Prepare to bend time and slay ancient beasts as Tarnished Blood, the latest game from Juggler Games, arrives in Early Access on Steam on October 2nd. Created in collaboration with Nakayama Games and Galaktus Publishing, this turn-based roguelite RPG challenges you to master unique time manipulation mechanics and survive in a world filled with giant creatures.
In Tarnished Blood, you will control time to craft strategies, undo mistakes, and unleash powerful combos against ancient beings. You’ll lead a team of up to four warriors, exploring uncharted lands and gathering resources from your fallen enemies. Back in the village, you’ll craft new items and strengthen your defenses, preparing for the battles ahead.
The game has been fine-tuned through feedback from major events like Gamescom, Tokyo Game Show, and PAX West. Now, with its release approaching, you can wishlist Tarnished Blood on Steam or try out the demo.
Every decision you make in Tarnished Blood carries consequences, from life-or-death battles to long-term upgrades that will impact future missions. You’ll face petrification, broken jaws, and deadly trauma as you confront the grim creatures of this hostile world, so choose your tribe and warriors carefully. Below is the overview of the game, screens and trailer.
About This Game
Key features
- Extensive system of traits, wounds, and traumas
- Choose from four distinct tribes, each offering unique abilities and playstyles
- Permanent body modifications, e.g. petrification, cut off limbs, wooden arms…
- Dynamically changing gameplay through hunting events and settlements events
- Hidden pieces of lore in bonus materials and item descriptions
- Epic music score composed by Patryk Scelina
- High customizability of each run
- 10h+ of gameplay per campaign
- Each campaign unlocks distinct items, events, abilities, and bosses, continually enriching and diversifying your subsequent playthroughs.
Bend Time at Your Own Will
Place actions on the Timeline to create epic combos and evade onslaughts of lethal attacks. Turn back time and make note of predictions to correct any past mistakes and keep your hunters out of harm’s way! Mix, change, and reorganize your actions – you have full control over Time itself!
Create a team of up to four warriors, arm them to the teeth, and start hunting. Each weapon and armour piece unlocks new skills so choose a strategy that best suits your playstyle… and that best counters each one of the enemy attacks.
Enter the Dome…
No atrocity is considered taboo in the world where gargantuan bloodthirsty Maultigores roam the valleys, and the deceitful Celestials control the time-space continuum. Enter the Dome to leave as the saviour or give in to the Madness of the Old Ones…
Serve the Protector Tree
Salvage resources from fallen enemies and bring them back to your village located under the protective canopy of the Protector. Use bones, guts, fat, and hide to craft new items, unlock powerful skills, and expand your buildings to sustain the defensive field of the Tree.
Legacy Carved Deep into Your Body
Petrification, Broken Jaws, Mutilated Genitalia, Gynophobia, Bipolar Disorder… Each playthrough, you will encounter different events, traumas, skills, body modifications, and weapons that will permanently change your warriors – and your strategy. Hopefully, one day you will uncover the secret of the Dome and remove the shackles restraining the Ancient One.
Blood-Curdling Enemies
Gargantuan bosses are the core Tarnished Blood! Slay beautifully horrible, hand-drawn monsters straight from your nightmares! Mutated and frenzied chimeras dwelling under the ground, deceitful and mesmerizing Celestrials, horny (yes, horny!) living jungles, and much, much more!
Oh, and each boss has multiple forms with different attack patterns, skills, and tricks!
Each Saga is Different
Before each skirmish, you will resolve a series of events which may turn the incoming battle into a walk in the park… or a one-way visit to hell. Before you decide which path to take, take your hunters’ stats, traits, traumas – and even genders! – into consideration. After all, you wouldn’t want to enter a fight blind, would you?
Choose from the different tribes, tailoring their unique abilities and playstyles to complement your hunters’ strengths and weaknesses. Will you focus on nurturing and ensuring each Ritual of Seven Senses is a success, leading to the birth of healthy offspring, or will you lean towards a more aggressive approach, enhancing your capability to deal more damage and crush more bones?
