Rise of the Third Power

Stegosoft Games · DANGEN Entertainment

Released: Feb 10, 2022
Platforms
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 14:25 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

10 Sep 2024Developer post
Rise of the Third Power discounted in DANGEN Entertainment Publisher Sale!
Heads up everyone! Rise of the Third Power and other great games in DANGEN Entertainment's catalogue are currently on sale with their deepest discounts ever! Check out the sale page to get in on the sweet deals before it ends on September 16th!
13 Jan 2023Developer post
Physical Release!
Hey Fans, Stegosoft and DANGEN have been working for the past year to get a physical edition of Ara Fell and Rise of the Third Power made, and we can finally announce that we've done it! I know a lot of folks have been asking where they can find a soundtrack for these two games,
Hey Fans,
Stegosoft and DANGEN have been working for the past year to get a physical edition of Ara Fell and Rise of the Third Power made, and we can finally announce that we've done it!
I know a lot of folks have been asking where they can find a soundtrack for these two games, and I'm happy to share that we've secured the rights to have Ara Fell's soundtrack included in the collector's edition. In total, there's about ~30 songs on the CD!
There's some other cool stuff in the collector's box, too. Here's the full contents:

Ara Fell soundtrack CD
A double-sided cloth map of Lita's hand-drawn map of Ara Fell
An enamel pin of half the Rise party ferrying in Lilly's boat
Plus the game box looks pretty amazing - I personally cant wait to have it on my shelf.
Thanks to everyone that encouraged us to make this happen. I think I'm looking forward to getting a copy of this as much as you are!
Here's a link to the regular and collector's editions of the game, for both Switch and Playstation:
https://t.co/2vEls2cx5X
-Frost
P.S. some more art, because it's awesome:
Original post
24 Nov 2022Developer post
Nominate Rise of the Third Power for the Steam Awards 2022!
Hey everyone! We hope you enjoyed the release of Rise of the Third Power earlier this year! If you're a fan of R3P's storyline involving Rowan, Corrina and their companions, please consider nominating it for the 'Outstanding Story-Rich Game' award! As always, thanks very much for
24 Apr 2022Developer post
Minor Patch v1.05d
The following changes have been made in this patch: General The option to disable the English pixel font has been added to the Settings menu Can no longer travel through Fort Nasir early-game to cause a sequence break in the story After loading a save file where the player is on
The following changes have been made in this patch:
General

The option to disable the English pixel font has been added to the Settings menu
Can no longer travel through Fort Nasir early-game to cause a sequence break in the story
After loading a save file where the player is on the overworld map, all previous collision issues will be fixed
Battle

Elemental Earth potions now affect all stunnable targets
Original post
04 Apr 2022Developer post
Minor Patch v1.05c
Patch v1.05c Entering the sewers after finishing Evenheart late-game no longer causes a softlock Angelico port scene now plays if player backtracks before boarding the ship Skipping over the Tarindor Woods after completing Tarindor no longer causes a cutscene to be missed
Patch v1.05c

Entering the sewers after finishing Evenheart late-game no longer causes a softlock
Angelico port scene now plays if player backtracks before boarding the ship
Skipping over the Tarindor Woods after completing Tarindor no longer causes a cutscene to be missed
Original post
02 Apr 2022Developer post
Patch 1.05 - New Quality of Life Features and Bug Fixes
We have another round of fixes and requested features finished up! Once again, thank you to everyone in the community who has submitted bugs or given feedback on what features would make the game better. For anyone playing on a non-Steam platform, these changes will be out on you
We have another round of fixes and requested features finished up!
Once again, thank you to everyone in the community who has submitted bugs or given feedback on what features would make the game better. For anyone playing on a non-Steam platform, these changes will be out on your platform in the coming weeks.
New Features

A tutorial has been added for exhaustion
A tutorial has been added for multi-targeting (e.g. Rowan's taunt)
A tutorial has been added for crafted equipment
The Character menu now shows characters' MP regen stat
Added two treasure chests near the Port Hole dock, accessible by boat
You can now skip over the following overworld locations once you have visited them once: Tarindor Woods, Copper Road, Fort Nasir, Northern Arkadyan Wilds, Southern Aykadyan Wilds

You can now view your active inn buffs and their remaining duration from the party menu

More information has been added to the swap menu so that players can make better informed decisions
Gameplay Changes

When using a heal skill or item that affects allies, the lowest HP character will be preselected instead of the top-row character
When using a non-heal skill or item that affects allies, the caster will be preselected instead of the top-row character
The Perfect Strikes talent now correctly doubles the damage of Spearhead when it procs
The Poisoner's Band now works correctly. It's effect applies to the character casting poison abilities, which means it applies to the caster of the Poison Weapon skill and the caster of the Soporific Aura skill
Refresh potions now apply their effect 3 times instead of 4, with the first one applied immediately upon use (grants 30% MP per turn on the character's next two turns)
Knowledge potions now correctly grant +100% experience instead of +200% experience
Counterattack can no longer be applied multiple times. Recasting it now replaces the original effect
Counter Attack and Reactive Armor now highlight their effect taking place better
Pseudo-RNG for bonus turns and loot has been slightly nerfed. It now clears the bonus chance when a natural proc occurs rather than keeping it rolling forward
The Master Trader achievement no longer counts crafting orbs toward the required unlocked items count and will therefore no longer unlock earlier than it's supposed to
The Assassin's Band accessory has been added to the Angelico store (in case players don't unlock it in Port Folio, to prevent locking out the Master Trader achievement)
Arkadyan Tundra Fly enemies can now stack their poison effect
The guard commanders in the Castle Evenheart intro will no longer use Battle Orders: Speed on their first turn
Dodging no longer prevents rage generation
Bug Fixes

Fixed many typos
Fixed many collision issues
Reflect-damage effects no longer trigger when enemies begin channeling abilities
The Mark skill's description now says it lasts for 4 turns, to reflect its actual duration
The Frog Charm's status effect icon now reflects its HP regenerating effect
Mana-restoring potions no longer show a damage preview when selecting a target
Updated the description of the Arrows of Ice relic to note that it does not affect rage users
Mana potions can no longer restore more MP/Energy/Rage than a character has
The Nadim Thugs quest now more accurately tells you to go north instead of east
Item descriptions no longer extend beyond menu borders
Fixed some town NPC's that were lacking collision
Opening a chest with Corrina, Reyna, or Arielle while standing in water no longer causes the player's move speed to get temporarily reduced
Incorrect dialogue is no longer shown in Port Culis after the major story events have concluded there
Can no longer get stuck when exiting Fort Nasir
Can no longer open the main menu during the opening cutscene
The player's world location shows correctly on the map now when in Oceanvale
Fixed some missing map zone-line indicator lights
Fixed an issue where lights indicating map zone lines would prevent teleportation
Rowan and Reyna no longer overlap during the Thunder Isle cutscene
Karinsway Inn quest marker no longer appears in incorrect positions
Fixed the Udingrad inn interlude showing the wrong characters
Ladders in the Haunted Cave can no longer cause a softlock
Graphical errors in shadows have been removed
The Geared and Beginning of the End achievements now unlock when they are supposed to. Anyone that encountered this bug will have the achievements unlocked when they next load a save file that meets the criteria
Can no longer leave Evenheart via the North city exit when playing as Arielle
Fixed the turn icons of ghost enemies
Issue with Rowan drinking no longer occurs when completing the Nadim side quest late-game
When saving, the most recent save file is now correctly preselected
The Thunder Isle puzzle that players frequently got stuck on is now ever-so-slightly easier
Added Tika Village and Aden's Home to the map
Fixed the alignment of some button tooltips
When resting at the final inn, the segue no longer says "The next day"
Original post
18 Mar 2022Developer post
Character Profile: Aden
Hey everyone! It's been a while since we've taken a closer look at one of the R3P characters. Aden Aden, ???: Little is known of the warlock known as Aden. He keeps his secrets and his motives largely to himself. He's on a mission to kill Viktoriya, but the reason is as mysteriou
01 Mar 2022Developer post
Character Profile: Reyna
Hey everyone! It's time to meet the fourth character in Rise of the Third Power! Reyna Bertrand Reyna, 32: Cirinthian, Priestess of the Celestial sect of the Empyrean Faith, healer, and high ranking member of the Resistance. She has one goal, which she will stop at nothing to ach
22 Feb 2022Developer post
Patch v1.04 - Minor Fixes
The following changes have been made in patch v1.04: Can no longer encounter blocked tiles when entering the main hall of Telindra from the east side late-game A certain guard commander late-game can no longer be killed by Black Hole Knowledge potions can no longer be used more t
The following changes have been made in patch v1.04:

Can no longer encounter blocked tiles when entering the main hall of Telindra from the east side late-game
A certain guard commander late-game can no longer be killed by Black Hole
Knowledge potions can no longer be used more than once per battle
The "Ready to Rock" achievement now correctly unlocks when you craft an ultimate weapon
Secret debug events in the castle are no longer accessible
Issue with the Arkadyan warlock not triggering on the world map has been fixed
Fixed issue where some shop items would not appear on second playthrough
World map names no longer persist into battle
Thanks again to everyone for reporting issues as you encounter them.
<3 Frost
Original post
21 Feb 2022Developer post
Character Profile: Arielle
Hey everyone! We hope you're enjoying the latest patch fixes! Time to meet another of the main cast! Arielle Liriatta Arielle, 18: One of the three daughters of King Horatio, she is a princess of the naval powerhouse, the kingdom Cirinthia. Her father played a major role in the f
19 Feb 2022Developer post
Patch v1.03 Minor Adjustment
This is a minor patch to fix a bug accidentally introduced in today's v1.03 patch. Full list of changes: The ladder in the Oceanvale Caves is no longer broken
This is a minor patch to fix a bug accidentally introduced in today's v1.03 patch.
Full list of changes:

The ladder in the Oceanvale Caves is no longer broken
Original post
19 Feb 2022Developer post
Patch 1.03 - Improved Accessibility and Bug Fixes!
We're one week in, and the first patch for Rise of the Third Power is ready! Thank you to everyone in the community that has reported bugs and suggested ways to improve the game. We will keep improving the game over time, and I appreciate you being a part of this journey. For any
We're one week in, and the first patch for Rise of the Third Power is ready!
Thank you to everyone in the community that has reported bugs and suggested ways to improve the game. We will keep improving the game over time, and I appreciate you being a part of this journey. For anyone playing on a different platform, we're working on getting the patch released everywhere as fast as we can.
Gameplay Changes

The Trepidanos wandering merchant now sells Reset Talents potions
The drop rate of the Frog Charm and Nymph Charm has been doubled, and it now has pseudo-RNG applied, which means the drop rate will increase over time
Added pseudo-RNG to venom sacs to increase the drop chance after each failed roll
Rowan's Blood Drinker sword now life leeches 30% instead of 10%
Corrina's Razorblades weapon now increases bleed damage by 100% instead of 50%
Gold and experience increasing buffs and accessory effects on characters off the battlefield are no longer ignored upon winning a battle
Elemental Earth no longer ignores stun immunity
In battles where more than one enemy could be an elite and an elite has spawned, there's now a 25% chance that a second enemy will be an elite (this improves the variety of orbs found)
Rowan's vitality scaling has been increased to 2.25 per level instead of 2.0 per level
Accessibility Changes

Expanded the shadow intensity setting to allow 3x more brightness
The staircases to the basement in Talindra are now slightly more visible
The Nadim sewers exit ladder is now more visible
The sorcerer's conduit on the ground in the Tarindor basement is now easier to see
The ladder in the Oceanvale Caves is now more visible
The torn note in T'kara is now more visible
New Features

A pause menu has been added to battle. It can be accessed during character turns by pressing the cancel or start button (start is only available on gamepad)
Load option has been added to the main menu
Added a battle speed setting that allows speeding up battle animations, turn queue animations, and the slight pauses before and after each enemy turn. This setting does not affect the timing of other UI animations such as floating damage numbers and status effects
Added more name popups on the world map so small areas and hidden caves are easier to find
Number of save files allowed per playthrough on Windows, macOS, and Linux has been increased
Bug Fixes

Fixed many typos
Fixed misc. tile and passability issues
Skill info windows now show "Shield" instead of "Healing" when the effect to be applied is a shield
Booze and Valor now show an estimated amount of HP to be healed when selecting a target (HP bar flashing)
Port Mantaeu quest indicator no longer appears on NPC if quest is completed before talking to her for the first time
Fixed the infinitely-lootable chest
The title screen will no longer reset your gamepad button display selection on your first launch of the game
Can no longer get stuck after crossing the bridge in the Nadim sewers
The T'kara cutscene no longer runs multiple times in succession
Can no longer walk north of Whirlwind Village until the gate has been opened
Player movement, autosaves, and saving are now more reliably disabled during cutscenes (prevents broken saves and moving across impassable tiles)
Can no longer get stuck by heading west in Angelico when you're supposed to board Selene's ship
Fixed where Corrina's position can be incorrect in the pirate auction cutscene
If stuck in the Nadim sewers, exiting and re-entering the map will fix the bridge
In the Evenheart sewers, frogs are now consistently aggressive and slimes are now consistently passive
Fixed the chest in Rowan's house in Oceanvale
The autosave feature no longer stops functioning during periods of the game
The rats ambient track (and others) no longer play when they aren't supposed to
Enemies that die after using a skill no longer cause the game to softlock (this bug only exists in beta v1.1)
Battle no longer softlocks when escaping or winning while a party member is stunned
Fixed battle victory music when fighting critters in Port Culis
Fixed stuck spots behind treasure chests in Angelico mini-pyramids
Rowan's rage boost talent no longer applies to other characters that use rage
Fixed ALL chests that display the wrong text when empty
Incorrect party members no longer appear in the final museum quest scene
Fixed the Angelico inn interlude
Fixed the Riverton tavern interlude
Fixed the full-party Tika Village inn interlude
Move speed no longer gets permanently reduced after talking to Gio in Riverton
Multiple saves can no longer occur simultaneously. This was causing corrupted save data
The game will attempt to automatically restore a backup of save data when data corruption occurs while saving
Doubles of characters no longer appear during team abilities (beta bug as of version 1.1)
Softlock can no longer occur during the castle gate Phillip scene
The player no longer disappears when Tom the Warlock talks to you while disembarking the boat
Can no longer get stuck in a ladder-climbing animation in the Nadim sewers
Port Apotti is now owned by pirates
Cutscene in the T'kara inn no longer plays twice under certain conditions
Can no longer enter the Evenheart chapel at the incorrect time pre-wedding
Entering Castle Evenheart at certain times no longer fades the screen in twice
Can no longer leave Castle Evenheart when searching for late-night snacks
If achievements previously failed to unlock, they may now unlock when loading your save file if the correct conditions are met
Player speed no longer gets stuck as slow after doing the flower bowls puzzle
Doors leading to the Castle Evenheart throne room no longer break under certain conditions
Cursor sound is no longer played twice after selecting the third character to field in battle
In the intro, Arielle no longer gets incorrect dialogue when interacting with the unconscious guards behind the bushes twice
Udingrad collision fixes
Bugs I think Are Fixed

Black screen issue when Arielle goes to sleep before the late-night snacks bit
Selene threatens the player as you're walking away, post diary scene
Ghost of Arenithen battle hangs after victory
Can push past Selene's warnings to get the Glass Cannon earlier than intended
Softlock can occur when the bombs in the Tarindor harbor explode
Original post
15 Feb 2022Developer post
Character Profile: Corrina
Hey everyone! Are you enjoying Rise of the Third Power? Let's take a closer look at another one of the main characters! Corrina Aiya Tourea Corrina. 19. Half-Tariqqi, Half-Cirinthian, the parents she doesn’t remember met during the lead up to the great war, and died during it, fi
14 Feb 2022GamingOnLinux
Check out Rise of the Third Power if you love JRPG styled games
Rise of the Third Power is a brand new release from Stegosoft Games and DANGEN Entertainment, the same team who previously released the popular Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition. Read the full article here:
14 Feb 2022GamingOnLinux
Check out Rise of the Third Power if you live JRPG styled games
Rise of the Third Power is a brand new release from Stegosoft Games and DANGEN Entertainment, the same team who previously released the popular Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition. Read the full article here:
10 Feb 2022Developer post
Rise of the Third Power Is Out Now!
We did it! We've arrived at release day! Go ahead and pick up a copy and start your journey in the world of Rin today. We can't wait to hear what you think of the game! <3 The Stegosoft Team Stegosoft Twitter Stegosoft Community Discord DANGEN Entertainment Twitter
08 Feb 2022Developer post
Character Profile: Rowan
Hey everyone! The Rise of the Third Power release is right around the corner! Who's ready to take up arms? In the meantime, meet the cast of characters from this dramatic, story-rich RPG! Rowan Val Serino Rowan. Age 35. From the island nation of Angelico but sailed for the kingdo
13 Jan 2022Developer post
Rise of the Third Power releasing on February 10th!
Hello everyone! For those of you just now learning about us, we’re Stegosoft Games, we specialize in roleplaying games, and we are positively brimming with excitement to tell you that Rise of the Third Power has gone gold! We’ll be releasing on February 10th, 2022 . It has been a
14 Nov 2020Developer post
It's Beta Time!
Hey All, We're starting beta for Rise of the Third Power! Our plan is to hold multiple rounds of beta as we finish up the game, each one having more features implemented than the last. The rounds will likely be 2 weeks apart, and we'll have exact start dates as we get closer to e
Hey All,
We're starting beta for Rise of the Third Power! Our plan is to hold multiple rounds of beta as we finish up the game, each one having more features implemented than the last. The rounds will likely be 2 weeks apart, and we'll have exact start dates as we get closer to each.
If you'd like to participate in the beta, please let me or Evelyn know which round(s) you're interested in via Discord / Steam DM / Email. Please note that the first 3 rounds are Windows only. The 4th round will have support for macOS and Linux. Console builds can only be run on dev hardware, so unfortunately beta console builds are getting beta tested by staff only.
Here's what to expect in each round:
Round 1
Story and battle are finished and the game is totally playable. Recommended if you're mainly looking to play through the story and want to play as soon as possible.
Missing Features:

No sound effects
No ambient sounds
5/8 characters have skill animations
No enemy animations
No difficulty modes
End-game side content beyond regular end-game side content not added yet
No misc. loot to find in towns
No achievements
Placeholder icons
Plenty of minor bugs that won't cause a crash (e.g. missing text, missing icons, incorrect tile collision)
No vsync
No macOS or Linux support
Round 2
More finished than the previous round, but still a ways to go. Recommended if you're up for playing the game unpolished.
Missing Features:

Some sound effects
~7/8 characters have skill animations
No enemy animations
Some difficulty modes
End-game side content beyond regular end-game side content not added yet
No achievements
Placeholder icons
Plenty of minor bugs that won't cause a crash (e.g. missing text, missing icons, incorrect tile collision)
No vsync
No macOS or Linux support
Round 3
Almost finished, just lacking polish. Recommended if you're looking to play the game in its mostly finished state but don't want to wait for round 4 of beta.
Missing Features:

Some or most enemy animations
End-game side content beyond regular end-game side content not added yet
No achievements
Some minor bugs that won't cause a crash (e.g. incorrect tile collision)
No macOS or Linux support
Round 4
Mostly polished, very close to what will be the final game.
Missing Features:

No achievements (probably)
Few minor bugs that won't cause a crash (e.g. incorrect tile collision)
Contact Info
Discord: https://discord.gg/a8gAz5qm
Email: [email protected]
Steam: (send us a DM!)
Sample beta invitation request:
Hey Stegosoft Team, I'd like to participate in rounds (...) of beta!
<3 The Stegosoft Team
P.S. Thank you all for being so patient with us :)
Original post
22 Mar 2018Developer post
Rise of the Third Power Kickstarter!
Hey guys! I'll keep this short and sweet; if you'd like to support this game on kickstarter, now's the time! Every little bit helps, so don't hold back! Our kickstarter campaign has a ton of details about the game, the characters, story, combat and more, so check it out for that

Updates & announcements

General

Battle

New Features

Gameplay Changes

Bug Fixes

Gameplay Changes

Accessibility Changes

New Features

Bug Fixes

Bugs I think Are Fixed

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Contact Info