69%Strong matchDungeon No Dungeon
56%42556% positive reviews, Mixed across 425 reviews·Roguelite · Dark Fantasy
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Delve into treacherous dungeons filled with monsters and treasures. Battle enemies, collect powerful items, Gather Soul Essence to permanently upgrade your character, And discover rare relics that transform your playstyle. How deep can you venture before the darkness claims you?
Ruins Runner
SteamRUINS RUNNER
Descend into the depths of a challenging text-based dungeon crawler. Navigate through procedurally generated ruins while building your character through both temporary and permanent upgrades, And discover relics that can completely transform your playstyle.
KEY FEATURES:
Character Progression
- Earn Soul Essence through your runs to permanently upgrade your character
- Multiple upgrade paths
- Find and equip powerful items during each run
- Learn spells to enhance your combat ability's
Resource Management
- Manage your health and mana carefully through each dungeon dive
- Collect gold to purchase upgrades and items
- Find keys to unlock treasures
- Choose between spending resources or saving them
Strategic Combat
- Turn-based combat system that can reward tactical thinking
- Critical hit system that you can build into
- Multiple combat stats to build into
- Spellcasting system that you can build into (Become a wizard!)
Each run is filled unique with procedurally generated dungeons, no two runs are the same
The Meta-progression system keeps you advancing even after death, so you can build towards becoming powerful
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