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❤ Tactical Turn-Based Combat

The core gameplay revolves around turn-based combat where you must defend your Haven against waves of deadly enemies each night. During your turn, you can move heroes, attack, cast spells, and utilize a wide variety of weapon types - each with unique skill sets and playstyles. This allows you to build a diverse squad and experiment with different combat strategies. The turn-based nature encourages careful planning, as you must consider hero positioning, enemy strengths/weaknesses, and the effective use of crowd control, buffs, and damage-dealing abilities. With limited action points and resources, every decision is crucial.

❤ Rogue-Lite Elements

After each run ends, you earn "Tainted Essence" - a currency used to unlock permanent upgrades and new content, such as new heroes, weapons, skills, and buildings. This meta-progression system ensures you become gradually stronger over time, even as you face the challenge of repeatedly starting new runs. Additionally, the randomized nature of enemy waves, hero abilities, and equipment contributes to the rogue-lite experience, forcing you to adapt your strategies and experiment with different builds.

❤ Day/Night Cycle and Base Management

The gameplay is divided into two phases: day and night. During the day, you can manage your Haven by building defenses, upgrading heroes, and optimizing resource production - all of which directly impacts your ability to withstand the nightly onslaught. The base management aspect requires you to carefully prioritize your limited resources and make strategic decisions about buildings, hero recruitment, and equipment.

❤ Difficulty and Progression

The game is known for its challenging and unforgiving nature, often requiring you to face the prospect of failure and restart runs. However, this difficulty is intentional and serves to drive the sense of progression. As you unlock new upgrades and content, you gradually become stronger and more capable of overcoming the increasingly challenging enemy waves and boss encounters. The game's difficulty is also scalable, allowing you to adjust the "Apocalypse" level to suit your skill level and preference.