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Runeomicon

88% positive of 75 Steam reviews

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by TLR Games. Published by Joystick Ventures.

About the game

Perform a dark ritual with your own hands under relentless pressure. Draw runes in real time, defend the ritual from enemies trying to stop it, and upgrade your skills to unleash devastating magic. Summon ancient eldritch gods in this dark fantasy game driven by skill, strategy and constant tension.

Tagged by players

Lovecraftian
Real Time Tactics
Tower Defense
Demons
Side Scroller
Supernatural
Resource Management
Difficult
Dark Fantasy
Medieval
Magic
Tactical

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Positive

What players say

Recommended
The core loop is simple to explain and hard to put down. You draw runes by connecting patterns in real time while villagers storm your ritual trying to stop you. Every rune you finish gives you energy, and then comes the real decision: push the ritual forward, or spend that power on defenses, spells and summons to survive the next wave. What surprised me most is how satisfying it feels to get better at it. At first…
2.3 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Beautiful art and atmosphere. Tons of content, I'm not even close to finishing it. Challenging unique mechanics that allow for a high skill ceiling. Surprising amount of depth and lore. Perfect pacing. Just buy it, It's a remarkably good deal for $10. The negative reviews are due to complete and total skill issue. I will say this isn't a chill game nor is it anything like a traditional tower defense, don't go into…
5.5 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
The game is advertised as a tower defense of sorts. Literally the first tag. Tower defense games don't require repetitive accurate mouse patterns to complete the basic functions of the game. This game would likely serve better on an iPhone or iPad. Not PC. Refund requested.
21 min played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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