Runeborn is a dark-fantasy roguelike that blends deckbuilding with a slot-machine-style casting system. Build and refine your Runebook, spin Rune Columns to cast spells, and combine powerful Trinkets to crush the forces of Malakar in ever-changing runs.
Key features
- Spellcasting by spinning Rune Columns like slot reels: match results along five Spell Lines to deal damage.
- Strategic control: lock up to 8 Runes while the others spin to set up combos and precision attacks.
- Deckbuilding for rune columns: add, remove, and modify Runes to shape your playstyle; enhance Runes with Amulets and Auras for extra effects.
- Deep Trinket system: explore about 150 Trinkets that create synergies-boost damage and multipliers, trigger Runes multiple times, grant extra Rune holds, or alter Rune elements for novel combos.
- Risk vs. reward choices: choose starting enemies with unique abilities, face elites and bosses for greater rewards, and earn coins to spend across five specialized shops.
- High replayability: hundreds of options (Trinkets, Scrolls, varied enemies) ensure each run feels fresh with new strategies and crazy combinations.
Runeborn is in Early Access with an active roadmap, community events, and ongoing updates, inviting players to help shape its development as new content and improvements arrive.
Runeborn 1.0 is OUT!!!
We've been building Runeborn for two whole years, and 1.0 is finally here!Thank you so much for supporting us with our demo and in Early Access. We've tried to implement much of the feedback and fix bugs. We're excited for you to explore the new content. We hope you love it as much as we do :)What’s new?New Features4 New Runebooks!Added Areas! Completing areas with new Runebooks rewards you with permanent Boons!New MusicSteam AchievementsNew Leaderboard server that will allow much larger scores to be submittedEnemy and Elite Variants! Each Area has its own pool of Enemies and ElitesMajor ChangesEach Area has its own LeaderboardEditions are now unlocked after completing the final Area, to replay that Area with additional modifiersEach Runebook now starts with a "Bound" Trinket, which cannot be sold and will grow stronger in your RunShops are now progressively unlockedAdded Collections to the in-game toolbarNever see the same enemy options two levels in a row! And enemies you fight will no longer show up as options in the same run - doesn't apply in EndlessSome Challenges/Achievements have been made easier*** Lots of bug fixesFor Veteran PlayersAs we transition from Early Access to our full 1.0 release, we’ve made some adjustments to the early-game flow to ensure a smoother experience for new players.For our veteran players, this means some shops you previously accessed will need to be re-unlocked. While this might feel like a change of pace, you can get back to your familiar setup by progressing through and completing Area 3. Why the change? Aside from a more balanced learni...
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