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Reborn: An Idle Roguelike RPG

A tactical idle roguelike RPG where you progress through auto-battles, gather resources, craft gear, and brew stat-boosting potions. Build your character, shape a village of evolving NPCs, and uncover hidden truths in a story-driven world that rewards curiosity and time.

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May 9, 2025
1 year and 85 days ago
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Mixed154 reviews66.9%

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About the Game

Overview

Reborn: An Idle Roguelike RPG blends the long-term satisfaction of idle games with the challenge of roguelike progression and the charm of classic RPG storytelling.

You play as Katie, a Reborn—an immortal warrior sent to protect a quaint, slowly unraveling village nestled on the edge of a dangerous cave. While you're off battling waves of increasingly powerful Creatures, the village moves forward: relationships evolve, secrets bubble to the surface, and a darker truth about your origins begins to emerge.

💤 Idle, But With Purpose

Set your character to auto-fight through an ever-deepening cave and check in when you're ready. Level up your stats, craft and enchant your gear, brew potions, and plan your next run.

⚔️ Die. Rebuild. Go Deeper.

Each run ends in death, but to a Reborn, death is growth. Keep your experience, and customize stronger builds with every rebirth. Tweak your stats, push one floor further, and uncover a little more each time.

🏡 A Village Worth Protecting

Meet 19 unique villagers with evolving relationships and personal storylines. Help them grow, uncover the truth about your shared pasts, and change their futures.

📜 Systems With Depth

  • Six core stats to build and balance.

  • Crafting & gear upgrades with randomized bonuses and enchantable crystals.

  • Potions brewed with a mix of ingredients for temporary, stackable boosts.

  • Questlines that unlock more of the world and the people within it.

🌱 Built For The Long Haul

This is a game designed to be played in short bursts across weeks or even months. No daily login requirements. No monetization. Just a chill, thoughtful loop you can come back to whenever you want.

🎮 Join Our Community

Reborn was shaped by player feedback, and it continues to be. Join the Discord to share ideas, report bugs, and help shape what's next. Whether you're in it for the lore, the strategy, or just a cozy background grind—thank you for playing.

To everyone who’s left a review (yes, even the negative ones), reported a bug, offered feedback, or just chatted with me during development, thank you. Your support, humor, and ideas have kept me going through the highs and lows of building this game over the last 18 months of development. I never expected such a warm and thoughtful community to form around Reborn, and I’m incredibly grateful for it. You’ve made this more than a solo project, you’ve made it something we've created together..