Games Like Ashen Testament

A roguelite where your choices shape the world around you.

You are the Custodian of a living book. Your Bearer carries it down the road to the Black Gate, through three countries of servants who want what is written in it. Fast blade-and-gun combat, a branching road of fights and choices, and a world that remembers every death.

Every death is written down

Win, and the next Bearer comes for you

Reach the Black Gate and take the seat, and your Bearer becomes the Ruler. Your statue goes up. Your weapons become theirs to face. The next Bearer has to cut through the reign you built.

Blade in one hand, something worse in the other

Three countries, and everything in them

A book that explains itself

Hover over any of the book's words for a plain meaning. When you die, a page tells you what killed you and what to try next time. Plenty of comfort options, too: screen shake, head bob, flashes, field of view.

Features