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Welcome to Umbratica Tactics!

We're very proud and excited to announce a game that we've been working very hard for some time now: Umbratica Tactics. The game is a roguelike deckbuilding turn-based tactics game.

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addedStrategic roguelike deckbuilding: Your squad abilities are determined by your deck! So as you make your way through the cursed land of Umbratica you’ll gather new cards. You’ll use these as the attacks, actions and abilities of your squad in combat!
addedDeeply customizable playstyle: As you play each run you’ll have several options over the way your squad fights. First you’ll the select the heroes that’ll go in your journey, each has their own set of available cards! As your journey progresses you’ll find different cards and you’ll upgrade them to further customize your playstyle, you’ll find powerful ancient relics that affect the functioning of the whole squad, and also mysterious items that can boost (and nerf) individual hero’s stats and also add special status during combat. Strategically combine all of these elements to fully express your playstyle!
changedRoguelike run generation: Each time you dare to adventure into the gothic land of Umbratica the layout will be different. Different combat stages and rewards, different text-based events, different cards, relics and items. No two runs are the same!

Umbratica Tactics changes

addedStrategic roguelike deckbuilding: Your squad abilities are determined by your deck! So as you make your way through the cursed land of Umbratica you’ll gather new cards. You’ll use these as the attacks, actions and abilities of your squad in combat!
addedDeeply customizable playstyle: As you play each run you’ll have several options over the way your squad fights. First you’ll the select the heroes that’ll go in your journey, each has their own set of available cards! As your journey progresses you’ll find different cards and you’ll upgrade them to further customize your playstyle, you’ll find powerful ancient relics that affect the functioning of the whole squad, and also mysterious items that can boost (and nerf) individual hero’s stats and also add special status during combat. Strategically combine all of these elements to fully express your playstyle!
changedRoguelike run generation: Each time you dare to adventure into the gothic land of Umbratica the layout will be different. Different combat stages and rewards, different text-based events, different cards, relics and items. No two runs are the same!

We're very proud and excited to announce a game that we've been working very hard for some time now: Umbratica Tactics. The game is a roguelike deckbuilding turn-based tactics game. You’ll lead a squad of vampire slayers as they fight their way through the cursed land of Umbratica in order to purge it from the evils that have taken hold of it. Craft a powerful deck, collect ancient relics and engage in deep grid-based tactical combat with an army ghouls, fiends and the other unspeakable monstrosities that inhabit the endless night that covers Umbratica.

Here's a taste of what's inside the game:

Precise no-RNG tactical turn-based combat: Deploy your squad of vampire slayers in a series of fast-paced grid-based combats. Purge this land from the ghouls, fiends and other deadly monstrosities that inhabit the night!

Strategic roguelike deckbuilding: Your squad abilities are determined by your deck! So as you make your way through the cursed land of Umbratica you’ll gather new cards. You’ll use these as the attacks, actions and abilities of your squad in combat!

Deeply customizable playstyle: As you play each run you’ll have several options over the way your squad fights. First you’ll the select the heroes that’ll go in your journey, each has their own set of available cards! As your journey progresses you’ll find different cards and you’ll upgrade them to further customize your playstyle, you’ll find powerful ancient relics that affect the functioning of the whole squad, and also mysterious items that can boost (and nerf) individual hero’s stats and also add special status during combat. Strategically combine all of these elements to fully express your playstyle!

Roguelike run generation: Each time you dare to adventure into the gothic land of Umbratica the layout will be different. Different combat stages and rewards, different text-based events, different cards, relics and items. No two runs are the same!

⚠️ There's a demo coming in a couple of weeks: ⚠️ So if you like what you’ve seen and want to be the first to know when the demo goes live make sure to wishlist us (a wishlist goes a long way) and to follow us on Twitter:

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Steam News / 26 March 2023

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