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Etymancy

Etymancy is a dark fantasy roguelike dungeon crawler where every spell is a word. Craft your pile of magic letter tiles, collect strange grimoires to grow stronger, smite enemies, and descend deeper into the Lexicon.

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Hotate
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Spawn Kill Studios
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About the Game

Etymancy

noun

e·ty·man·cy | EH-tuh-man-see

1. the school of magic that derives its power from language

2. the practice of shaping letters into words, and words into spells

Etymancer

e·ty·man·cer | EH-tuh-MAN-ser

noun

One who braves the Lexicon

Etymancy is a roguelike dungeon crawler about turning language into damage. Craft words from a rack of letter tiles, cast them as spells, and survive foul creatures that burn, curse, obscure, shatter, bleed, disable and rewrite the tools you rely on.

Key Features

  • Cast spells by forming words from your rack of letters

  • Stack grimoires that boost power, give coins, and shake your kit up in wild and unpredictable ways

  • Collect blessed and cursed letter tiles with dangerous side effects

  • Navigate encounters, markets, chests, bonfires, and other mysterious zones

  • Face foes that attack your health, your rack, your pile, and your preparation

  • Challenge Deities which test your mettle and alter the very play surface itself

  • Craft explosive builds, face your fears, and ascend

Etymancy is actively in development, with new grimoires, enemies, bosses, tile effects, balance changes, and visual updates being added constantly.

Currently Included:

  • 90+ grimoires across common, rare, epic, and legendary rarities

  •  Blessed, cursed, and status letter tiles

  • Multiple enemy families with distinct rack, pile, health, and scoring effects

  • Elite encounters with harsher enemy behavior and better rewards

  • Deity fights with unique mechanics, intros, phases, and threats

  • Path choices including encounters, markets, chests, and bonfires

  • A market with grimoires, special tiles, healing, and tile removal

  • A guided tutorial that introduces you to the dungeon

  • Persistent run memory, unlocks, and a detailed archive of stats

  • Full dictionary that tracks every word you've played, its definition, and its damage

  • Classes with unique playstyles and quirks

  •  Vows that make the game more challenging

  • Music!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Full keyboard word entry with mouse support

Music by Novalley

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