Valheim Meets The Odyssey In This Huge New Open-World Survival RPG

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The player and a companion hunting a deer in Lost Legions.

Published Jul 28, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT

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With The Odyssey proving to be yet another smash hit for Christopher Nolan and theaters in general, it is unsurprising that fans are eager to get their hands on anything even remotely like it. With the swords and sandals epics of yesteryear having sadly died out and little in the way of classical fiction existing in the same capacity as it did a few decades ago, sadly, we're a little strapped for experiences akin to Nolan's new blockbuster sensation.

Fortunately, while the film industry may be scrambling to figure out how best to capitalize on our collective Odyssey fever, there are already plenty of great games like The Odyssey for fans to try. One in particular, a brand-new open-world survival title that takes a page out of Valheim's well-read book, is a game that blends the ancient setting of The Odyssey with base building, crafting, survival mechanics, and a healthy dose of combat to deliver a hopefully compelling experience.

Missing The Odyssey? Try This RPG

The player stood near a fort in Lost Legions.

The Odyssey's epic saga has inspired a number of incredible video games, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, unsurprisingly, chief among them. However, there are few that look to adapt the hardships and sense of futility the battered and beaten Odysseus and his crew face throughout their tumultuous adventure. It is that aspect, alongside the setting (to an extent) that the upcoming survival crafting game Lost Legions is looking to replicate.

While many may be growing tired of the sheer number of games like Valheim releasing daily, its formula and focus on challenging gameplay feel perfectly suited to an experience akin to The Odyssey. Lost Legions takes the struggle of a crew lost and desperately seeking a way out of a nightmarish situation, alongside its themes of the horrors of war, and builds upon them through its survival mechanics.

Players control a survivor of the devastating Battle of Teutoburg Forest as they attempt to navigate the harsh terrain, pursuing clans, and reunite with their titular lost legion. While focusing on the Romans and not the Greeks, fans can still expect the same style of ancient warfare as they clash with the clansmen of the Cherusci, Marsi, and Chatti tribes, and attempt to unravel the mystery at the heart of its narrative. Lost Legions is frankly shaping up to be a rather ambitious survival game, much like Valheim, which should definitely appeal to fans of the epic poem, The Odyssey.

Lost Legions Is Looking Super Ambitious

The player approaching an enemy at a campfire in Lost Legions.

It is clear that Lost Legions is a passion project for developer Tarock Interactive, as its Steam page features an enormous list of mechanics players can expect to experience when it launches. Firstly, it is attempting to blend a mystery-laden, twist-filled narrative with its survival gameplay, with each of the game's six biomes including story missions that then ultimately lead to the next biome. On top of that, players can find and recruit the other lost legionnaires, who will either fight by their side or rest in their camp.

On top of all of that are the three enemy factions, all of whom have their own unique weapons and clothing, the aforementioned varied biomes packed with different resources, hidden secrets, and puzzles, a progression system, base building, weapon and gear crafting, and the ability to play solo or with up to three other players. Sure, it's a lot of what we've seen in some of the best survival crafting games, but that's what makes it so ambitious.

This is the debut title of developer Tarock Interactive, so there is obviously room for some or all of it to fall flat. However, if pulled off successfully, Lost Legions could end up turning out as well as Valheim and its ilk and truly deliver an experience akin to The Oydssey and its epic saga of struggle and overcoming adversity.