
Soul Monsters: The Machine Kingdom and the Lich Queen
A story-driven roguelike deckbuilder set in the war between the Machine Kingdom and the Lich Queen. Build your deck, gather relics, and battle through 75 stages to uncover the truth binding four intertwined destinies.
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July 24, 2026
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A war that burned the sky red
When the Machine Kingdom marched and the Lich Queen rose, the world was torn in two. Caught between gears and undeath, four souls walk paths that should never have crossed — yet every road bends toward a single, buried truth.Soul Monsters: The Machine Kingdom and the Lich Queen is a story-driven roguelike deckbuilder spanning 75 stages of tactical card combat, wrapped in hand-drawn dark-fantasy art.
Four perspectives, one truth
Play through the intertwined campaigns of Kain, Johanna, Rockefeller, and Kael. Each character sees the war differently — and only by walking all four roads do you learn who they truly were, and what the war was really for.Build a deck worth dying for
Forge your strategy from 120+ cards, relics, and potions. No two runs play the same: chain combos, stack buffs and poison, shield through enemy onslaughts, and reshape your deck on the fly as the battlefield turns against you.Choose your road
Carve your own path across the map — pick your battles, gamble on events, spend at shops, and rest before the storm. Survive elites and story bosses, each demanding a new answer.Features
- 75-stage story campaign told from four playable perspectives that converge on one ending.
- Deep deckbuilding — 120+ cards, relics, and potions for endless build variety.
- Tactical turn-based combat with buffs, poison, shields, and targeted effects.
- Branching roguelike map — battles, elites, shops, rest sites, and events.
- Hand-drawn dark-fantasy art and a fully illustrated cast.
- Four languages — English, Korean, Japanese, and Russian (interface & subtitles).
Build your deck. Walk all four roads. Uncover the truth behind the Machine Kingdom and the Lich Queen.