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Aphelion is Out Now!
“3, 2, 1...” The launch of the Hope-01 mission, and Aphelion, is finally here! Watch the launch trailer: To celebrate, both the Standard and Deluxe Editions are 10% off for two weeks! The Deluxe Edition – exclusive to S…
Watch the new trailer: Ariane’s Log
“I wonder if I’m ready for what we might discover...” Watch the new trailer for Aphelion, where astronaut Ariane records one of her first personal logs of the Hope-01 mission. Get another glimpse into a mission gone wro…
Aphelion FAQs
With Aphelion launching soon (April 28!), we’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the game. If you have a question that we haven’t answered here, feel free to go and ask on our social media channels. W…
Persephone Fact Sheet
Name: Persephone Type: Icy Size: 11480 km Composition: Frozen water ice, unknown core composition Mass: 4.7723 × 1024 kg (80% that of Earth) Gravity: 0.8G Orbit: Very large and eccentric elliptical orbit ~12,000 years t…
Aphelion Dev Blog | Gameplay #2
Hi everyone! In this dev blog, we wanted to talk more about the planet Persephone. We released a trailer at the Future Games Show recently to showcase it too, so definitely check that out in case you missed it. How Pers…
Watch the New Trailer for Aphelion, Launching April 28!
Aphelion is blasting off on April 28! The date was announced at the Future Games Showcase, along with the new “Persephone” trailer. Discover Planet 9, AKA Persephone, and what awaits astronauts Ariane and Thomas: If you…
Aphelion Dev Blog | Gameplay #1
Hey everyone! Following our gameplay trailer, we want to talk a little more about the tension in the game and what you can expect from Ariane and Thomas’s gameplay. Creating tension through gameplay We want Persephone t…
Persephone Mission to Launch in 2060
First crewed mission to Persephone greenlit by European Space Agency The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that it is preparing to launch Hope-01, the first ever crewed mission to the planet Persephone. This exp…
Watch Aphelion’s Gameplay Deep Dive!
Aphelion is gearing up for release this spring and we aired a brand-new gameplay trailer at the Convergence Showcase. It’s the deepest dive yet into the gameplay – 5 minutes of it! – showing what awaits Ariane and Thoma…
Amine Bouhafa is the Composer of Aphelion!
We are excited to reveal Amine Bouhafa as the composer of Aphelion. Amine is a César award-winning movie composer whose work you may know from films such as Timbuktu (2015), The Summit of the Gods (2021), and The Little…
Hope-01 mission patch, 2026
In spaceflight, mission patches have always been deeply symbolic – they serve as identifiers but also as emblems of identity and purpose. For Aphelion, our fictional Hope-01 mission patch has been designed in collaborat…
Watch the New “Hide to Survive” Trailer
We’re excited to bring you more about Aphelion, our upcoming cinematic sci-fi action-adventure game. The new trailer, which was unveiled at the ID@Xbox Showcase, reveals Ariane’s fellow astronaut Thomas as the second pl…
Check out Aphelion, a new sci-fi adventure!
We’re thrilled to present Aphelion, DON’T NOD’s newly announced sci-fi action-adventure game! Set in a near-future where Earth faces collapse, Aphelion is an emotional journey to the edge of our Solar System to survey a…
