Low Magic They Said

About This Game
Low Magic, They Said!
In this dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder, every run tells a different story of power, madness, and the lies they told about magic.
Every Run Is a New Story
Navigate procedurally generated maps, choosing your path through enemy encounters, elite fights, events, shops, and rest sites. Every decision matters - do you risk the elite for a powerful upgrade, or play it safe and hit the shop? Do you dare enter the optional dungeon mid-run, or save your health for the boss ahead? Runs are fast, brutal, and endlessly replayable.
Build Something Absurdly Powerful
Play the Berserker - a rage-fueled warrior with a massive card pool, devastating synergies, and upgrades that turn simple attacks into game-breaking combos. Every relic changes your approach, and the right combination turns a desperate run into an unstoppable rampage. This isn't about perfect balance - it's about discovering that broken combo and riding it to glory. If it feels overpowered, you earned it. The Illusionist is also playable now. The Ninja is the next planned playable class.
Temple Magic
Beyond your class cards lies an ancient magic system waiting to be unlocked. Temple magic opens up entirely new abilities - and as you push deeper into the game, you can share magic across classes, breaking the boundaries of what each character was meant to do. The deeper you go, the more the rules bend.
Earn Your Power
Your arsenal grows with every accomplishment. Defeat bosses in specific ways, discover hidden interactions, complete challenging feats - and permanently unlock new cards and relics for all future runs. That impossible boss that crushed you? Defeating it unlocks the very power it used against you. The more you play, the more tools you have, creating a satisfying progression that spans across deaths.
Optional Dungeons - If You Dare
Optional dungeons exist completely separate from the main path. These aren't just difficulty spikes - they're entirely different experiences with exclusive events, unique enemies, and rewards that exist nowhere else in the game. The entrance fee is steep, the enemies are brutal, and death is likely. But the power waiting inside? Legendary. This is where good runs become god runs... if you survive.
Summon the Gods at Your Peril
Deep within the optional dungeons lie ancient altars. Here, you can attempt to summon deities - but you never know who will answer. Will you draw the attention of a benevolent god who grants you game-breaking power? Or will you summon something that makes you wish you'd never found that altar? Some gods give you wings. Others clip them. The only certainty is uncertainty.
A Story Worth Unraveling
This isn't a roguelike that skips the narrative. A deep story unfolds across acts, events, and discoveries - pieced together through gameplay, not cutscenes. Collect journal pages scattered throughout the world, each with audio lore you can listen to while you play. The world has secrets, the characters have motives, and the deeper you go, the more you realize nothing is what it seemed. Pay attention. The lore rewards those who look.
A World That Transforms
Journey through multiple acts across distinct biomes, witnessing the world's transformation from vibrant fantasy into something far darker. The atmosphere evolves with your progress, creating a narrative told through environment, music, and increasingly desperate battles.
The Prestige System
Beat the game? That's where it really begins. Each prestige level automatically makes enemies tougher - that part you can't control. But after each victory, fate draws two cards from a massive pool: one that strengthens the world, one that weakens you. You pick one. The other is gone forever. Your choices stack as you climb, and the pool is deep enough that no two playthroughs draw the same combination. Your prestige 5 might be a nightmare. Someone else's might be a cakewalk. And with each level, the world reveals new secrets hidden from lesser adventurers. Legends speak of secret levels of magic that only the most persistent will ever find.
A Soundtrack That Hits Different
Every track in the massive original soundtrack was composed during development - no stock audio. The music shifts with the world, from epic fantasy to dark, oppressive soundscapes that match the tone of each biome and act. This game sounds as good as it plays.
Early Access
Low Magic They Said is in active Early Access. The Berserker and Illusionist are playable now. Development continues, and no release date is set.
What's Coming During Early Access
Before full release, the planned work is the Ninja, a roaming World Boss, completion of the Town, and release polish. Planned expansions after full release begin with slaying gods, followed by the lizard wars and raid content. Scope and timing may change during development.