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Gravebound

Survive as long as you can through the waves of magic guardians, level up to heighten your own magical abilities, and unlock game changing weapon upgrades and new arenas as you explore Dark Willow Crypt! Will you escape, or are you bound for the grave...

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Developer
Atomic Game Labs
Publisher
Student Game Developer Association
Release
June 5, 2025
1 year and 58 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive159 reviews91.8%

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About the Game

Welcome to Dark Willow Crypt

Explore the remote grounds of Dark Willow Crypt in search of legendary magical secrets from the mages laid to rest there. But the dead do not give up their secrets freely... With rogue-like, survivor style game-play, face the graveyard's increasingly challenging guardians while enhancing your own magical abilities through both the artifacts you find and the experience you gain.

Game-play Features

  • First-Person arena shooter combat with Survivor-genre inspired mechanics

  • Rogue-like leveling system with a variety of player and weapon upgrades for diverse build crafting

  • A handcrafted magical world with varied arenas to provide unique combat challenges and distinct enemy encounters

  • Optional Endless-Mode to push player builds to their absolute limit

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