Boulder, Colo. (July 16, 2026) – Today at Secret Sauce Showcase, publisher Serenity Forge (Fractured Blooms, To The Moon, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!) and developer Arbitrary Metric announced that their apocalyptic resort sim, Roman Sands RE:Build, is set to release on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and XBOX on July 16, 2026. This surreal adventure will also launch alongside Partatopic: Overdub, a PC re-release that revives Arbitrary Metric’s award-winning 2018 liminal horror classic as a twisting 3-in-1 remaster, remix, and sequel to the original.
Roman Sands RE:Build is a surreal, genre-bending journey that slips between a stranded luxury resort and a mysterious facility. At the edge of an ecological collapse, players wash up at a luxury resort that refuses to acknowledge the coming end. Players work at the resort, serving a variety of guests who make endless demands and where time is always slipping away. As they take on their essential duties, climb the ranks, and follow the strange rules, they’ll unlock new tools, tackle increasingly surreal tasks, and uncover the secrets buried beneath its polished surface.
Roman Sands RE:Build then throws players into a separate time loop inside a decaying zoological research station, where they have only a dead cow and a voice on the radio – performed by streamer STPeach in her first-ever video game role – to keep them company. A parasite has taken root in the station, and they’ll have to decide whether to wipe it out to protect the work that remains, even if it puts their own survival at risk.
Across both the resort and the facility, Roman Sands RE:Build blends elements of adventure games, visual novels, horror, simulation, and puzzle design into a liminal, unsettling story about trying to escape systems that feel impossible to get away from.
Today’s announcement of Paratopic: Overdub was shared with a tease of the new content and features coming to the enhanced version of this experimental first-person adventure. This remaster revives and remixes the award-winning 2018 liminal horror classic, introducing improved textures and animations, new characters to meet, and even more secrets to discover.
About Arbitrary Metric
Experimental development house Arbitrary Metric strives to draw out new experiences from the medium. Dedicated to cathartic, transgressive games that offer a counterpoint to the alienation and malaise of modernity, Arbitrary Metric draws from leftfield sources of inspiration and enrichment to pull players through unique sensory journeys.
About Serenity Forge
Based in Boulder, Colorado, video game development and publishing studio Serenity Forge prides themselves on the care and dedication they put into their work, creating meaningful games that challenge the way you think. Firm believers in the artistic, cultural, and educational power of video games, Serenity Forge aims to craft unique interactive experiences to broaden players’ horizons and expand their perspectives.
