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Etymancy is a dark fantasy roguelike dungeon crawler where every spell is a word. Craft your pile of magic letter tiles, collect strange grimoires to grow stronger, smite enemies, and descend deeper into the Lexicon.
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Etymancy
SteamAbout Etymancy
Etymancy
noun
e·ty·man·cy | EH-tuh-man-see
1. the school of magic that derives its power from language
2. the practice of shaping letters into words, and words into spells
Etymancer
e·ty·man·cer | EH-tuh-MAN-ser
noun
One who braves the Lexicon
Etymancy is a roguelike dungeon crawler about turning language into damage. Craft words from a rack of letter tiles, cast them as spells, and survive foul creatures that burn, curse, obscure, shatter, bleed, disable and rewrite the tools you rely on.
Key Features
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Cast spells by forming words from your rack of letters.
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Stack grimoires that boost power, give coins, and shake your kit up in wild and unpredictable ways.
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Collect blessed and cursed letter tiles with dangerous side effects.
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Navigate encounters, markets, chests, bonfires, and other mysterious zones of the dungeon.
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Face foes that attack your health, your rack, your pile, and your preparation.
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Challenge Deities which test your mettle and alter the very play surface itself.
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Craft explosive builds, face your fears, and ascend.
Etymancy is actively in development, with new grimoires, enemies, bosses, tile effects, balance changes, and visual updates being added constantly.
Currently Included:
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40+ grimoires across common, rare, epic, and legendary rarities
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Blessed, cursed, and mutated letter tiles
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Multiple enemy families with distinct rack, pile, health, and scoring effects
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Elite encounters with harsher enemy behavior and better rewards
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Deity fights with unique mechanics, intros, phases, threats
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Path choices including encounters, markets, chests, and bonfires
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A market with grimoires, special tiles, healing, and tile removal
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A guided tutorial that introduces you to the dungeon
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Persistent run memory and a grimoire archive
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Full keyboard word entry with mouse support
Trailer music by Novalley
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