This is Turn-Based Sparta!!
Today, I’m introducing a title that inevitably reminded me of Darkest Dungeon due to its dark plots and in-game mechanics. It’s called Last Spartan: Glory Over Madness, a highly promising dice-based roguelite that puts players in the shoes of a daring Spartan wandering ancient Greece, facing Lovecraftian horrors and attempting to restore its town.
This stylish and captivating title is developed by the German indie studio Bad Spiele Studio, led by CEO Ankit Kumar Dhillon, who has years of experience in video game development, Qu Honkai as the artistic director, and Laura Ketzler as the Interactive Web Experience Developer/Operations, with additional team members to be announced.
In Last Spartan: Glory Over Madness, players delve into a deck-building roguelite experience set within a dark, randomly generated world. As the last Spartan, players will engage in turn-based battles using a customizable dice set, fighting to maintain their sanity against Lovecraftian horrors. The game’s story-driven campaign immerses players in a rich narrative where each playthrough offers fresh encounters with unique enemies, NPCs, and artifacts, ensuring that no two runs are the same. What intrigues me the most is the blend of Greek mythology and Lovecraftian elements, which create a unique backdrop for players quest to conquer madness.
Last Spartan: Glory Over Madness invites players to explore a 2.5D rendition of Greece, making strategic decisions that influence their journey. Ten Greek gods to align with, each providing distinct abilities that shape the playstyle. The game also features an extensive collection of enemies, encounters, and artifacts, offering endless replayability. It’s definitely a title I’ll keep following, and you should at least add it to your wishlist. The release is expected in 2024 on PC via Steam. Below are some more details, screenshots, and the trailer.
About This Game
Last Spartan is an epic, ambitious, single-player strategy game with rogue-like deck-building gameplay built around custom dice-building mechanics! Choose your god allegiance and build your dice set to dive into intense turn-based battles.
Face new and unique enemies / NPC Encounters / Dice Faces / Artifacts on Every Playthrough! From a Pool of 300 Unique Enemies and 300 Unique Encounters and 300 Everything! Inspired by Greek Mythology x Lovecraftian Mythos.
Explore the Whole of Greece In a Unique 2.5D View, and See the Madness And Horrors Up Close As you Make your Choices!
Build and customize your dice as you battle and explore a dark, randomly generated world, full of new enemies and random encounters on every playthrough.
Full of exciting and unique encounters and narrative events as you carve your own path toward the final battle with every decision/choice made during the conversations, leading to unique rewards, blessings, and curses that last for your whole run.
Choose your ally god from a pool of 10+ Greek gods, all offering different active and passive abilities, allowing for different builds, playstyles, and strategies.
Collect new and powerful 300 Artifacts through various random encounters on randomly generated maps. Granting permanent stats/abilities for the rest of your roguelike run.
Build Your Town After Every Run!
