The Umbral Seal

THE UMBRAL SEAL brings World of Warcraft raid boss mechanics to single-player tactical combat.
Command warbands of 5-20 heroes through 30+ boss encounters designed around WoW-style mechanics—adapted for real-time-with-pause gameplay. Learn telegraphs, manage cooldowns, coordinate positioning, and execute perfect strategies.
No grinding. No filler. No scheduling. Just you, your warband, and perfectly crafted boss fights.
INSPIRED BY
World of Warcraft raid mechanics (adapted for single-player tactical combat)

FTL: Faster Than Light (pause-based tactical decision making)

TACTICAL COMBAT
Real-time with pause - Plan every move, execute perfectly

Command 5-hero parties (Normal), 10-hero raids (Heroic), or up to 20-hero epic battles (Mythic)

Telegraph system shows incoming attacks - learn, adapt, survive

Group controls let you manage large raids efficiently

BUILD YOUR WARBAND
8+ playable classes: Sentinel, Sharpshooter, Elementalist, Lifeweaver, Bladedancer, and more

Compose your perfect party - bring 2 tanks, 3 healers, or all DPS if you dare

Multiple heroes of the same class allowed (run 3 Sentinels if needed!)

Unlock new classes by freeing corrupted Orders

BOSS ENCOUNTERS

Early Access: 12+ unique bosses across 3 chapters

Full Release: 30+ bosses across 8 chapters

Each boss has distinct mechanics requiring different strategies

Learn on Normal, master on Heroic, perfect on Mythic

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
Tactical depth over graphical spectacle

Tabletop-style character tokens let you focus on mechanics, not animations

Text-based storytelling keeps spotlight on boss encounter design

AI-generated assets will be replaced during Early Access with commissioned art

THE STORY
Commander Thorne sealed the Umbral Tyrant 23 years ago by splitting the seal into seven pieces - one for each of the seven Orders.
But an eighth piece remained, hidden and corrupted, linking all the others like roots through soil.
Now the Blight spreads. The Orders have fallen. You must recover the seal fragments before the Tyrant breaks free.

EARLY ACCESS CONTENT (TBD)
Early Access launches with:
3 complete chapters (12+ boss encounters)

7 playable classes

Normal and Heroic difficulties

Commander Powers (raid-wide abilities)

Complete story with text-based cutscenes

Practice mode for cleared encounters

AI generated assets (maps and character tokens)

EARLY ACCESS CONTENT PROGRESSION
Content will be gradually added into Early Access (no content gating until 1.0 is ready)

AI generated assets will be gradually replaced

Estimated EA Duration: 6-12 months

Estimated 10-20 hours for a Normal playthrough, with significantly more for Heroic mastery and alternate party compositions.

FULL RELEASE (1.0) WILL ADD
Chapters 4-8 (completing the story)

Mythic difficulty (20-hero raids, unforgiving mechanics)

Additional classes and specializations

Workshop integration

Story conclusion

Challenge modes and polish based on your feedback