Arkus Games

31/08/2026

🌟If you want a slice of Darwin IV, without grabbing the game, check out the Art Bundle on offer!
🎨 You'll get x6 A5 Art Prints, 1 Iron-on Patch, 1 Hard Enamel Pin! + If you secure yours whilst the campaign is live, you'll get 1 Expedition Collector's Coin for FREE!
🔍 Explore the campaign on Kickstarter below!

30/08/2026

Alex Radcliffe and Professor Meg from Boardgameco dropped a 2-player playthrough, and a preview of Orbitstar last week! You can find both over on the Kickstarter campaign below👇!

29/08/2026

🔍SPECIES SPOTLIGHT: KEELED SLIDER
📋 BIOME COMMONALITY REPORT: CONCEALED 17% // GENERAL 100%

📖”The low clouds grew darker and it began to drizzle. I saw the creatures' brown, leathery skins get wetter as the rain became heavier. The rocks grew slick and the already soaked turf began to form pools which, on the hillsides, overflowed and ran in muddy rivulets.
Suddenly a loud burst of high frequency pings broke the silence of my vigil. I saw one of the creatures (which I named Keeled Sliders) move back a meter or so, while the other appeared to grow restless, shifting from one muscular, paddle-like paw to the other." - Wayne Barlowe, Expedition

👉 Learn more about the game and book below this post! Live now on Kickstarter !

28/08/2026

🔍SPECIES SPOTLIGHT: NYMPH
📋 BIOME COMMONALITY REPORT: FLYING 25% // FAST 13% // GENERAL 75%

📖"They reappeared seconds later, having flown through the huge beast's chest and out the fiery exit "gill." The biolights on the small flyers blazed with renewed energy. Their tails alight with flaming exhaust, the creatures circled almost playfully, leaving behind long gray v***r trails that were twisted into sinuous corkscrews by the wind. As the flyers whisked by I noticed a distinct similarity between their crests and those of the Sea Striders, and I had a sudden flash of intuition that these small creatures were the nymph forms of the dark titans they attended." - Wayne Barlowe, Expedition

👉 Learn more about the game and book below this post! Live now on Kickstarter !

27/08/2026

🔍SPECIES SPOTLIGHT: RAYBACK
📋 COMMONALITY REPORT: AGGRESSIVE 50% // LEAPING 14% // FAST 50%

📖”As I incautiously drew closer, the Rayback quickened its pace to a fast trot, leaping over broad ravines and pushing through the thick grass with ease.
I dropped back, and instead of slowing the creature stopped short. While following the Rayback I had imprudently dropped to about five meters above ground level, and without warning the creature wheeled and ran straight at me. I reached for the console and pushed a wrong key, which brought me face to face with the enraged animal." - Wayne Barlowe, Expedition

👉 Learn more about the game and book at the link in the comments!

27/08/2026

👀 Short on time to learn about Orbitstar?! J from 3 Minute Board games has you covered 👇

Kickstarter link here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arkus...

26/08/2026

🎉FULLY FUNDED DAY 1, AND ONE OF 's 'PROJECTS WE LOVE'! 🎉 We are beyond thrilled and ever so grateful that thanks to your support we will be able to bring Orbitstar: Expedition to Darwin IV, and other Darwin IV-inspired rewards to tables and shelves across the globe! From this small team, with big dreams, thank you! - Team Arkus
👉 If you have yet to check out the campaign, you can find the link in the comments. We hope to see you there!

Embark on a journey of discovery, explore an alien world and encounter new lifeforms. Art and World by Wayne Barlowe.

25/08/2026

🚀 LIVE NOW ON KICKSTARTER!
RESEARCHERS, PREPARE FOR DESCENT TO DARWIN IV.
Take on the role of a human scientist exploring an alien world imagined by legendary creature designer Wayne Barlowe in Orbitstar: Expedition to Darwin IV.
🌍 A World of Variety: Discover extraterrestrial species, each more wondrous than the last.
🧭 An Evolving Expedition: Every journey unfolds differently through planet events, strategic planning, and new discoveries.
🎨 A Breathtaking Alien World: Explore Darwin IV through Wayne Barlowe’s extraordinary artwork and worldbuilding.
🪙 Back the live campaign and receive a FREE Darwin IV Collectors Coin!
Your expedition awaits. Will you be the wary researcher or the bold explorer?
👇Visit the campaign in the comments!

24/08/2026

🚀 LAUNCHING TOMORROW! Times below👇
🇺🇸USA: Tuesday 25th August @ 9.30 AM (Pacific) – 12.30 NOON (Eastern)
🇨🇦Canada: Tuesday 25th August @ 9.30 AM (Pacific) – 12.30 NOON (Eastern)
🇬🇧United Kingdom: Tuesday 25th August @ 5.30 PM (BST)
🇪🇺Europe: Tuesday 25th August @ 6.30 PM – 7.30 PM (CEST–EEST)
🇦🇺 Australia: Wednesday 26th August @ 12.30 AM – 2.30 AM (AWST–AEST)
🇳🇿 New Zealand: Wednesday 26th August @ 4.30 AM (NZT)
👀 Find the campaign in the comments!