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A fast, brutal katana action-roguelike. Chain combos, dive-cancel through 23 nightmare foes across 12 descending chapters. Curses, loot, and endless mode reshape every run. One blade. No retreat.
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Shadow Runner
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SHADOW RUNNER
The signal breaks. No commands left — only the hum of something older. Your blade answers first.
SHADOW RUNNER is a fast, unforgiving action-roguelike about one runner, one katana, and a descent that doesn't let you back out.
Cut with intent
A combat system built for expression, not button-mashing:
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Three-phase combos that flow into aerial dives and ground plunges
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Dive-cancel and dash to rewrite your spacing mid-fight
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Sub-weapons — drone, grenade, knife, disc, tether, skull — swap to fit the run
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Hit-pause and slow-mo that make every clean kill land
No two runs the same
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Curses — opt into penalties for stacked rewards; reshape the rules of a run
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Loot & gear with affixes, set bonuses, and game-changing uniques
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Upgrades & shrines drafted between waves
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Challenge arenas behind sealed doors for the greedy
Descend
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12 chapters from the Corridor to the First Dark
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23 enemy types and 4 bosses — the Voidlord, the Sovereign, the Forge, the Eye
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Endless mode — how deep can you go?
Style
Neon-soaked pixel carnage, hand-tuned game feel, and a fully procedural audio engine. One blade. No retreat.
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