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Grim Diary

Grim Diary is a RPG Rogue-like deck builder with anime art style.

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Developer
Lepus
Publisher
Zero Arc
Release
June 13, 2025
1 year and 49 days ago
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About the Game

Grim Diary is a rogue-like deck builder with anime art style.Currently on Early-Access

Premise:

Alternate world following the protagonist Emi trying to bring back her sister’s body back to normal after she’s turned to a marionette to survive her sickness.Thus the start of their journey began.

Features:

In Game Tutorial

It will explain the basic mechanics of the game. This can be skip  if players wanted to.

Specifically made a tutorial to introduce even the players that don’t any card or roguelike~like experience that want to try the genre. To hopefully encourage a variety of people.

Story Mode

Combined with Visual Novel Elements and while experiencing the team based roguelike of Grim diary.

Bizarre Survival

It's survival but has a unique gimmick on each stage.

39+ Cards implemented In Game

17+ Different Items can be acquired.

Characters:

Emi Blundle

The elder sister serious and laid back personality.she’s determine to find a way to bring her sister body back to normal

Eli Blundle

A living marionette use to live as a human until a illness struck her causing her body to deteriorate. Someone saved her, but her body became a doll living creature.

Yujin

Emi’s teacher is the one who helped her get accustomed to her new world before Emi found her sister. A librarian and mother figure to emi.Known in green wood guild.

Credits

Artists:

Noshiyu,

Meiboohu,

Izumi481,

Mitch Logos

LevVimi

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