PyreStorm April Q&A: price, classless combat, solo dungeons, and launch plans

PyreStorm held two Q&A sessions on April 4th, one for each region, and between them they covered most of what players had been asking about. This page collects both.

Quick answer

PyreStorm launches at $25 USD on PC, sold through its own launcher and on Steam, with no pay-to-win. There are no classes — your equipped weapon decides your role — and you can level and run dungeons alone. The next milestone is a combat update, with the launcher landing before it.

Know the launch setup

PyreStorm launches at $25 USD. It ships PC-first with cross-platform support, distributed through a dedicated launcher and also available on Steam. The launcher is what unlocks the game and connects systems inside and outside of play, and it is scheduled to be finished before the combat update arrives.

How much will PyreStorm cost?

$25 USD.

Will PyreStorm be on Steam?

Yes. It will be sold on Steam as well as through PyreStorm’s own launcher, which is what unlocks the game.

Is PyreStorm crossplay?

It is PC-exclusive at launch and built to be cross-platform. The developer has mentioned crossplay as a possibility later.

Check the monetisation model

There is no pay-to-win. Monetisation runs through a battle pass with a premium tier, and more cosmetics are planned as development continues.

Does PyreStorm have pay-to-win?

No. The developer said there is no pay-to-win at all.

Will PyreStorm have a battle pass?

Yes, including a premium battle pass.

Use the classless weapon-role system

PyreStorm has no classes. The weapon you equip decides what you do in a fight — the elemental staff, for instance, is the mage staff and fills a DPS role. Your character levels independently of any weapon, and health comes mainly from stats and perks, so your base stats survive a weapon swap; weapon level changes how effective that weapon is. Some roles carry hard limits to keep the balance intact.

Each setup has eight abilities, on cooldowns, with some acting as ultimates. There is no aim assist — targeting is manual.

Weapon concept art shown during the session.

How do classes work in PyreStorm?

There are none. Your role comes from the weapon you have equipped.

Does swapping weapons change how strong I am?

Your character keeps its own level and base stats. Weapon level affects how effective that weapon is, and health is tied mainly to stats and perks.

How many abilities does a setup get?

Eight, including cooldowns and ultimates.

Does PyreStorm have aim assist?

No. Targeting is manual.

Plan around the next combat update

The combat update is the near-term priority and is expected in the coming weeks. It brings the core combat systems — stats, equipment, effects — and is meant as the foundation gear will later slot into. Gear sets are in development but the first alpha test will not include the gear system; that test is about combat only.

Is the combat update close?

It is planned for the coming weeks.

Will gear sets be in the first test?

No. The first alpha covers the combat update, without the gear system.

Figure out solo leveling and dungeon play

Solo progression is a core part of the design. You can work through the story alone and enter dungeons alone provided your level is high enough, with dungeon difficulty scaling to your character. A dungeon finder handles matchmaking when you would rather group. Raids are a different matter — soloing them is expected to be impractical. Dungeons can also be skipped to an extent in favour of other quest paths.

Can you level solo in PyreStorm?

Yes. Story content and dungeons can both be played alone.

Can you solo dungeons?

Yes, if your level is high enough. Raids are not designed to be soloed.

Track progression, gathering, and life skills

Life skills cap at level 150 and cover skinning, mining and wood cutting, with skinning nearly finished. XP boosters for gathering or crafting may be available. Crafting and gathering professions are planned alongside them.

What is the life skill cap?

How far along is skinning?

Almost fully done. Mining and wood cutting are in as well.

Build housing, guild halls, and player-owned areas

Guild halls and personal houses both exist, and players can build houses and farms and hold player-owned areas. Guilds support up to 500 members, and guild hall levelling is tied to quest progression.

Storage runs through a bank system with craftable chests of varying capacity; the larger ones need rare blueprints. Every town has a mailbox, and mail includes cash on delivery.

Do guild halls and personal houses exist?

Both. Players can also build farms and hold player-owned areas.

How does the bank work?

Through craftable chests of varying capacity. The bigger ones need rare blueprints.

Understand PvP and travel rules

PvP is optional and works through flagging in safe zones, which opens you to open-world combat. Items tagged for PvP can be lost at a set percentage on death; untagged items stay safe. Teleportation shrines let you leave a PvP zone. Larger war activities such as sieges are planned.

What happens to my items in PvP?

Items tagged for PvP can be lost at a percentage on death. Items that are not tagged stay safe.

Can I leave a PvP zone?

Yes, through a teleportation shrine.

Check how dungeons and endgame are being built

Dungeons are built for variety: jumping puzzles, elite mobs, and boss rooms with their own mechanics — one requires destroying pillars in a particular order. Each boss drops its own loot, and a collection log tracks unique drops across dungeons. Relics are a separate item category feeding into gear sets.

Endgame reaches past dungeons into sailing and ship repair, which use the carpentry skill, and a diving system that may connect to treasure maps. Cosmetic rewards are tied to achievements.

What dungeon mechanics are planned?

Jumping puzzles, elite mobs, and boss rooms with specific mechanics such as destroying pillars in order. Every boss has its own loot.

What is the collection log for?

Tracking unique drops across dungeons, which is meant to encourage exploration and completion.

Watch for world boss scaling

World boss health scales with the number of players nearby, and the amount varies from boss to boss.

Do world bosses scale with player count?

Yes. Boss health scales with nearby players, and how much depends on the boss.

Keep these quality-of-life details in mind

The tutorial can be skipped once you have made your first character. Towns hold small pets you can stop and pet, kitties included, and pets and mounts may be nameable. Walking the full landscape end to end takes about an hour and a half. The game is third person only, with no first-person mode planned, and mounts have jump physics.

Can I skip the tutorial?

Yes, on characters after your first.

Is there a first-person mode?

No. The game is third person only, and first person is not planned.

Also worth knowing

Development runs in phases. The team recently added Moon Lit Owl, now training in Unreal Engine.

Conclusion

Between the two April sessions the shape of the game is clear: $25 on PC, no pay-to-win, no classes, and a combat update as the next thing to land. Housing, life skills, dungeons and optional PvP are all in development, with the launcher arriving first.