Sword of the Demiurge

You have been bestowed the 'Sword of the Demiurge' and the authority to sever the bonds of soul and flesh. Defeat your foes, collect their souls, and manifest your authority, until the myriads fall before you in a single moment.
Sword of the Demiurge challenges players to fight through waves of enemies in a hemispherical arena within a given time limit. Dash, slash, punch and utilize special abilities activated by Authorities in order to defeat enemies and collect their souls. Then use those souls to empower yourself with various upgrades.
Features:
Dashing, slashing, punching, sword throwing, sword punching, sword linking and other sword-based actions.

Face-off against waves of enemies in an enclosed arena within a given time limit.

Up to hundreds of enemies per wave.

Utilize Authorities to activate special abilities. Equip up to 4 Authorities at a time.

7 levels featuring waves of enemies and the ability (once unlocked) to manifest/swap equipped Authorities between waves in a roguelite fashion using souls collected within that level.

7 challenges with rigid time limits and preset Authorities. Completing challenges will unlock new Authorities to use during non-challenge levels.

Purchase permanent upgrades between levels from the purified souls you collect to unlock various features, abilities and stat bonuses.

Around 2-4 hours of gameplay.