The Labyrinth

Released: Jan 8, 2021
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Last updated: 12 Sep 2026, 21:15 GMT

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27 Jul 2025Developer post
The Labyrinth is now free to play
Hi all! It's been a few years since the announcement that I won't be updating the game anymore. I feel this is a long time coming, but I finally got around to making the game free to play. Since it's essentially abandonware, I feel this is the most fair option for those who may s
29 Dec 2021Developer post
The Labyrinth's last update: v2.0.4
Notes So first let me talk about my decision to move on from development on the game. In my previously pinned announcement I said I would stop making more content for the game and focus on bugfixes. As much as that hurt to do since I love creating new things for this game, I felt
Notes
So first let me talk about my decision to move on from development on the game. In my previously pinned announcement I said I would stop making more content for the game and focus on bugfixes. As much as that hurt to do since I love creating new things for this game, I felt it was best since I needed to spend my time on both moving away from the Flash programming language and onto other projects. Now I have to move on from the game entirely. It's alluring to spend my time tinkering with this game since I've been working on it for so long and how much I can let my creative freedom take over and expand on it. But with the full abandonment of Flash by pretty much every avenue I have to stop programming in this archaic language and move on. The last (almost) 5 years have been amazing, the game started as a hobby project to see if I could make a fully realized project and it kept growing and evolving into what the game is now. I'm so incredibly proud of myself for sticking through with this and it gives me hope for future projects. This announcement also unfortunately means that any remaining bugs the game has will very likely not be fixed. I've messed with the idea to make the code open source but I think the community is too small for that to be viable. Maybe in the future I'll reconsider and see if there's any hardcore old school Flash people out there that would love to tackle this game. I'll still include this game in Steam sales and I'll still try my best to respond to community questions and discussions. There's a Discord group for my game that's accessible on the main menu when you launch the game. I hope to see you there! Now, moving on to the update notes. I found a major issue with status effects and went to fix it, and I also ran into a couple other hanging problems that I forgot to address in earlier updates. So these are the final update notes, there's not a lot here but the status effect one is bigger than you might think! Thank you all for your support and feedback. I really hope you got your money's and time's worth out of this game and I also hope you'll be there for my future projects <3
Bugfixes
Fixed a bug in the character selection screen where the stat allocation wasn't working properly if you had auto stat allocation set in the options
Fixed the Marauder's stat allocation working improperly, giving them less stats than they should receive
Fixed the Herbalist's Toxic Cloud not applying its effects if you didn't have the first upgrade bought
Fixed the Herbalist's Cleansing Balm not healing properly
Fixed a problem with the Endless Wanderer's Past Memories buff
Fixed an issue with spells that applied multiple status effects where the additional buffs/debuffs never activated their effects
Changes
Changed the Herbalist's Toxic Cloud second upgrade to Hemorrhage equal to twice the amount of Health/Mana Regen lost. These Hemorrhage values are now capped to 25%
Original post
11 Oct 2021Developer post
Update 2.0.3 - Bugfixes and boss changes!
Notes This patch addresses several bugs as well as adds a quality-of-life change to bosses! Bugfixes Fixed some damage not showing negation particles+sound if it gets negated Fixed the Sharpshooter's Keen Eye giving you more Crit Chance/Instant Kill Chance than it should have Fix
Notes
This patch addresses several bugs as well as adds a quality-of-life change to bosses!
Bugfixes
Fixed some damage not showing negation particles+sound if it gets negated
Fixed the Sharpshooter's Keen Eye giving you more Crit Chance/Instant Kill Chance than it should have
Fixed the Shaman's Black Cloud second upgrade throwing an error
Fixed a bug with damage not properly adding to your overall Damage Taken statistic
Fixed the game throwing an error if you checked the Gameplay options tab while in combat
Fixed the shop not allowing you to buy items if you had the exact gold amount
Fixed display description issues with some effects from the Curse Room
Fixed occasional issues with spells that apply to multiple enemies instead applying to the source's allies
Fixed an issue with the Shadow Manifest's unique armor not applying its damage reduction properly
Changes
Bosses are now gated to spawn based on how far you are in the run. If you're further in the run then bosses that spawn earlier in the game can no longer spawn. This allows the later-game bosses a chance to be encountered more often as you get further in the run
Original post
11 Sep 2021Developer post
Small update to fix a few problems
Quick update to address a few problems! The Blood Mage's Hemorrhage didn't save how many times you've used the spell so it appeared to "revert" when you quit and reloaded. This was purely a description problem and you still had the damage increase but I've fixed the "revert" issu
Quick update to address a few problems!
The Blood Mage's Hemorrhage didn't save how many times you've used the spell so it appeared to "revert" when you quit and reloaded. This was purely a description problem and you still had the damage increase but I've fixed the "revert" issue
Fixed a bug with the unique armor, Smoke Veil, when it attempted to get unequipped from its owner
Fixed new games starting you with a Perfected Bonebreaker x) I had this in because I was testing the weapon's special effect and forgot I put that piece of code in. If you managed to receive a Bonebreaker then congrats!
Original post
10 Sep 2021Developer post
Update 2.0.1 now live on the default branch
Notes After a long time in development I'm proud to announce the next update is live for The Labyinth! This update includes major changes to the stat, effect, and spell code. The notes below go into all the details but here's the summary: preparing attacks/spells and hovering ove
Notes
After a long time in development I'm proud to announce the next update is live for The Labyinth! This update includes major changes to the stat, effect, and spell code.
The notes below go into all the details but here's the summary: preparing attacks/spells and hovering over valid targets now show much more accurate damage numbers. This takes away a bunch of micromanaging with effects and streamlines combat even further
The status effect code has been rewritten and works much more efficiently
Finally, there are TONS of spell reworks. Scroll to the Class Changes below to view them all, but every class has had some tweaks and some have had major changes!
Bugfixes
Fixed the quick/beginner start not selecting random classes from the seed
Fixed an issue where the game would throw an error if you hovered over a very specific position on the statistics page during combat
Fixed an issue with a final boss's unique buff not working properly (can't go into specifics without spoiling the boss)
Fixed several enemy spells that could potentially freeze/crash the game
Fixed the Dragon Slayer's Sacrifice second upgrade not increasing the Divine Damage Dealt
Fixed the Hunter's Tracking Shot throwing an error if you killed the target with the second cast
Fixed the Knight's Forceful Impact dealing bonus damage by 10% of your Max Health instead of the proper 15%
Fixed being able to use the White Mage's Burst Heal endlessly if you had the second upgrade unlocked
Fixed the Assassin's Assassinate dealing more damage to Bosses if their health percent was below the health threshold
Fixed the Herbalist's Supplements not activating
Fixed the Cursed Room's Shroud on enemies not making them untargetable
Fixed description typos with several spells
Overhauls
Overhauled damage/healing calculation. The game now keeps track of reduction/increase numbers to accurately reflect how much damage/healing you will deal when you target a character with them
Quick summary of the changes: Damage/healing reduction effects have remained the same, but increase effects have been nerfed. Reduction effects stack multiplicatively (which has always been the case), but increase effects now stack additively
Reduction effects stack multiplicatively. For example let's say you have two effects that reduce damage taken by 20% each. You might think that gives +40% total reduction (20% + 20%) but that's incorrect. Multiplicative stacking means you actually gain only +36% damage reduction (100% * 0.8 * 0.8 = 64%)
Increase effects stack additively. For example let's say you have two effects that increase damage dealt by 20% each. These add together for +40%, easy peasy. This is a nerf because, before, these effects would grant an actual gain of +44% damage dealt (100% * 1.2 * 1.2 = 144%)
Reduction effects are stronger than increase ones due to how the percentages work. For example if a target takes 25% less damage and you deal 25% more, the two 25%'s don't cancel each other out and the target actually takes 93.75% damage (100% * 0.75 * 1.25 = 93.75%)
Additions
Added damage reflection statistics. This way all damage reflection gained will be consolodated into a single stat
Added a Critical Damage Reduction statistic. There are some effects that reduce critical damage taken and I wanted a stat to reflect this
Added an enemy stat difficulty curve as you win combat encounters. Enemy stats will gradually get higher if you win encounters without losing a lot of Health (indicating that the encounter wasn't difficult or you managed your resources effectively). I'm testing this feature in the hopes to maintain game difficulty for more skilled players
Changes
Updated the status effect code, this came with a couple changes
The code has been revamped and reorganized to prevent some issues that have been popping up occasionally
Effect descriptions have been updated if they have a multiplier value change to show both the multiplier and the flat change this represents. For example, Health Bleeds deal damage based on Missing Health, so a 10% Health Bleed will now read "-10% Missing Health Spell Damage per turn (-VALUE)" instead of just "-VALUE Spell Damage per turn"
Spell descriptions in combat now also show the cost when you have a spell queued and hover over a valid target

You can now quit combat at any time instead of having to occasionally wait

Most enemy spells have been tweaked with the idea to make the late-game encounters more difficult

Made the Cursed Room unable to spawn on the first floor of a Short run

Pierce now reduces the effectiveness of the target's Attack Damage Reduction instead of just reducing the target's effective Defense. This is a buff since Pierce now goes through all Attack Damage Reduction from every effect
For example, a target has 25% Attack Damage Reduction and you have 25% Pierce. Your Pierce increases the target's Attack Damage Taken to 81.25% (75% + 25% * 25% = 81.25%)
Attack Damage Dealt can still be reduced if you are Weakened, even if you have Pierce, since Pierce doesn't reduce the effectivess of Weakens
Having a negative Defense value (such as from being debuffed) acts as being Exposed, increasing Attack Damage Taken by up to 100%

Adjusted item specials to reduce the power of Spell Damage based ones and increase the power of Attack Damage based ones since Spell Damage is inherently stronger than Attack Damage

Some stat change sources no longer activate post-stat-change effects (for example dealing Reflection Damage won't activate effects that apply after you deal damage). These stat changes will only apply pre-stat-change effects (such as Damage Reduction). This is to prevent possible recursion in rare scenarios
This is a temporary change to fix a current problem that I hope to fix in the future. I want to tweak my stat code to be more consistent with damage and effects and to prevent these kinds of issues
Changed the way spells show their description to prevent them from being so verbose when fully upgraded

Updated the game guide to relay current information that this update changed

Combat shows more info if you somehow manage to damage allies or heal enemies (the game originally ignored these fringe cases)
Class Changes
Changes that have been removed will be ~~crossed out~~, changes that have been added will be bold
Berserker
Active: Raging Strike - Deals 75% Attack Damage, increased by 25% of your Missing Health
Upgrade: If cast below 50% Health, the initial Damage instead deals 125% Divine Damage
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Active: Collateral Damage - Deals 250% Attack Damage
Upgrade: ~~Instantly resets the Cooldown if this Kills the Target~~ +100% Damage, but +1 Cooldown
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Active: Channel Anger - Grants ~~+50% Maximum Health and Steals 75% of each Ally's Attention~~ +50% Mana Cost Reduction and Health Cost Reduction for 3 turns
Upgrade: ~~Heals by 25% Maximum Health after the Health increase~~ Additionally grants +1 Cooldown Reduction for the duration
Upgrade: ~~Additionally reduces your Health and Mana Costs by 50% for the duration~~ Additionally makes your damaging Spells deal bonus Divine Damage equal to 20% of the target's Max Health
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Passive: Berserk - Grants +1% Damage Dealt per 1% 1.5% Missing Health
Upgrade: Additionally grants +1% Lifesteal per 3% 2.5% Missing Health
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Passive: Numbness - Grants ~~+10%~~ +25% Damage Reduction when below ~~80%~~ 75% Health
Upgrade: Additionally grants ~~+15% Damage Reduction~~ +50% Critical Damage Reduction when below ~~60%~~ 50% Health
Upgrade: Additionally grants ~~+25% Damage Reduction~~ Instant Kill Immunity when below ~~40%~~ 25% Health
Templar
Active: Smite - Deals 100% Spell Damage, increased by 10% of the target's Max Mana
Cost: 75 Mana; Cooldown: 4 5 turns
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Active: Cleanse - Casting on self removes all Debuffs from each party member, casting on an enemy removes all Buffs from all enemies
Upgrade: Casting on self additionally ~~restores each party member by 10% Missing Mana per Debuff removed~~ incrases the duration of each party member's Buffs by 1
Upgrade: Casting on an enemy additionally ~~prevents Buffs from being applied for 3 turns~~ increases the duration of each enemy's Debuffs by 1
Dragon Slayer
Active: Sacrifice - Spends 15% Health to deal 100% Attack Damage plus bonus Divine Damage equal to 100% of the Health spent
Cost: 15% Health (25 30 minimum); Cooldown: 3 turns
Upgrade: ~~+15% initial Damage~~ +50% Divine Damage multiplier
Upgrade: ~~+50% Divine Damage multiplier~~ -1 Cooldown, but +10% Health Cost and +20 minimum Cost
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Active: Tunnel vision - Deals 100% Attack Damage and adds a stack to Tunnel Vision that reverts at the end of combat. Each stack grants Tunnel vision +15%, but also +5% Health Cost (up to 50%)
Upgrade: Every second stack grants ~~a single 0-Cooldown use~~ an additional +25% Damage
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Active: Bloody Death - Instantly Kills the next enemy that Kills you within 3 turns
Upgrade: Additionally ~~increases Attention by 250~~ sets each ally's Attention to 0 for the duration
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Passive: Dragon's Blessing - Killing enemies with greater Max Health than you grants a permanent +2 Bonus Damage
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Passive: Onslaught - ~~2 times per combat on Kill, all Cooldowns are Refreshed~~ Killing enemies with your Spells resets the Cooldown of a random Spell
Upgrade: ~~+1 Refresh Charge~~ These Kills additionally reset Slay's bonus Damage activation
Upgrade: ~~Additionally increases the Damage of your Spells by 20% for the rest of Combat~~ Casting a Spell reduces the Cooldown of each other Spell by 1
Knight
Active: Forceful Impact - Deals 75% Attack Damage, increased by 15% of your Max Health
Cost: ~~15%~~ 20% Health (50 minimum); Cooldown: 4 5 turns
---------- Active: On Your Feet - Heals an ally by 15% of your Max Health
Cost: 50 10% Health (50 minimum); Cooldown: 4 turns
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Active: Defend the Flanks - Grants +20% Damage Reduction for 3 turns, increased by 5% 7.5% per alive enemy
Cost: 50 Mana; Cooldown: 4 5 turns
Upgrade: ~~+2.5%~~ +5% per alive enemy
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Active: Fortress - For 2 turns, grants Untargetable to your allies and grants you +50% Debuff Resist
Cost: 35 50 Mana; Cooldown: 5 turns
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Passive: Resilience - Heals by 3% Max Health when Buffed
Upgrade: Additionally ~~reduces the Duration of Debuffs applied to you by 1~~ grants +25% Damage Reduction for 2 turns when Debuffed
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Infinite: Divine Shield - Grants ~~+1.5%~~ +1% Divine Damage Reduction per level
Arcane Mage
Active: Divine Blast - Deals Divine Damage equal to 30% of the target's Max Health. Bosses take half damage
Upgrade: ~~Additionally deals a bonus 15% Maximum Health Divine Damage to a random enemy (cannot be the main target)~~ If this Kills the target, reduces the Cooldown by 2
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Active: Melter - Drains 30% Mana from each enemy and deals Spell Damage to the target equal to ~~half~~ 30% of the Mana drained
Upgrade: ~~Additionally Silences each enemy for 1 turn~~ +20% Damage
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Active: Arcane Form - For 5 turns you can only cast Spells but are granted Silence Immunity, +100% Mana Cost Reduction, and +2 Cooldown Reduction. This can only be used once per combat
Cost: 100% Mana (200 minimum); Cooldown: 8 0 turns
Upgrade: Additionally ~~increases the Damage of your Spells by 35%~~ grants +25% Damage Dealt, including Divine Damage, for the duration
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Passive: Arcane Training - ~~While Silenced, Attack Damage Dealt converts to Spell Damage~~ At the start of combat, increases each enemy's Mana Costs by 50% for 2 turns
Upgrade: Additionally ~~restores 25% Maximum Mana when Silenced~~ increases each enemy's Cooldowns by 2 for the duration
Upgrade: Additionally ~~grants +50% Damage Reduction for 2 turns when Silenced~~ reduces Damage Taken from Spells cast onto you by 50% for the duration
White Mage
Active: Energy Blast - Deals ~~100%~~ 75% Spell Damage, increased by ~~15%~~ 10% of your Missing Mana
Cost: ~~10% Mana (15 minimum)~~ No Cost; Cooldown: 1 turn
Upgrade: ~~+10%~~ +5% Mana multiplier
Upgrade: Increases the Damage by ~~10%~~ 5% of the target's Max Health ~~every second Cast~~
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Active: Energy Shield - Grants each party member +50% Damage Reduction for 3 turns
Cost: 25% Mana (100 minimum); Cooldown: 5 6 turns
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Active: Burst Heal - Heals a party member by 25% Missing Health. This can only be cast once per turn
Upgrade: Can be cast more than once per turn, but subsequent casts permanently reduce your Max Mana by 5% 20
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Passive: Divine Protection - When a party member takes Damage greater than 5% of their Max Health, Heals them by ~~6.5% Missing Health~~ 5% Max Health
Upgrade: ~~+3.5% Heal~~ Additionally grants each party member +25% Damage Reflection
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Passive: Mystic Magic - Grants each ~~party member~~ ally +15% Mana Cost Reduction
Upgrade: Additionally grants each ~~party member~~ ally +1 Cooldown Reduction
Blood Mage
Active: Infusion - Deals Spell Damage to each enemy equal to 15% of their Max Health ~~(deals half Damage to Bosses)~~ and Heals you by 35% of the total Damage dealt
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Active: Bleed Out - Spends 25% Health to deal Spell Damage equal to 200% of the Health spent
Cost: 25% Health (25 50 minimum); Cooldown: 2 turns
Upgrade: If this Kills the target, grants ~~+25~~ +1 Constitution
Shaman
Active: Death Hex - Debuffs an enemy for 6 8 turns, ~~dealing Divine Damage equal to 100% of their Max Health over the duration~~ Instantly Killing them if the duration ends. Basic Attacks and Spell casts on the target reduce the current duration by 1
Cost: ~~150~~ 25% Mana (100 minimum); Cooldown: 7 5 turns
Upgrade: ~~+50% Health multiplier~~ If the Debuff is Resisted, instead deals 50% Divine Damage
Upgrade: ~~Each turn grants a 1% chance to Instantly Kill per 2% of the target's Missing Health~~ If successfully Killed, Death Hex reapplies to a random enemy for free
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Active: Black Cloud - ~~Increases the duration of each Enemy's Debuffs by 2~~ Exposes each enemy by 35% for 3 turns
Cost: ~~25% Mana (50 minimum)~~ 150 Mana; Cooldown: 5 turns
Upgrade: ~~+1 duration~~ Additionally Weakens each enemy by 35% for the duration
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Active: Mass Heal - Heals each party member by ~~20%~~ 25% Missing Health
Cost: 25% Mana (50 100 minimum); Cooldown: 4 5 turns
Upgrade: ~~+15% Heal~~ +25% Heal on party members below 50% Health
Upgrade: ~~Increases the Heal by 10% of the ally's Max Health if they're below 50% Health~~ Additionally restores each ally by 25% Missing Mana
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Passive: Deep Chant - Each turn, adds a stack of Deep Chant (up to 5 10) that lasts until ~~your next Heal~~ the end of combat. Healing Dealt is increased by ~~10%~~ 5% per stack
Upgrade: +5% Healing Dealt per stack, but -5 max stacks
Upgrade: ~~If all 5 stacks are used at once, Heals each party member by 25% Max Health~~ When max stacks are reached, grants an additional +25% Healing Dealt
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Infinite: Vengeful Spirits - ~~+2% Damage Reflection while below 50% Health~~ Taking Damage grants a +1% chance to put each of the source's Spells on Cooldown per level
Infinite: Deeper Energy - Grants ~~+20~~ +25 Max Mana, +1 Intelligence, then +0.25% Mana Regen, on a rotation, per level
Marauder
Active: Laceration - Deals 100% Attack Damage and Bleeds by ~~20%~~ 25% for 2 turns
Upgrade: ~~+1 duration~~ Additionally increases the duration of each of the target's Debuffs by 1
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Active: Shred - Deals 100% Attack Damage and reduces the target's Defense by 50% for 2 turns
Cost: 40 50 Mana; Cooldown: 5 turns
Upgrade: Increases the Damage by 3 2 times the target's Defense (calculated before the reduction)
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Active: Sunder - Deals 100% Attack Damage, increased by ~~12.5%~~ 15% per Debuff on the target
Upgrade: ~~+7.5%~~ +10% Damage per Debuff
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Passive: Infectious - Reduces the target's Healing Taken by 50% for 1 turn on Attack
Upgrade: ~~+25% Healing reduction~~ Additionally reduces Healing Dealt by 50% for the duration
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Passive: Mercenary - Basic Attack Damage is increased by 10% of your Gold (capped at 15% of the target's Max Health)
Upgrade: ~~Party Kills grant +75 Gold~~ Grants an immediate, one-time +1000 Gold
Assassin
Active: Sharp Blade - Deals 100% Attack Damage with 50% Pierce
Cost: 30 50 Mana; Cooldown: 2 3 turns
Upgrade: ~~+25% initial Damage~~ +25% Pierce
Upgrade: ~~+25% Pierce~~ If you pass a Critical Strike check, instead deals 200% Damage
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Passive: Lethality - ~~Grants +10% Instant Kill Chance~~ Grants Sharp Blade and Mercy a 25% chance to Instantly Kill non-boss targets if they go below 30% Health after taking Damagep
Upgrade: ~~Additionally grants +15% Critical Strike Chance~~ +20% Health threshold
Upgrade: ~~Additionally grants +20% Pierce~~ If activated, refunds the Mana cost of the Spell
Duelist
Active: Hack and Slash - Within 3 turns, your next 2 ~~Basic Attacks~~ actions against enemies deal bonus Divine Damage equal to ~~10%~~ 15% of the target's Max Health
Upgrade: ~~+1 Attack~~ +1 duration and +1 action
Upgrade: ~~+5%~~ +10% Max Health multiplier
Ninja
Active: Shadow Shroud - For 3 turns, grants Untargetable and Heals by 45% of your Missing Health over the duration
Upgrade: ~~+1 turn duration~~ Can be cast on an ally, but only grants them Untargetable for 1 turn
Upgrade: ~~Additionally Heals by 45% Missing Health over 3 turns~~ Additionally reduces the current Cooldown of your other Spells by 1
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Active: Shadow Strike - Deals 100% Attack Damage, increased to ~~250%~~ 200% if you're Untargetable~~. Removes all Shrouds~~
Cost: 25 50 Mana; Cooldown: 4 turns
Upgrade: ~~Additionally reduces the Cooldown of Shadow Shroud by 2 turns if you're Shrouded~~ +50% conditional Damage
Upgrade: ~~Reduces the duration of your Shrouds to 1 instead of removing them~~ Grants the Damage +50% Pierce if you're Untargetable
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Active: Ninja Instinct - Deals 100% Attack Damage. This can target Untargetable enemies
Cost: 30 35 Mana; Cooldown: 3 turns
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Passive: Shroud Vision - You can Basic Attack enemies that are Untargetable~~, but these Attacks deal 50% less Damage~~
Upgrade: ~~-25% Damage Reduction~~ These Attacks additionally restore 20% Missing Mana
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Infinite: Shroud Stab - ~~When an enemy Shrouds they take +0.5% Max Health Attack Damage~~ Going Untargetable deals Attack Damage to a random enemy equal to +0.5% of their Max Health per level
Sharpshooter
Active: Zero In - Deals 100% Attack Damage and, if there are at least 2 alive enemies, Exposes the target by 50%, but grants Untargetable to each other enemy, for 2 turns
Upgrade: ~~Resets the Cooldown if the target is Killed while active~~ +1 duration
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~~Active: True Shot: Deals 100% Attack Damage and removes all Blinds from each party member~~
~~Cost: 50 Mana; Cooldown: 5 turns~~
~~Upgrade: Additionally deals +15% bonus Damage per total Blinds removed~~
~~Upgrade: Additionally makes each party member immune to Blinds for 2 turns~~
Follow Up - Deals 100% Attack Damage, increased to 150% if cast on the same target as your last Spell
Cost: 50 Mana; Cooldown: 2 turns
Upgrade: +20% initial Damage and +25% bonus Damage
Upgrade: If the condition is met, Cripples by 25% for 3 turns
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Active: Focus - Each party member gets Cleansed of Blinds and is granted +30% Accuracy ~~and Quickness~~ for 3 turns
Upgrade: +20% Accuracy ~~and Quickness~~
Upgrade: Additionally grants ~~Damage Dealt equal to half the current percent~~ Blind Immunity for the duration
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Passive: Steady Arm - Grants each party member ~~+20%~~ +15% Accuracy
Upgrade: ~~+15%~~ +10% Accuracy
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Infinite: Rapid Fire - ~~Grants +1 Swiftness~~ Each turn, deals +1.5% Attack Damage to a random enemy per level
Herbalist
Active: Poison Shot - Deals ~~80%~~ 100% Spell Damage and Poisons by 25% for 3 turns
Cost: 35 50 Mana; Cooldown: 4 3 turns
Upgrade: ~~+20% initial Damage~~ Additionally Mana Poisons by 25% for the duration
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~~Active - Poison Cloud - Poisons each enemy by 20% for 2 turns~~
~~Cost: 25% Mana (50 minimum); Cooldown: 5 turns~~
~~Upgrade: Additionally Mana Poisons by 20% for the duration~~
~~Upgrade: Additionally sets Health Regen to 0% for the duration~~
Active: Toxic Cloud - Sets each enemy's Health and Mana Regen to 0% for 5 turns
Cost: 25% Mana (50 minimum); Cooldown: 5 turns
Upgrade: Additionally Hemorrhages Health and Mana equal to the respective Regen lost for the duration
Upgrade: Additionally Blinds by 25% for the duration
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Active: Cleansing Balm - Cleanses a party member's Debuffs and Heals by ~~6.5%~~ 7.5% of their Max Health per Debuff removed
Cost: 50 65 Mana; Cooldown: 5 turns
Upgrade: ~~+3.5% Heal per Debuff~~ Additionally reduces this Spell's Cooldown by 1 per 2 Debuffs removed
Upgrade: ~~Additionally restores 5% Max Mana per Debuff removed~~ Additionally increases the duration of the target's Buffs by 1
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Passive: Poison Infusion - Taking Attack Damage applies a ~~10%~~ 15% Poison for 2 turns
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Infinite: Second Wind - Once per combat, Heal by +1% Max Health when brought below ~~35%~~ 25% Health per level
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Infinite: Poison Cure - +1% chance to resist Poisons applied to you, instead ~~Healing 10% Max Health if it were a Health Poison or restoring 10% Max Mana if it were a Mana Poison~~ restoring 10% Max Mana, per level
Hunter
Active: Tracking Shot - Deals 100% Attack Damage and allows your next Tracking Shot to be cast for free on the same target with ~~+50%~~ +100% Damage
Cost: 40 50 Mana; Cooldown: 1 turn
Upgrade: Additionally increases the second cast's Damage by ~~20%~~ 25% of the target's Max Health
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Active: Critter Hunter - Deals 100% Attack Damage, ~~if at least 2 enemies are alive and the target has the lowest Health among them, Stuns for 1 turn~~ increased by 1% per 2% difference between the target's Max Health and the enemy with the greatest Max Health
Upgrade: ~~+20%~~ +25% initial Damage
Upgrade: ~~Additionally reduces the target's Damage Dealt by 50% for 3 turns if the Stun activates~~ -0.5% Max Health multiplier
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Active: Beast Hunter - Deals 100% Attack Damage, increased by 1% per 15 of the target's Max Health ~~(capped at 350% total Damage)~~
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Active: Trap - ~~Deals 65% Spell Damage to each enemy and Disarms for 1 turn~~ Buffs a party member for 3 turns, dealing 100% Attack Damage to enemies that target the party member with an action
Upgrade: ~~Grants a 50% chance to increase the duration by 1~~ +1 Buff duration
Upgrade: ~~Grants a 25% chance to Stun instead of Disarming~~ Additionally Heals the party member by 50% of the Damage Dealt
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Passive: Bullseye - Basic Attacks apply a stack of Bullseye (up to 3) for 2 turns, Crippling by ~~6.5%~~ 15% per stack
Upgrade: ~~+3.5%~~ +10% Cripple
Upgrade: ~~+2 maximum stacks~~ At max stacks, permanently reduces the target's Max Health by the total Cripple
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Infinite: Titan Takedown - ~~+1%~~ +2% Damage Dealt ~~and Damage Reduction~~ against enemies with greater Max Health than you per level
Brewer
Active: Intoxicate - Deals 100% Spell Damage and reduces Quickness and Accuracy by ~~30%~~ 50% for 3 turns
Upgrade: ~~+20%~~ +25% Debuff multiplier
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Active: Drink Up - Grants a party member +50% Damage Reduction for 3 turns
Cost: 40 50 Mana; Cooldown: 4 1 turn
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Active: Full Rounds - Grants each party member +10% Health and Mana Regen for 3 turns
Cost: 50% Mana (100 minimum); Cooldown: 6 5 turns
Original post
08 Sep 2021Developer post
Update 2.0.1 pushed to the beta branch!
This update for the beta branch includes a rewritten framework for status effects. They're more efficient and have had a few issues ironed out. If you're currently playing the game on the beta branch you'll have to start new games unfortunately since old status effects cannot mig
28 Aug 2021Developer post
Beta branch updated to version 2.0.0
Hey all! Version 2.0.0 is now live on the beta branch! This update has a large amount of changes that I will go into more detail when I push the update to the default branch. The main part of this update is much more accurate damage/heal numbers . When you have an attack/spell qu
Hey all! Version 2.0.0 is now live on the beta branch! This update has a large amount of changes that I will go into more detail when I push the update to the default branch.
The main part of this update is much more accurate damage/heal numbers. When you have an attack/spell queued and hover over a valid target the game now gives you an accurate amount of damage/healing you're going to deal to the target, taking into account most modifiers that you or the target have that can alter these numbers. The only modifiers that aren't taken into account are ones that activate on a percent chance. This should take away a ton of micromanaging on what effects you and the enemies have before you determine which targets to focus on.
The second part of this update is major spell redesigns. Many spells in the game have been tweaked, some have been reworked, and some have been replaced entirely. I'll go into much more detail about the specific changes when the update is on the default branch.
To change to the beta branch:

Go to your library
Right-click The Labyrinth
Click Properties
Click Betas
On the dropdown menu select "beta"
Confirm and the update should automatically start downloading!
I'll leave the update in the beta branch for a little bit to iron out any issues that are found before I release it officially. Have fun!
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18 Aug 2021Developer post
Coming soon: Update 2.0.0
Hey all! I wanted to officially announce that, after a 4 month development period, I've finally reached the final steps of finishing the next major update to the game! This update overhauls the stat modifier system. Stat modifiers are anything that alter the final value of a stat
24 Jun 2021Developer post
The Labyrinth is 50% off for the Steam Summer Sale!
While the next update is being worked on you can nab the game at half off for the Steam Summer Sale!
12 Mar 2021Developer post
Update 1.1.2
Notes This update is coming out earlier than I wanted because I realized there's stuff missing in the game that was added 2 updates ago! This was because I stupidly reset the computer I'm using to code and forgot to upload the changes to github before resetting😂 I only lost a li
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This update is coming out earlier than I wanted because I realized there's stuff missing in the game that was added 2 updates ago! This was because I stupidly reset the computer I'm using to code and forgot to upload the changes to github before resetting😂 I only lost a little bit of progress thankfully so this update is coming out now to restore the Total Defense, Defense Reduction, and updated Defense stat information on the statistics screen both out of combat and in combat.
This update also has nerfs to a few classes since in the late game these upgrade spells can render any enemy encounter pretty much harmless. The classes affected are the Berserker, Arcane Mage, and Brewer.
Bugfixes
Fixed an issue with the Shadow Walker's Shadow Retreat not reverting properly and making the Shadow Walker perpetually untargetable
Nerfs
Increased the Health Cost of the Berserker's Collateral Damage to 35% (50% initial - 15% upgrade) from 20% (35% initial - 15% upgrade)
Added a percent Mana Cost to the Arcane Mage's Melter. The base cost is still 100 but there's now a 25% cost as well
Reduced the Brewer's Burning Brew second upgrade Mana Drain to 35% from the current percent of the Health percentage (45% initial to 75% with first upgrade)
Increased the Mana Cost of the Brewer's Burning Brew to 35% (100 minimum) from 25% (50 minimum)
Increased the Cooldown of the Brewer's Full Rounds to 6 from 5
Increased the Minimum Cost of the Brewer's Full Rounds to 150 from 75
Known Issues
The Berserker's Berserk passive upgrades don't set/revert the Crit Chance and Lifesteal properly, I'm looking into the cause of this problem
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10 Mar 2021Developer post
Hotfix for Steam stat syncing
These notes are short but it's an issue I've been meaning to fix for a while! I updated the code that syncs stats locally to Steam and vice versa to fix issues with some stats not syncing properly. This should fix another issue that may have made Enemy Roulette and Boss Roulette
06 Mar 2021Developer post
Update 1.1.1
Notes This update fixes a few bugs in the main menu and changes the Skeleton Knight enemy a little bit. I've also condensed the code for a few enemies so it's easier for me to manage. Bugfixes Fixed the main menu still showing the pre-game settings if you started a new run and qu
Notes
This update fixes a few bugs in the main menu and changes the Skeleton Knight enemy a little bit. I've also condensed the code for a few enemies so it's easier for me to manage.
Bugfixes
Fixed the main menu still showing the pre-game settings if you started a new run and quit to the main menu
Fixed quick/beginner start settings not applying the seed properly
Fixed a description error on the Arcane Mage's Divine Blast active that showed an old description
Changes
Reduced the chances of higher numbers of enemies spawning on the easy and normal difficulties
Changed the Skeleton Knight's Bone Army infinite since it is effectively the same spell as the Thrall's Swarm passive. It now grants +1 Bonus Damage per Skeleton Knight per level instead of granting +1% Damage Dealt per Skeleton Knight per level
Changed the Skeleton Knight's Bone Mend passive's first upgrade from granting 25% Damage Reduction. It now grants +10 Constitution instead
Changed the Skeleton Knight's Soul Bound passive. The entire spell was changed so here's a rundown of the new ability:
Soul Bound - ~~The Skeleton Knight Heals the Necromancer by 20% Damage Dealt~~ If the Necromancer is Killed while the Skeleton Knight is Alive, Critically Kills this Skeleton Knight and Revives the Necromancer equal to 30% of the Health lost (1 activation)
Upgrade: ~~+15% Heal Multiplier~~ +20% Health Multiplier
Upgrade: ~~On Death the Skeleton Knight Heals the Necromancer by 15% Maximum Health~~ +1 Activation
Additions
You can now see the difficulty and run length in the settings during gameplay
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26 Feb 2021Developer post
Development hiatus and the future of the game
Hey guys, I wanted to put an announcement as to why there's been a lull in development for a short while and give you some news about the future of The Labyrinth. Part of the reason is because I worked by butt off in January to get the game out of Early Access. I worked pretty mu
28 Jan 2021Developer post
Update 1.1.0
Notes This is the first big update since release! This update adds additional features for newer players that aims to make the beginning experience easier for them! Bugfixes Fixed the Combat Sound Delay option not loading properly Changes Updated the tutorials with color coding o
Notes
This is the first big update since release! This update adds additional features for newer players that aims to make the beginning experience easier for them!
Bugfixes
Fixed the Combat Sound Delay option not loading properly
Changes
Updated the tutorials with color coding on the words to make it more visually interesting
Additions
Added three new options before you start a new game: Custom, Quick Start, and Beginner Start! Custom start brings you to character creation as normal. Quick and Beginner Start automatically assigns you characters to get you through character creation even faster. You choose your names, difficulty, seed, and run length and you're immediately put in the game!
Quick Start randomly assigns you a party from the entire pool of 16 classes. You get one class from each of the main class types and are guaranteed to get a healer (either a Mage or Archer healer)
Beginner Start randomly assigns you a party from a pool of 8 classes. The classes in the pool are the simpler types that are easier to grasp as a new player. Beginner Start also automatically unlocks a recommended ability at the start of the game so you don't have to. Similar to Quick Start you get one class from each main class type and are guaranteed to get a healer
Added new Gameplay Options: Auto Stat Points and Auto Spell Points! These automatically allocate your Stat Points/Spell Points when you receive them based on your unique class's priority list. Auto Spell Points waits until you have enough points to allocate to the next-highest priority unlock/upgrade
Added a highlight in the Spell List to show you what the game recommends you unlock/upgrade next!
The attack text in combat now says when you have no valid targets, such as in the case all enemies are untargetable
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19 Jan 2021Developer post
1.0.4 Update - Item highlight coloring!
Notes This update brings the new text highlighting system to items! Last update was a test to see how efficient highlighting text was and it proved to be very much so, so I extended its use to items. Bugfixes Fixed critical damage sometimes displaying decimal damage numbers Fixed
Notes
This update brings the new text highlighting system to items! Last update was a test to see how efficient highlighting text was and it proved to be very much so, so I extended its use to items.
Bugfixes
Fixed critical damage sometimes displaying decimal damage numbers
Fixed the level up reward from the Gambling Room not granting a level up if your experience multiplier is less than 100%
Fixed an Electric Aspect staff error caused by casting a spell and killing the last enemy with the same spell
Fixed an issue with the Chronokeeper boss Fast Forward active spell causing an error if it had the second upgrade but not the first
Additions
Added text coloring for items. Items now show green numbers on items that are better to the comparing/equipped item you're looking at, they show red numbers on items that are worse, and unique/special items have additional coloring to show off their uniqueness!
Nerfs
Boss: Elemental - Increased the minimum cost of each active spell to 75 from 50
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17 Jan 2021Developer post
1.0.3 Update - New Combat Log & Discord!
Notes This update has a much needed overhaul to the combat log! I spent a long time working on it to getting it to where it is. The combat log is now scrollable and is color coded to be as informational as possible. This update also has a performance increase so the game should r
Notes
This update has a much needed overhaul to the combat log! I spent a long time working on it to getting it to where it is. The combat log is now scrollable and is color coded to be as informational as possible. This update also has a performance increase so the game should run smoother!
Bugfixes
I was able to improve performance in overall gameplay, but especially during combat. The game should be noticeably smoother
Fixed an issue with the sans serif text cutting off occasionally
Overhauls
Overhauled the turn order in combat. A revamp has been on my mind for a while and I was finally able to get around to completing it. Instead of individual pages it's now a list of text you can scroll through. The keybinds for switching pages before now scrolls between turns
Continuing from above: The combat log additionally color codes specific words, such as character names (green for allies and red for enemies), and damage types
Additions
Added a Discord link for my game! The main menu has a link as well as the credits! Come join: https://discord.gg/rjCF2bW8Q3 (:
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16 Jan 2021Developer post
Official Discord is live!
Hi all! I've been working on the next update for the game and thought now is the time for a Discord! Come join: A new update is coming soon!
14 Jan 2021Developer post
1.0.2 Hotfix
Notes This small update fixes an issue I've been aware of for a bit and was finally able to tackle! It also brings a use to the Taunt effect I added last update. The Duelist's Riposte now takes advantage of this effect Small updates like this are going to be less frequent as I wo
Notes
This small update fixes an issue I've been aware of for a bit and was finally able to tackle! It also brings a use to the Taunt effect I added last update. The Duelist's Riposte now takes advantage of this effect
Small updates like this are going to be less frequent as I work towards a larger update down the line, but if more issues crop up then of course I'll address them as quickly as I can!
Bugfixes
Fixed my custom text parser not displaying text properly in rare cases
Fixed combat not ending a character's turn if they cast a 0-cooldown spell and are killed immediately after casting
Changes
Changed the Duelist's Riposte active. With the addition of the Taunt status effect I was able to implement it within the spell. Here's a rundown of the changes
~~For 1 turn all Allies have 0 Attention, you gain 60% Damage Reduction, and you Riposte the Target, Reflecting the next Damage Taken from them by 250% before Negating it~~
For 1 turn you Riposte the Target, forcing them to target you with their next Spell or Basic Attack and Reflecting 250% of the Damage Taken before Negating it
Cost: ~~35%~~ 25% Mana (20 40 minimum)
Upgrade: ~~+25% Damage Reduction~~ +100% Damage Reflection
Upgrade: ~~Forces the Enemy to Basic Attack you on their turn~~ Additionally Restores you by 50% of the Damage Taken
The main point of this change was to streamline the Riposte ability. The spell originally gave the Duelist so many effects at once, now it applies a buff to the Duelist and a debuff on the enemy. This means Bosses are going to be harder to get affected by it, and since the Taunt effect is in the game that means enemies can now apply Taunt to you!
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12 Jan 2021Developer post
1.0.1 Hotfix
Notes These are the first update notes post-release! This is a hotfix to address some immediate problems as well as going over the bugfixes I've done since release since the game has updated a few times but I didn't make any notes until now The next update will have more substanc
Notes
These are the first update notes post-release! This is a hotfix to address some immediate problems as well as going over the bugfixes I've done since release since the game has updated a few times but I didn't make any notes until now
The next update will have more substance as I have some ideas floating around as well as a known issue that needs more time to fix
Bugfixes
Fixed the game throwing an error if you spammed the attack keybind while an enemy was preparing an action in combat
Fixed empty enemy icons in combat showing white borders
Fixed the Duelist's Assault second upgrade not bypassing Debuff Resist like it said it does
Fixed the Necromancer's Skeleton Army passive spell throwing an error when it tried to activate upon entering combat
Fixed the Endless Wanderer's Anxiety passive spell throwing an error when it tried to upgrade the spell
Fixed the Tower Knight's Heavyweight passive spell not Silencing if the second upgrade was unlocked
Fixed the Hexer being unable to cast Life Hex
Fixed minor description issues with several enemy spells
Additions
Added a new Debuff, Taunt. This forces you to target the enemy taunting you with your attacks and spells. Attacking and casting spells on any other character is disabled, this includes self-targeting abilities. Enemies that taunt you and are untargetable prevent you from taking any action (unless you have abilities that can bypass shrouded targets). In the rare case you are taunted by multiple enemies, only the most recent applies
Taunt is not immediately used in the game, though the next update will see the Duelist's Riposte using it!
Known Issues
My custom built text parser sometimes breaks text lines incorrectly. I have to go through the parser and figure out where it's going wrong to fix this, it'll be done by the next update
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08 Jan 2021Developer post
The Labyrinth Version 1.0 is out now!
Notes Early Access is finally behind us! After 3+ years of development the game is in a position that I can proudly say is worthy of version 1.0! I'm extremely excited to finally bring the finished product to everyone who has patiently waited for so long and I really hope the gam
Notes
Early Access is finally behind us! After 3+ years of development the game is in a position that I can proudly say is worthy of version 1.0! I'm extremely excited to finally bring the finished product to everyone who has patiently waited for so long and I really hope the game doesn't disappoint.
This update adds a new room, 3 new achievements, and a Game Guide/Bestiary accessible from the main menu that explains the complexities of the game and allows you to view all playable, enemy, and boss classes to get a better understanding of their abilities!
This update also brings a huge overhaul to spell descriptions. I went through every spell in the game (over 400 of them) to condense and clarify their descriptions so information can be relayed to the player more cohesively.
The final note of this update is that, unfortunately, it is not compatible with previous versions of the game. I'm hoping this is one of the last times I have to do this, so if you're on an Early Access save file I greatly apologize that you won't be able to transfer your save files over.
Additions
Added the Game Guide. This is accessible from the main menu and contains information about many topics and mechanics of the game. It has information pertaining to stats, effects, spells, damage types, and other topics to help clarify the more complex portions of the game. It also contains a search bar so you can search for specific topics.
Added the Bestiary. This is accessible from the Game Guide and allows you to view every playable, enemy, and boss class in the game (except hidden classes). You can view detailed information about each class such as base stats, spawn values, and every spell that class has. This will allow you to familiarize yourself with classes so you can get a better idea of what you're up against when you encounter these classes during your run. For enemy and boss classes it also tells you how many of that class type you've killed (this can help with determining what enemies you have left for the Enemy and Boss Roulette achievements).
Added more features in combat to add more clarity to who the current character is and when damage/healing is dealt. The icon for the character currently taking their turn now has a white border around it. Additionally, when damage or healing is dealt, a number is displayed next to that character's icon with a corresponding color: orange for attack damage, blue for spell damage, bright blue for divine damage, bright red for an instant kill, dark red for a critical kill, white for critical strike damage, light green for healing, and dark green for reviving.
Added the Teleport Room. This semi-rare room allows you to teleport straight to the boss room! The upside being you get to potentially skip a whole floor, the downside being you also skip the healing room right before the boss.
Added three new achievements: Guided, Teleporter, and Double Stacked! You get these from going to the Game Guide, using the teleporter in the Teleport Room, and having both buffs from the Resting Room simultaneously.
Bugfixes
Fixed Achievements and Statistics not syncing and updating properly.
Fixed the Well Rested damage reduction buff from the Resting Room increasing your damage taken instead of reducing it as it was supposed to.
Fixed combat ending a character's turn properly if you press the skip hotkey. You could spam the skip key and the game would freak out and make enemies take multiple actions at once.
Fixed the visual bug with item slots not properly updating their icons when the compare target was changed.
Fixed self-targeting spells not allowing you to re-select the character casting the ability if you didn't have that character selected upon queuing the ability.
Fixed boss rooms not correctly generating bosses based on the run seed.
Fixed the Shield Wall's Overshield soft-locking the game if it had the spell upgraded while also not having Raise Shield unlocked.
Fixed rare occasions where the action text in combat describing what spell a character is about to cast is too long and gets overlapped by the character icons
Reduced the lag from swapping items even further. The previous update had a marginal increase in speed but I was able to get it to swap items near instantaneously.
Overhauls
Overhauled many spell descriptions. I went through every spell to condense and clarify descriptions. I also normalized descriptions so different spells across different class types that did similar effects used the same language and syntax.
Applied total spell effects to the main spell description. What this means is if you upgrade a spell to apply additional effects and hover over the main spell icon the spell description now shows the entire effect, including additional effects. Descriptions before wouldn't update if you upgraded to add more effects to the spells, only upgrades that changed the base values would update. Now you can get all information about a spell from its main description instead of having to check each upgrade to see more effects the spell does!
Changes
Moved the attack and skip buttons in combat to be closer to the center of the screen. This way they're more easily accessible since those buttons are used quite a bit, plus it moves them out of the "Spell List" which you would think wouldn't house such buttons!
The Gambling Room can no longer spawn on the first floor of the game since you're likely to have either no Gold or very little.
Tweaked the Duelist's Assault. It now costs a flat 20 Mana instead of 10 (25 initial - 15 upgrade). The upgrade that used to reduce the Mana cost by 15 now allows the Assault debuff to bypass Debuff Resistance.
Changed the second upgrade of the Arcane Mage's Divine Blast. Instead of resetting the cooldown if the spell killed its target, the spell now deals a bonus 15% Maximum Health Divine Damage to a random Enemy that's not the main target of the spell.
Nerfs
Increased the turns it takes for the Brewer's Burning Brew active to deal its total damage to 5 from 3.
I wanted to conclude these update notes with a sincere thank you to everyone who played the game during its Early Access phase. The feedback I've gotten has helped shape the game immensely into something that I hope is as accessible and enjoyable for as many people as possible. The game will receive updates in the future for bugfixing but the updates will slow down as I start to transition to other projects. This game has been 4 years in the making, it's my baby and I don't want to stop working on it until I know it's in a position in which it can be enjoyed long after I leave it behind.
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