Inspired by classic tabletop RPGs, Solasta 2 finally has a launch date, and an awfully familiar cast

If you're someone who keeps up with my writing, you'll know that I am very much in my #D&Dera. Fueled by Brian Murphy's Not Another D&D Podcast, Critical Role Campaign 4, and a whole lot of coffee, I sometimes wonder where my poetry-slinging Aasimar bard ends and I begin. Having eventually completed the mighty Baldur's Gate 3 earlier this year, I've been craving another Forgotten Realms adventure. Troika's Temple of Elemental Evil remaster has certainly piqued my interest (I'm a Bloodlines savant), but Solasta 2 is the game I've really got my eyes on - and it finally has a release date.

The long-awaited sequel to 2021's Crown of the Magister, Solasta 2 transports us to the mysterious continent of Neokos, a sprawling fantasy realm that's a feast for the eyes. Corruption stirs beneath the surface, however, as a new, malevolent force is sweeping the land, and it just so happens to sound a lot like Amelia Tyler.

Cast as the Colwall siblings, four adopted misfits with the own unique talents, you'll journey through a world inspired by tabletop and turn-based RPGs, where actions have consequences, and your fate is decided by the dice. Tread carefully, wanderer.

Ahead of The Game Awards showcase, I caught up with actor Devora Wilde, who you may recognize as Lae'zel from Baldur's Gate 3, or Clea from Expedition 33. This time around, she plays Deorcas, a warrior who's struggling to find her place in a weird and wonderful world. She's joined by fellow Clair Obscur alumni Ben Starr, and the stupidly talented Ellen Thomas, who you'll recognize as League of Legends Arcane's Ambessa Medarda.

Wilde has also been in her D&D era of late, appearing in various live action roleplays (MagicCon 2025 is my personal favorite), so I ask her if her newfound dice-rolling obsession prompted her to take on the role (pun intended). "I am a bit of a tabletop shenanigans person," she says with a laugh. "But I came in not knowing [anything].

"It took me quite a long time to realize how tied into D&D Baldur's Gate 3 was - D&D was something that I'd heard [of], but I didn't really connect the dots. Once I started playing it for myself, I realized 'oh! Now I see what D&D is, and doing the live shows really got me there. It's taken me a bit of time, but I'm there.

"With Solasta 2, D&D is more familiar to me so it does feel like doing something again of the same nature," she continues. "But also the storyline and the family dynamic - it's so juicy. I'm just rubbing my hands together [she is] because it has a great story, great characters, and great interpersonal relationships. I feel very lucky having been asked to do it!"

But Solasta 2 does bring a lot of the band back together: there's the Baldur's Gate connection with Tyler, then the Expedition 33 tie with Starr. I ask what it feels like to play across from all of these actors who have slowly become, to borrow her own word, "friends."

"It's amazing," she says with a smile. "We have this group of colleagues but friends - really friends - that, in the last over two years, have come up through the ranks together, and now getting to be in these incredible projects together is amazing. Because the characters are different, the dynamics are going to be different, so although it's the same actors and my same group of friends, the dynamics are going to be very, very different now with Solasta 2 than it would have been with Baldur's Gate 3 or Expedition 33.

"It's really incredible being able to work with your friends and create art with your friends, and just be involved in all of these amazing stories. I feel very lucky."

As revealed during The Game Awards, Solasta 2 launches in early access on Thursday March 12, 2026. You can wishlist it now, and even try out the demo if, like me, you are far too excited.