Overview
Summary
Action roguelike in a dark fantasy world. Solo or online co-op up to four. 52 biomes, 520 items, enemies that grow stronger every loop. Choose a portal. Survive the descent. Nothing below you is kind.
Description
About This Game
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A co-op action roguelike set in a collapsing world. One to four players descend through 52 biomes, hunted by what remains of the old order. Every run is a different path. Every death is permanent to that life, but the descent continues.
Itemization
520 items form the backbone of every run. Stats stack, effects chain, and synergies emerge from combinations the game does not spell out. Discovery is the point. No two full runs will draft the same set.
Portals and Routes
Between biomes the map opens into a choice of portals. Each route changes the enemy pool, the loot tables, and the modifiers layered on top. Safer paths pay less. Cursed paths pay more and rarely let you through.
Champions and Bosses
Every biome is held by a champion. Their movesets, weapons, and resistances shift between runs, so the second encounter is not the first. Endgame bosses wait at the deepest points of the map, guarded by what the biomes refused to release.
Co-op
One to four players online. Drops, experience and item pools scale with the party. Downs, revives, and shared progression carry between runs.
Meta Progression
Between runs you unlock characters, starting gear, item pool expansions, and modifiers that persist across every future attempt. Nothing resets back to zero.
