tale.
What kind of game is The Lich Wars?
It is a partially voiced, branching storybook RPG with skills and stats, evolving relationships and possible character death, plus hand-drawn illustrations, maps and tabletop elements.