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Sent here from Roguelike because my game doesn't strictly adhere to the classic defs.

So I embarked on this first time solo dev thing because I couldn't find the game I really wanted - something RL (ofc) but narrative heavy and with some unusual mechanics. Got distracted by the likes of BoI and Balatro along the way, par for the course haha.

So in Remember to Die its essentially a dice combat game with RPG elements but the kicker is that each fight gives the option for a fragment of memory across a full lifetime. Every fragment you collect costs you three years. Every chapter transition costs ten. Run out before the end(s?) and you don't die in combat, you just quietly shuffle off this mortal coil. The way most lives end really.

I wanted the threat to feel different from typical roguelike attrition. Health and gold are legible and gameable. Time (in the scale of a full life) is something people don't usually think of as a resource until they're out of it.

The memory system ties into this: after each battle you pick a fragment which could be TRUE or FALSE (you have to piece this together yourself), and those choices shape your core memories and what buffs or costs they carry. Pure memories, corrupt ones, tainted ones, each has a different mechanical identity.

Built in Godot, 32 dice, 112 mementos, over a billion possible run combinations. Took 18 months solo.

I'd genuinely like to know: does "time as the primary resource" land as a design idea to people who play a lot of this genre? Or does it feel gimmicky?

Find it on Steam if you wan or you can see some of the levels/dice/items/enemies on the website.

After months of hard work, I’m happy to announce that DeAnima 1.2 is finally available! 

Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2143790/DeAnima

New features include:

• Major Graphical Overhaul! The dungeon has a new grittier look, including higher quality textures and particle effects.
• 2 new dungeon branches to explore - The Mines & The Mortuary.
• 3 new monsters with unique special abilities - Parox, Obli and Wyvern.
• 3 new traps: Compulsion Trap and… I won’t spoil the others here!
• 2 new items: Potion of Polymorph & Ring of Fire Resistance.
• 17 new discoveries overall, including The Refracted Flame and The Pit Beneath. 
• You can now trade items with Fayora, Valac and Hegor. 
• You can now trigger monster invasions that could help or hinder your run. 
• Vast improvements to 3rd ending (transcendence).
• You can now heal your thralls.
• Can now choose a random class at the start of the run.
• You can now rename your inventory items.

For those unfamiliar with DeAnima, it is a first person roguelike dungeon crawler with deep, challenging features you would usually only find in more traditional roguelikes, including:

• No meta progression.
• True Permadeath.
• Turn-based combat system.
• True identification system.
• Thrall (pet) system.
• Deity system.
• Beatitude system.
• Completion Marks.
• 15 conducts tracked in-game (Atheist, Bareknuckle, Carnivore, Dignified, Exposed, Faithless, Honorable, Miser, Pacifist, Righteous, Skeptic, Tenebrous, Unchanged, Vigilant, and Warden).
• 35 monsters, many of which have unique abilities you have to contend with. 
• 3 different paths through the dungeon (with 3 distinct endings):
  • Escape - for short runs that can be completed in a single session.
  • Ascension - for longer runs over multiple sessions.
  • Transcension - for very long runs over many sessions, intended for completionists.
• Over 100 items to discover including Potions, Scrolls, Wands, Rings and Bags, including fan-favourites like Scroll of Vorpalize Weapon, Wand of Polymorph and Ring of Slow Digestion. 
• 16 character roles with unique abilities and traits including Rogue, Priest, Valkyrie and Tourist.  
• 8 different game modes to unlock (called Torments), including Endless mode and Inner Hell mode (where you are limited to 5HP and all enemies are limited to 1HP!).
• 32 passive items called Burdens to unlock that dramatically affect each run, including Lump of Coal, Lucky Penny, Rusted Ankh, Wooden Spoon and the coveted Angelic Feather!
• Over 70 discoveries to track down in the dungeon, including Fountains, Sokoban-based puzzle rooms, The Altar of Sacrifice, Lairs where high-level monsters guard rare loot, Stashes and a special NPC called Wishbone who grants you the ability to wish for any item in the game (providing you can remember what it’s called!).

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy your descent into the Dungeon of Dread! Let me know in the comments how far you get and who your favourite class is!

You start by choosing a set of 2 tiles and some artifacts. These form the basis of your build and as you play, you will unlock more tiles and artifacts to choose from. Each artifact can drastically alter how you approach the game, encouraging experimentation with different builds and combinations.

If this sounds at all interesting to you, I have a playtest going on over at https://iron-axe-games.itch.io/tiles-vials and I'd love to hear some feedback! It is playable in browser, although I have seen some people complain that the web build is a bit laggy, so you can also download it to run on Windows.

Hello everyone!

Our toy-shop bear brawl Roguelike Deckbuilder, Bearly Brave is now available in more languages!

💬 We’ve added Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and we’re really excited to welcome more players into the world of fluffy battles.

To help make the game more accessible, we’ve also updated Bearly Brave’s base price to $9.99, with regional pricing adjusted as well.

And to celebrate all of this...

🧸 Bearly Brave will be 20% off from April 16 to April 30!

We’ve partnered with Mecrew Games to bring these new language options to the game, and we hope new players from around the world enjoy jumping in. 💎

If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to try Bearly Brave, this is a great time to pick it up.

As always, thank you so much for playing, for sharing your feedback, and for supporting the game.