Solasta 2: Full Early Access Breakdown – Release Date, Classes, and Roadmap

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Few upcoming RPGs invite comparisons as quickly as Solasta 2. At first glance, the similarities to Baldur’s Gate 3 are obvious. Both are party-based, turn-based RPGs built on Dungeons & Dragons rules, and even share some familiar voices such as narrator Amelia Tyler and actor Devora Wilde. With that resemblance, it’s no surprise the game has already gathered around 500,000 wishlists on Steam ahead of its Early Access release.

But according to developer Tactical Adventures, the similarities only tell part of the story. The French studio is significantly smaller than Larian Studios, the team behind Baldur’s Gate 3. While Larian had roughly 400 developers working on its RPG epic, Tactical Adventures operates with a team of around 40 people. That difference in scale naturally affects the game’s scope, particularly when it comes to narrative depth and cinematic storytelling.

Instead of focusing on highly scripted companions with romance options, Solasta 2 takes a different narrative approach. Players create an entire party of four characters from the beginning, shaping them as a found family of orphans who grew up together. These characters aren’t predefined personalities like the companions in Baldur’s Gate 3. Instead, you customize each sibling, define their personalities, and guide their group conversations. Beyond the familiar voices of Amelia Tyler (Narrator) and Devora Wilde (Lae’zel in BG3), the cast includes Ben Starr (best known as Clive from Final Fantasy XVI).

The game also leans more heavily into tactical gameplay. Character creation allows you to build an entire team designed to work together strategically, encouraging careful planning before battles begin. Once combat starts, encounters play out using turn-based mechanics inspired closely by tabletop D&D systems.

Here’s what you can expect at launch:

• Playable Content: The initial release includes Act 1, offering approximately 10-15 hours of gameplay for a first playthrough.
• Level Cap: Characters can reach level 4 during Early Access.
• Available Classes: Six classes are confirmed at launch: Cleric, Fighter, Paladin, Rogue, Wizard, and Sorcerer.
• Subclasses: The game launches with 13 subclasses, with Clerics having three options and other classes featuring two each.
• Playable Ancestries: Early Access will include Human, Elf, Dwarf, and Gnome.

For players less familiar with D&D mechanics or those who want to jump in faster, Solasta II introduces a Quick Creation mode. This feature automatically handles equipment selection, spell choices, stat allocation, and character backgrounds to create a coherent party, while still allowing veterans to dive into the advanced options.

Another feature that sets the game apart is its overland world map, which uses hexagonal tiles and fog of war to recreate the feel of classic tabletop exploration. Players travel across this map to uncover quests (Lore events that reveal story elements), hidden locations, and random encounters (skill check encounters requiring party abilities and random combat encounters), giving the adventure a sense of discovery that developer CEO Mathieu Girard says was inspired by traditional pen-and-paper campaigns.

The game is also notable for using the updated 2024 Dungeons & Dragons ruleset, introducing revised spells, classes, and mechanics that few other RPGs have adopted yet. For instance, the Fighter’s new Tactical Mind feature, which in tabletop lets you expend Second Wind to add 1d10 to an ability check you’re about to fail, has been reworked. In Solasta II, it now grants +1d10 to all ability checks for one minute when activated proactively, reducing disruptive pop-up prompts

The game has made a significant visual leap from its predecessor by moving to Unreal Engine 5, which powers the improved character creator and more detailed environments. Solasta II will feature multiplayer and will include online cooperative play for up to four players. However, this feature will not be available at the Early Access launch.

Solasta II will enter Early Access on March 12, 2026 for PC via Steam.