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Malleus

A roguelite carnival arcade where you test your strength against an eldritch game master and his rigged Hi-Striker machine. Strategize, bargain, and set your soul free.

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Arkspire Studios
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Arkspire Studios
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About the Game

  THE MIDNIGHT CARNIVAL IS ALWAYS OPEN.

You wake in the woods, in the dark, drawn toward the one light still burning, a tent, and the thing waiting inside it. At its heart stands the High Striker and the Game Master who runs it, a rigged test of strength that has never once paid out to a visitor. Can you beat this sinister game?

TEST YOUR STRENGTH AND YOUR FOCUS.


EARN YOUR REWARD

FIND OUT WHAT THE CURSED VENDING MACHINE HAS TO OFFER

MOST IMPORTANTLY TRY NOT TO BURN YOURSELF OUT

Key Features

  • Timing based hex deactivation. With escalating hazard

  • A vending machine economy that's never fully on your side

  • Persistent progression across 5 runs

  • Fully hand-drawn Late Victorian carnival art

  • Multiple unlockable souls- different stats, different odds

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