TAROT: Arcane Ascension is a dark fantasy roguelike produced by Big Wheel Games. Set in a fairy tale world, you play as an executed witch returned from the grave, who must salvage her former magical strength by reclaiming her tarot cards from the powerful figures who stole them from her.

Created by a group of game developers from Auckland, New Zealand, the early demo of TAROT: Arcane Ascension is available now.

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Features

Satisfying Hack'n'Slash Combat

Fight your way through a series of levels with seamless melee and magic abilities. Multiple enemy types and bosses await in a gritty medieval landscape shaped by the themes and mythos of the Rider-Waite Tarot set. Reclaim your cards, increase your occult skills, and take your revenge, piece-by-piece.

Compelling Dark Fantasy Narrative

Explore a rich fairy tale world containing several distinct areas, procedural elements, and casts of unique, thematic characters, ensuring that your experience is new every single play. Encounter special choice events with gripping writing accompanied by unique artwork, and build your skills according to your own powerful style. You're a witch on a mission; right what's been wronged.

Replayability Through Roguelike Elements and Random Generation

Choose your own path and decide where you want to go on your quest. Over a dozen levels with elements of random generation ensure that every run is a unique chapter in your story. Each level adds another tarot card to your deck, bringing you closer to restoring your full power.

Team

Devon Millar
Programming
James Charnley
Programming
Naomi Moore
Creatures / Environment / Production
Dorren Andrews
Environment / Animation
Kelly X.
Environment
Izzy Williams
Illustration / Writing
Ronan Tait
Characters
Andrew Y.
Environment / UI