Versebound
Slay hordes of enemies and fight mythical bosses in this challenging action roguelike. In a desperate fight for survival you must perform rituals, buildcraft and learn from every misstep to become stronger. Use unique abilities and powerful artifacts to beat every trial in the world of Kalevala!
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Slay hordes of enemies and fight mythical bosses in this challenging action roguelike. In a desperate fight for survival you must perform rituals, buildcraft and learn from every misstep to become stronger. Use unique abilities and powerful artifacts to beat every trial in the world of Kalevala!
Slay hordes of enemies and fight mythical bosses!
Fight through thousands of mythological creatures and defeat special mini bosses to acquire their souls.
Experiment with different weapons and poems to craft your favorite build!
Find forgotten powers, unlock new weapons, upgrade and imbue them with souls. Tons of different builds, all with their own play-style.
Take on rituals to upgrade your skills!
Find the perfect timing to take on various challenges. But look out as it might be the last choice you make. It's risky but rewarding ;)
Follow the story of your characters, unlock challenging trials & artifacts
Complete tasks to progress your characters. Unlock new weapons, artifacts and challenging trials along the way that test your skills.
Test your mettle against epic, old school boss encounters
Show your skills in epic boss fights!
Versebound features a brilliant score by notable dungeon synth artist Elyvilon as well as hundreds of verses from John Crawford's 1888 translation of Kalevala to immerse you in the finno-karelian iron age setting and folklore.
