Into the Oubliette

Early Access Version 0.9 - Full game releases mid to late 2025!

Controls:

Left Click	Select/Confirm
Mouse Hover	Show Extra Info
Escape	Open/Close Settings Menu
WASD/Arrow Keys	Move (while in battle)
Space	End turn (while in battle)
Control	Show Enemy Turn Order (while in battle)

How to Play:

Along the left side and right sides of the screen are windows that display information. The smaller one on the left displays your info, and the larger one on the right displays the info of whatever you hover over with your mouse. The right box also contains a large space that gives additional information in text, and a square window that shows the image of what you're focused on.

MAP TUTORIAL:

After starting the game and entering the first area, the Boneyard, you will be presented with a randomly generated map. You begin each area at the entrance, the highest node on the map just beneath the area's name. Your goal is to progress to the bottom node - the area boss - and slay it. Each time you enter the map, you choose where to go next from among the nodes beneath it and connected to it by a line.  Hovering over a node with the mouse displays it's effects.

COMBAT TUTORIAL:

You and a number of enemies and obstacles are placed on a board. You win when all enemies are dead, and lose if your character, the Exile, is killed. The red numbers in each window represent health. In combat, things that lose all their health are removed from the board. The Yellow numbers represent damage. Whenever you hit an enemy (by walking into it using WASD), or an enemy hits you, the target loses health equal to the attacker's damage. The blue numbers represent actions. Each time a unit moves or attacks, it spends one action. All actions spent are regained at the start of a unit's turn. You always act first, followed by the enemies in their initiative order. This order is displayed by holding the control key. The specifics of what each enemy does on its turn, and any other special features they posses, are shown when hovering over them with the mouse.

RELIC TUTORIAL:

Most combats reward Relics on completion, which are powerful items that provide passive effects for the rest of your run. Each Relic has a rarity (displayed in the same space as enemy health) that determines it's general power level. Common Relics are the least powerful, but plentiful. Rare Relics are more powerful, but must be earned from a dangerous Elite battle. There are several other rarities, but I'll let you discover them yourself. You can see what your Relics do by hovering over their icons on the left side of the screen. As the Exile you begin the game with the Relic "Coat of Arms", which restores an action upon landing a killing blow.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

- Enemies will attack anything in their path - including each other. (Hold Control to view the order they act in!)

- Fighting Elite battles grants powerful Rare Relics, if you can get out alive.

- Prioritize evading attacks over dealing damage. If you're patient, most enemies can be killed while you remain unharmed.