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Her Name Was Fire

Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories.

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October 11, 2022
3 years and 296 days ago
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Mostly Positive296 reviews72.6%

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About the Game

Survive the 5 stages of grief in this Tarotpunk action roguelike by entering deep into the nightmare and vanquishing the Major Allegories.

Craft Unique Builds

Ignite hordes of void creatures and collect the ash of their remains to progressively unlock cards of spells and upgrades.

Face the Allegories

Descend into the nightmare and face different Major Allegories in each run. Only you can interpret what their presence entails.

Unlock Major Allegory Cards

Unlock powerful cards to expand your deck by defeating the Major Allegories. Choose your fate by forging deadly builds for your future runs.

Deactivate the Void

Deactivate the servers in the pools of void at each stage of grief to confront the Major Allegories and descend into the next stage.