Warrior
Specialist in close combat and resilience.
Passive · Momentum: Play 2+ attacks in the same turn: +1 Strength this battle.
Starting deck:
StrikeDefend
37 cards of its own
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Prologue
What is written here
Every book of spells was once a blank page.
Ru·ne·moire /ˈruːn.mwɑːr/ noun
A grimoire written in runes that rewrites itself every time someone opens it. Each page is a road, each road ends at a castle, and each castle keeps a king who does not want the book closed.
From rune + grimoire. Formerly known as Grimoire.
CHOOSE one of 3 classes, each with its own starting deck and passive.
CROSS 6 acts and 6 biomes, from Ruined Fields to Eclipse Court.
CHAIN Volley, Wall, Pair: the order you play your cards changes their power.
BREAK each boss's signature curse: Murder, Ritual Runes, Abyssal Chains, Frost, Roots, Lunar Cycle.
COLLECT 145 living cards and jokers, every one animated.
CLIMB 10 Grimoire Seals and an endless road beyond the last page.
Opens a random card, creature or fragment of lore.
Chapter I
Moving pictures
Some pages move when you are not looking.
The cinematic trailer and a full minute of real gameplay.
Chapter II
Try a hand
Order is the oldest spell.
A small taste of combat, not the game. Pick cards in the order you want them played, watch the combos add up, then end the turn.
Choose up to 3 mana of cards. The order matters. Demo numbers. Combo rules are the game's own.
- Volley +3 damage for each attack played before it this turn (up to +9).
- Wall +5 Block for each defense played before it this turn (up to +15).
- Pair +4 for each copy of the same card played before it (up to +8).
Chapter III
Three who open the book
Three hands. One book.
Each class starts with its own deck and its own way to fight.
Mage
Master of arcane arts and elemental manipulation.
Passive · Conduit: Start every battle with a Lightning orb (+1 Focus from act 3).
Starting deck:
ZapIron Shield
42 cards of its own
Rogue
Agile assassin specialized in poison and precision.
Passive · Toxins: 1st attack each turn: +2 Poison (+1 every two acts).
Starting deck:
Sneak StrikeDodge
37 cards of its own
Chapter IV
Bestiary
Every road ends at a castle. Every castle keeps a king.
Six acts, six biomes, six bosses. Each boss carries a signature curse that changes how you must play.
Act 1 · Catacombs — Ruined Fields
Boss
Carrion King
Sovereign of Crows
Signature · Murder. Every four turns he calls two more crows; the Murder of Crows strikes once more for each crow around him and leaves you Weak.
Crowned by the crows that gorged on the ruined fields, it rules over all that rots beneath the open sky. It calls the murder, and every extra bird is one more blow. When wounded, it descends to its carrion feast and mends.
Who walks this road
Act 2 · Stone Tower — Tower Hills
Boss
Tower Lich
Lord of the Frozen Runes
Signature · Ritual Runes. He gains one rune per turn; at four, he unleashes the Runic Cataclysm, one hit per rune. Deal heavy damage in a single turn to break a rune.
He climbed the tower to study death and never came down. He drains the essence of the living to feed a rite of four runes. When the last rune ignites, the whole tower comes crashing down on you.
Who walks this road
Act 3 · The Abyss — Abyss Road
Boss
Abyss Tyrant
Warden of the Burning Chains
Signature · Abyssal Chains. Three chains break at 75%, 50% and 25% of his health: when one breaks, his announced blow is halved, but he hits harder from then on.
The ancients bound him at the bottom of the abyss and sealed every link with fire. The links are giving way. With each chain that breaks, he staggers and returns more furious, gathering flames for Hellfire.
Who walks this road
Act 4 · Frozen Citadel — Spectral Glacier
Boss
Winter Monarch
Crown of the Endless Blizzard
Signature · Frost. Frost builds up on you; at 4 or more, the two costliest cards in your hand freeze when drawn. Attacks melt the frost, and fire cards melt twice as much.
He crowned himself on the day the sun did not return and swore it never would. Each of his blows leaves frost on your hands, and the frost freezes your costliest cards. Every three turns, he calls the Eternal Winter.
? Fog: Hides the number or the type of the enemy's intent. The move is already decided.
Who walks this road
Act 5 · Rotting Heart — Rotting Marsh
Boss
Rot Colossus
Heart of the Rotten Roots
Signature · Roots. Roots sunk into the ground heal him a little each turn and grow every two turns, up to three. A single heavy blow cuts a root.
Made of trunks, bones and mud, the Colossus is the swamp itself standing tall. Its roots drink from the earth and slowly heal it. Cut them, or the fight will never end.
Who walks this road
Act 6 · Eclipse Court — Dusk Fields
Boss
Eclipse Queen
Lady of the Black Sun
Signature · Lunar Cycle. The moon turns through four phases: at Full Moon her blow is worth 50% more; at New Moon you become Vulnerable. Below half health, she enters the Eclipse.
She has ruled the twilight court since the moon swallowed the sun. Her strength waxes and wanes with the phases of the moon. Wounded to half, she becomes the eclipse herself.
? Fog: Hides the number or the type of the enemy's intent. The move is already decided.
Who walks this road
Chapter V
Living cards
Ink that will not sit still.
Every card is animated, just like in the game. Rare and legendary cards shimmer at the rim.
Boss jokers
Beat a boss and its power can be yours.
Counter jokers
Answers to each boss's signature curse.
Chapter VI
Beyond the Page
The last page is a door.
When the sixth act falls, the grimoire keeps writing.
Endless
After the sixth act, the road loops through the biomes again, harder every cycle.
Curses
In the endless road, every cycle offers two curses; you must take one.
- Unholy Vigor — Enemies have +15% HP.
- Honed Blades — Enemies deal +10% damage.
- Abyssal Carapace — Enemies start each fight with Block equal to 8% of their HP.
- The Hunt — Elites show up twice as often.
- Tithe — Everything in the shop costs 25% more.
- Famine — All healing (campfire and cycle) is 30% lower.
Grimoire Seals
Ten seals, stacked one on top of the other. Win on one to break the next.
- 1SiegeElites show up 50% more often on the map.
- 2Scarce HealingCampfires heal 25% less.
- 3Dear MarketEverything in the shop costs 15% more.
- 4HordesNormal enemies and elites have +10% HP.
- 5Armored BossesBosses and mini-bosses have +15% HP.
- 6Open WoundsHealing between acts is halved.
- 7Light PurseStart with no gold and each victory pays $1 less.
- 8Fierce ElitesElites deal +15% damage.
- 9Short ChoiceBattle rewards offer one card fewer.
- 10The Last SealEvery enemy deals +10% damage.
Chapter VII
Pages from the grimoire
Proof that the book is real.
Screenshots captured from the game.
Marginalia
Questions
Questions asked by candlelight.
What kind of game is Runemoire?
A roguelike deckbuilder in pixel art. You pick a class, walk a road of six acts, and fight with a deck you build along the way. Every run is a new page.
Where can I play it?
On PC, through Steam. The store page is coming soon; leave your email above and the grimoire will write to you on launch day.
Which languages?
English, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, French and German, in the game and on this site.
When does it launch, and for how much?
Not announced yet. We will not guess here; the launch email will carry the news.
Can I stream it or make videos?
Yes. Stream it, record it, monetize your videos. A link back to runemoire.com is appreciated, never required.
I write about games. Where is the press kit?
At the bottom of this page: logos, art and screenshots in one zip, plus the trailers. For anything else, write to redes@runemoire.com.
Wasn't this game called Grimoire?
It was. Same book, new name: Runemoire.
Appendix
Press kit
For those who write about writing.
Facts, logos, screenshots and trailers, free to use in coverage of the game.
About
Runemoire is a pixel-art roguelike deckbuilder. Pick one of three classes, cross six cursed acts, chain combos and break the signature curse of each boss. Formerly known as Grimoire.
- Title
- Runemoire
- Genre
- Roguelike deckbuilder, pixel art
- Developer
- Daniel Cortez / DC Solutions
- Platforms
- PC (Steam) — page coming soon
- Languages
- English, Português (Brasil), Español, Français, Deutsch
- Release
- To be announced
- Contact
- redes@runemoire.com
Close the book for now
The grimoire will open again on launch day.