SpellBounders 2
Dark paths develop within the mists of Diretome Keep. Wits, words and magic are your only salvation in the realm of twisted horrors and specters. Dominate your opponents with merciless intellect and uncover the mystery of the Diretome in SpellBounders 2, a dark fantasy roguelike word-game.
Powerful Heroes
Coat your tiles in a corrosive poison, heal wounds, summon meteors and much more. Choose from a cast of characters and use their unique talents to defeat your opponents.
An Ever-changing Keep
Choose a risky or safe path, face different enemies, choose different rewards, and even fight different bosses!
Powerful Items to Discover
Powerful items can be found throughout Diretome Keep. The effects of these items greatly enhance your survivability.
Board Enhancements
Command the battlefield and claim powerful strategic bonuses to turn the tide of combat.
Player vs. Player
Engage in a battle of the minds against your friends or other players in the Arena and earn the rank of Champion! (Coming soon)
Daily Puzzle Mode
Take a well deserved break from the horrors of Diretome Keep and solve Professor Bippy’s daily puzzle. (Coming soon)
Game Discussion
Steam User 0
I reccommend this game for three reasons.
1. it has enough characters and spaces on the board for variance. I like that you or enemies can put words onto the board. The board is what it's all about, the letters just are a vehicle to different parts of it.
2. The game has enough enemies and scaling curses to keep things interesting. I really enjoyed the everloving out of finally reaching a final boss and crushing them.
3. There is more content planned and I hope part of that content? is making the floors differ the higher you go. I think having more challenging or dangerous things on the board the higher you go, would be amazing. Try and push opponents into having only the choice of writing on a buzzsaw trap, or some sort of spear trap that deals ten for building over it would be phenomenal.
I am only mad for one reason. Reynards is not a word. Many names the AI will just whip onto the board and it upsets me because names I attempt to throw onto the board will not work.
Steam User 0
Fun combination of classic boardgame with roguelike dungeon crawling. Had fun trying out the different characters' abilities.
Steam User 0
Fun game. The dictionary is a bit weird, and the characters are not balanced, but the loop is enjoyable.
Good support from the dev.
Steam User 1
I LOVE this game. Exactly what you expect it to be: a roguelike scrabble. Features some great art for the different characters and ability icons. I def recommend it for anyone looking for a fun and replayable word game.
(Side note: The only other review at the time of my writing mentions game crashes: I didn't have any crashes or issues whatsoever during my multiple runs so far. *shrug*)
Steam User 0
This is a great game and I truly enjoy playing it.I find it challenging at every level of play.
Steam User 0
After working with the developers and a few small updates, the crashing is no longer an issue. As that was my only (albeit major) complaint, I am updating my review to a definite recommendation. It's not a perfect game by any means, but it's got good bones and I look forward to its continued development.
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Old Review
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The UI smells of a 'mobile first' development cycle, but the premise is wonderful and the art is superb. The price is slightly high for the current content. There are some minor bugs here and there, mainly involving the mouse moving both your tile and the board simultaneously. All things considered, it would still be a thumbs up were it not for one thing:
I have crashed to desktop every single run.
There is no discernible rhyme or reason to the crashes, and I refuse to join yet another discord server for support.