
Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word roguelike where your keyboard becomes your arsenal. Use your wit to unleash deadly words through tactical combinations of your letters to defeat the denizens of this dingy tomb and claim the Bloodletter for yourself...
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Your keyboard is your arsenal. Your words are your weapons.
Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word roguelike where each letter of your keyboard channels unpredictable Magicks. Combine them into tactical words to unleash devastating attacks, clever defenses, and absurd effects as you battle your way through the cursed halls of a dingy, haunted tomb.

Whether you play as the Heretic, Adventurer, Scholar, or Prophet, every character brings quirks and abilities that twist the rules of the game and change your approach to combat. A Scholar whose brilliance fades turn by turn. A Prophet indebted to a demanding “lord.” No matter who you choose, you won’t survive unscathed.

At the start of each floor, you’ll craft a word to form your path. Choose between rooms that strengthen your arsenal, restore your health, or twist your Magick rerolls. You can have it all… if your vocabulary is sharp enough to forge it.
Enter a floor and your letters hum with Magicks. Create tactical combinations by mixing Magicks that should probably never interact. They obey peculiar rules, and mastering them is half the fun. One might strike harder if placed at the end of a word, another might heal you, and a third might hurt you simply for using too many vowels. The most cursed can become your greatest weapon… if you’re clever or desperate enough.
As you descend, you’ll acquire new Magicks, whether you want to or not, slowly turning your keyboard into a deck of magnificent, uncontrollable chaos. It’s not just your loadout; it’s your spellbook, your weapon rack, and your greatest liability.
Success isn’t a big vocabulary, it’s tactical combinations: sequencing the right letters, at the right time, in the right word.
The Tomb crawls with cursed beasts, deceitful specters, and entities best left unspoken. Each foe is handcrafted with unique mechanics that demand clever thinking and precise wordplay to overcome. Use every ounce of your tactical and verbal acumen to overcome their dastardly tricks!

Claim the Bloodletter—or else it shall spell your doom.
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Languages: English
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I am loving this game. It really scratches the same itch as Scrabble and Wordle, while also involving the strategy and game-learning mechanics of a roguelike. I am glad to see that by learning the afflictions, enemies, and magicks, I am seeing more and more gameplay depth, and the different playable characters change up how you approach the run. Overall a fantastic home-grown gem.
I really liked this game but it has some kind of resolution bug that prevents it launching for me, so I refunded it. Please let us know when you fix it devs. I want to play your game! Edit: devs are aware so hopefully I can change this to positive soon! The game was fun!
There is no way these mf leaving reviews are real. Can be a good game, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the amount of times the game basically sets you up to shoot your own feet is crazy. Anyways- these reviews are definitely bots.
Great take on a word game roguelike! Differentiates itself by ditching the Balatro structure in favor of novel mechanics that better reward careful word choice. Unsurprisingly, negative reviews seem to be angling for balance "fixes" whereby roguelike intuitions allow a player to completely bypass any gaps in their vocabulary. Haters stay nonwinning [spoiler](a great word for this game!)[/spoiler]
Great game, worth buying, however absolutely needs an update for better combat flow and tweaking some enemies that can basically softlock you
Clever implementation of this type of gameplay - best of luck going forward!
Extremely creative and cool looking game that will have you scratching your head wondering how the heck that one word is spelled! My only critiques are that some words (adverbs in particular) seem to be missing from the dictionary (although that can be easily fixed) and that controller support is pretty barebones. Great game though, give it a try!
Fun and challenging, also frustrating but in the best way that makes you want to keep trying again and again (and again). It's also taught me that my vocabulary is not as vast as I once thought lol
For someone like me who isn't good at spelling, this game is hard LOL. It is a word Balatro with similar styles to Slay the Spire 2. If you enjoy a hard rouge like thats also scrabble this is for you. Even though I think you have to be a masochist to play this for long stretches.... this game is incredibly fun and well designed. This game will make you think (or maybe im just kinda dumb LOL) Still this will keep me entertained for a while to come, I can play this and experience something different each time.
very satisfying when you pull it off, but prepare to use your brain
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