Goblin Journal
Goblin Journal is a roguelike turn-based RPG about the final days of the goblin race. Give orders, make difficult decisions, and keep up the morale of your squad to unlock a runic box that holds their legacy.
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Read the forgotten journals. Rally the outcast horde. Crack the rune‑box before the world forgets the goblins were ever here.
Puzzle out the field notes of a long‑lost goblin commander, plot a path across shifting battle maps, and watch your carefully loaded squads clash in turn‑based auto‑battles.
Each journal becomes your next roguelite campaign: three escalating parchment maps, dozens of ambushes and intrigues, and a last‑stand finale whose outcome rewrites the legend.
Will your translations redeem the scattered clans—or doom them to fade into myth forever?
FEATURES
Puzzle out the field notes of a long‑lost goblin commander, plot a path across shifting battle maps, and watch your carefully loaded squads clash in turn‑based auto‑battles.
Each journal becomes your next roguelite campaign: three escalating parchment maps, dozens of ambushes and intrigues, and a last‑stand finale whose outcome rewrites the legend.
Will your translations redeem the scattered clans—or doom them to fade into myth forever?
FEATURES
- Plan, Place, Watch Chaos Unfold – Slot abilities before each turn‑based auto battle, then adapt between rounds as enemy tactics mutate.
- Nine Hand‑Authored “Runs” – Every journal shuffles 70+ combat encounters, 30+ narrative events, and fort hubs for hiring, healing, or shopping.
- Four Tactical Archetypes – Commander, Shield, Pair, and Bulky each wield 6 skills that steer AI behaviour.
- 30+ Run‑Changing items – Torch‑lit talismans, poisoned provisions, map‑wide tricks—mix them for brutal synergies or last‑second clutch saves.
