Paris, France – 28th April, 2026 – French developer and publisher DON’T NOD has today released Aphelion on PC (Steam), Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. It is an Xbox Play Anywhere title and is available on Game Pass. Aphelion is a cinematic sci-fi adventure game at the edge of our solar system.
Standard, Deluxe, & Day One Editions
The Standard Edition, containing the game alone, is 29.99€/$ on Steam and 34.99€/$ on consoles. There is a 10% launch discount for Steam and Xbox users.
Xbox and PlayStation players can get the Day One Edition at 10% off on both platforms (only for PS+ users on PlayStation), exclusively within the first day of sale. The Day One Edition contains the game and a cosmetics pack with 2 spacesuit variants and 6 backpack accessories: 3 stickers and 3 keychains. The stickers and keychains reference the ESA collaboration and fan-favorite DON’T NOD games, Jusant and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.
The Deluxe Edition – exclusive to Steam – contains the game, the cosmetics pack, a digital artbook, and the original soundtrack by award-winning composer Amine Bouhafa. This edition is 39.99€/$ and will also benefit from the 10% launch discount.
PlayStation 5 Retail “Pioneer” Edition
The PlayStation 5 retail edition, named the Pioneer Edition, is already available to pre-order and will be released on July 2nd. As well as the game, this edition will contain the same items from the Day One Edition as well as an exclusive Hope-01 sticker version of the mission patch created in collaboration with the European Space Agency – the same patch that Ariane and Thomas wear on their spacesuits in-game.
Aphelion is a sci-fi action-adventure game at the edge of our solar system. In the shoes of ESA astronauts Ariane and Thomas, players will explore and survey the uncharted planet Persephone, and solve the mystery of the crash, all while trying to survive in the terrifying presence of a hostile and unknown lifeform.
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About DON’T NOD
DON’T NOD is an independent French publisher and developer with studios in Paris and Montréal creating original narrative games in the adventure, RPG, and action genres. The studio is internationally renowned for unique narrative experiences with engaging stories and characters and has worked with industry leading publishers. DON’T NOD also creates and publishes its own IPs developed in-house such as Harmony: The Fall of ReverieTM, JusantTM and Lost Records: Bloom & RageTM as well as using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with third-party developers whose editorial visions parallel the company’s own.
Step into the studio’s immersive and innovative universe at dont-nod.com
DON’T NOD (ISIN code: FR0013331212 – ALDNE) is listed on Euronext Growth Paris
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About The European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.
ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
ESA has 23 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia are Associate Members.
ESA has established formal cooperation with four Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.
By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions.
Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int
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