In Relapse, you play as Realm, the lone soul who remembers each doomed cycle of mankind's destruction, tasked with breaking the curse through relentless strategy. Take your turn first by drawing cards that represent abilities, spending action points to cast them, then advance to the battle phase where AI foes act with partial foresight on your side. Navigate a procedurally generated world map where environmental hazards shift paths, summon companions to fight alongside you, and tackle 90 enemies across three acts.
Level up one of five classes to unlock cards from 240+ options across five specialized decks, enhance them through three levels and enchantments, and equip trinkets amid persistent negative effects. Earn experience, loot, and permanent talents after victories while adapting to roguelike resets. Strategy fans who relish turn-based planning, deckbuilding depth, and high-stakes risk-reward choices will find a punishing yet rewarding loop here.
Player's Turn:
Player goes first. Draw cards that each represent an ability, use them as long as you have the action points to cast them, then ready up the battle phase when you're done.
Battle Phase:
The battle phase is where the AI executes their abilities. You'll always know what actions your companions are going to do, but only an idea of what the enemy is up to. Hope you planned accordingly!
Unlockables:
Over 170+ cosmetic skins, familiars, starting abilities and starting trinkets to unlock!
Companions:
You're not alone! Summon creatures to aid you in your crusade!
Environmental Hazards:
The world around you changes as you reach new destinations on the map, influencing you to change course. Will you be greedy, or play it safe?
Victory:
Each battle, earn experience towards a chosen class, level up, claim some loot, gain new abilities!
Features:
- 240+ cards you can use during any run
- 5 decks, each specialized in different areas
- 5 classes to level up, unlocking newer cards as you progress
- Level cards to make them stronger, each having 3 levels
- Cards can be enchanted, adding completely different abilities to it
- 100+ trinkets to find
- 90 enemies
- 15+ companions to aid you during your crusade
- 170+ cosmetics to unlock
- Talents - Permanent upgrades
- 3 acts to complete, with each node's content procedurally generated
- The world map has environmental events that trigger each time you move, influencing your next choice to path towards
- Negative effects persists between battles
Story:
Mankind, cursed to forever live through their destruction, only to have time reset once they've all been killed with no memory of what happened. You play as Realm, a simple peasant, who's goal is to lift the curse. Only you remember what happened between each reset. Learn, adapt, slay beasts, find loot, die, rinse and repeat!
Solo Developer:
Made by one dude! Join the discord, ask me anything, leave me suggestions and feedback!
