Wolcen Studio has announced that Project Pantheon, its upcoming extraction RPG, will hold its third Closed Alpha test (CA3) from July 25th to July 27th, 2025. This new phase brings a range of significant gameplay updates, including a full crafting system, expanded questlines, new enemies, and improvements to the player sanctuary.
Project Pantheon is a free-to-play, live-service title that blends PvPvE gameplay with extraction-based mechanics. Set in a unique afterlife world, players take on the role of agents for Death, fighting through dangerous maps to secure loot and upgrade their own fortresses. The game emphasizes risk-versus-reward by making all loot and gear potentially losable on failed runs. Unfortunately neither of the 2 official trailers show any gameplay yet, which is surprising since there’s a playable closed alpha right around the corner. The Steam page does show in-game screenshots though.
For Closed Alpha 3, players can expect several notable changes and additions:
- Ratatoskr Questline: A new story arc, Whispers of War, introduces players to a faction conflict and expands the game’s narrative content.
- New Enemy Types: The Hamforir faction gets fresh adversaries, including the close-range spellcaster Hulk, the agile Werewolf, and packs of Wolves that become dangerous in numbers.
- Sanctuary Upgrades & Crafting: The player’s home base now supports building construction and a detailed crafting system. Crafting recipes can be found or earned, and must be successfully extracted to use in your sanctuary.
- Crafting Island Expansion: New facilities like the Armory (for armor), Smithy (for weapons), and Arcane Atelier (for sigils and potions) deepen the crafting experience.
- Ultimate Powers & Gauge System: Ultimate abilities now require players to fill a gauge through in-game actions, replacing traditional cooldowns to encourage more strategic use.
- Increased Dungeon Variety: The number of available dungeons has been raised to 11, offering a range of sizes and escalating challenges. Dungeons remain locked at the start of a session and require key discovery to access.
- New Extraction Methods: Two new Obelisk types are being added, providing alternative extraction mechanics that don’t always involve fighting waves of enemies.
Further reading: Official Website, Steam Store Page