Etymancy

Etymancy

Hotate · 2026 · Strategy, Card Game, Roguelike, Word Game, Dungeon Crawler

PC
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About Etymancy

Etymancynoune·ty·man·cy | EH-tuh-man-see1. the school of magic that derives its power from language2. the practice of shaping letters into words, and words into spellsEtymancere·ty·man·cer | EH-tuh-MAN-sernounOne who braves the LexiconEtymancy is a roguelike dungeon crawler about turning language into damage. Craft words from a rack of letter tiles, cast them as spells, and survive foul creatures that burn, curse, obscure, shatter, bleed, disable and rewrite the tools you rely on.Key Features
  • Cast spells by forming words from your rack of letters.
  • Stack grimoires that boost power, give coins, and shake your kit up in wild and unpredictable ways.
  • Collect blessed and cursed letter tiles with dangerous side effects.
  • Navigate encounters, markets, chests, bonfires, and other mysterious zones of the dungeon.
  • Face foes that attack your health, your rack, your pile, and your preparation.
  • Challenge Deities which test your mettle and alter the very play surface itself.
  • Craft explosive builds, face your fears, and ascend.
Etymancy is actively in development, with new grimoires, enemies, bosses, tile effects, balance changes, and visual updates being added constantly.Currently Included:
  • 40+ grimoires across common, rare, epic, and legendary rarities
  •  Blessed, cursed, and mutated letter tiles
  • Multiple enemy families with distinct rack, pile, health, and scoring effects
  • Elite encounters with harsher enemy behavior and better rewards
  • Deity fights with unique mechanics, intros, phases, threats
  • Path choices including encounters, markets, chests, and bonfires
  • A market with grimoires, special tiles, healing, and tile removal
  • A guided tutorial that introduces you to the dungeon
  • Persistent run memory and a grimoire archive
  • Full keyboard word entry with mouse support
Trailer music by Novalley

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