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- Apollyon: River of Life
The Wonders of Wizardry Sale !
Hello again practitioners! Alongside minor bugfixing updates, Apollyon is participating in the Wonders of Wizardry sale this year. Now is a great time to delve back into the esoterica of the left-handed magic of Apollyo…
Event1 change - Apollyon: River of Life
2.1.1 - Small bugfixing update.
Hello & welcome back to the coven, practitioners! A few rare softlocks & inaccurate clues to various mysteries in the later Intentions have been fixed & cleared up with this update. The Memory Intention, the Haunt, and…
Announcement2 changesFixGameplay - Apollyon: River of Life
Skulltide Releases this week! See what is in the game...
The Skulltide begins! As of today, necromantic shenanigans have come to Steam, and the Planar Danse returns for a second release. Skullltide launches today with its full upgrade and gameplay loop realized, feature compl…
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Apollyon 2.1 Released!
Black magic is back at it again, with the left-handed path returning with a 2.1 update! Here we have stability and balance fixes, three brand new spirits, a new character upgrade, and a fifth, hidden ending to the game!…
Announcement7 changesFixPerformance - Apollyon: River of Life
2.0.5 - MASSIVE network improvements
In addition to about a hundred minor bugs, the initial and ongoing network connection for Apollyon has been improved, leading to a ~90% reduction in network traffic. This means that disconnection/reconnection mid-game b…
Announcement2 changesServerGameplay - Apollyon: River of Life
2.0.2 - Bugfixes and typos!
A number of player-reported issues were fixed here, as well as a new setting, including: Accessibility setting to increase the size of the smallest text and tooltips. Logic issues hiding some approaches on four cards er…
Announcement1 changeFix - Apollyon: River of Life
2.0.1 - Minor post-launch update
Resolve Effects chatbox correctly displays multiple effects. More effects than you can handle! Test value changes. Dictionary changes Many typos Some bugs reported by community, to get involved and report bugs of your o…
Announcement - Apollyon: River of Life
Small balance update...
Many Tests have had their difficulty changed, and some very difficult cards erroneously shown at the very beginning have been moved back to the end. Stay closed, Guardian Gates!
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Apollyon: River of Life
Apollyon Full Release!
Well fellow occultists, roguelike lovers, fantasy addicts, and more, we're here! After an EA period that took much longer than I thought it would, as things often do, Apollyon is in a finished and polished state, with a…
Announcement3 changesMapsBalance - Apollyon: River of Life
1.3.2.2 - Spirits, Sales, and Stories!
Hello practitioners! Normally I do not post very small updates (1.3.2.x) as these can be very often and small, but this one is interesting! First, though, I'd like to note that every update Apollyon receives strives to…
Announcement6 changesCompatibilityUI/audio - Apollyon: River of Life
1.3.2
Welcome back once again, practitioners! This update has a number of issues specifically requested by members of the community, and some brand new ones! Also, bugfixes. Always bugfixes. Here, you can see the new way to s…
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Update 1.3.1
Here we are with a few updates and new features! Fixed accidental bug in 1.3.0 that made the black fading screens fade away too soon All effects will now show their image in a larger size, as well as their description C…
Announcement14 changesFixGameplay - Apollyon: River of Life
Apollyon 1.3 released!
Welcome, occult wanderers, to the River of Life. Apollyon has been tempered in the great furnaces of game development, and is nearing a state that I can call "Full Release". The game has been feature-complete for more t…
Announcement5 changesBalanceGameplay - Apollyon: River of Life
1.2.3 learning curve update
Fixed issue with protean card giving the same buff/debuff. Token hints on the lore page are now color-coordinated. Test descriptions in the chat box are now color-coordinated. Illuminator helps find body. More quest dir…
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Update 1.2.2
6 new spirit cards involving lucid dreaming in the Torfield! Dinlirys Intention is entirely reworked! 6,000 words and 20 pieces of art were added to it, with 14 spirit cards. UI updates at public request. Scattered bugf…
Announcement3 changesBalanceUI/audio - Apollyon: River of Life
Apollyon 1.2 released!
Welcome back to Apollyon, practitioners! Apollyon is still in development, much to many a person's surprises! In truth, the pace of development slowed down after EA release, yet here we are again with another 20,000 wor…
Announcement5 changesUI/audioGameplay



