Deified news & patch notes

Deified will leave Early Access on September 21!

Hello everyone!

Today, we're excited to share three big pieces of news.

Goblinz Publishing is joining Deified as our publisher.

For those who have followed our studio for a while, this is a familiar name. Goblinz also published As Far As The Eye, and we're delighted to be working together again.

We've also released a brand new trailer...

...and we can finally announce that Deified will leave Early Access on September 21, 2026!

Before anything else, we'd like to say thank you.

This opportunity exists because of you. Your reviews, your feedback, your bug reports, and your continued support throughout Early Access showed that Deified had the potential to reach a much larger audience. Your enthusiasm helped make this partnership possible, and we're incredibly grateful for it.

To give Goblinz enough time to prepare the game's launch, we've decided to extend Early Access by a few months.

We know many of you were looking forward to version 1.0, especially to experience the final chapter of the game and everything that comes with it. We're truly sorry to ask you to wait a little longer.

We want to reassure everyone that this delay is not the result of major development issues or a dramatic change of direction. The content planned for version 1.0 remains the same.

Instead, these additional months will allow us to focus even more on bug fixing, polish, and all the small improvements that make the difference between a good game and a great experience, while Goblinz prepares the best possible launch.

As an independent studio, we believe this is the best decision for Deified's future. A stronger launch means more players discovering the game, giving Deified the opportunity to find the audience we believe it deserves.

Thank you for believing in Deified from the very beginning. We know this isn't the announcement some of you were hoping for, but we're convinced these extra months will make the launch much stronger.

September 21 is now our destination.

We can't wait to share the full adventure with all of you.

PATCH 0.4.3 - CURSES UPDATE

The Citadel has become even more dangerous.

This update introduces one of the biggest progression systems added to Deified so far: Curses. Unlock them by completing runs, enable them before starting a new run to increase the challenge, earn greater rewards and unlock additional skill points.

Alongside this new system, we've continued improving combat balance, reworked several Relics and synergies, added new progression features and fixed numerous bugs.

As always, thank you for all your feedback and support throughout Early Access!

NEW FEATURE - CURSES

• Unlock Curses by winning runs • Activate Curses before starting a run to increase difficulty and rewards • Unlock additional Skill Points by completing runs with more active Curses • Existing saves with more than 30 Essences have been reset to the new 30-point cap and will require redistributing Skill Points

BUG FIXES

• Fixed Library bonus allowing movement through obstacles • Fixed "Kill 3 enemies at once with a trap" achievement sometimes not working with barrels

BALANCE & QOL

• Equipment slots can now be reordered • Relic tooltips now display both generated Precision and expected damage after all modifiers • Slots requiring to be used last now ignore unusable slots • Pushes and pulls now originate from the center of the area when applicable • Tenet Legendary Relic now deals 20% of the target's current Health at every level • Empusa uncommon Acrobat Relic reworked • Lazaros uncommon Hard Skin, rare Archery and rare Brute Relics have been reworked when used on corpses • Karma weapon now scales with all Karma cards drawn this turn • Assassin weapon damage reduced • Brute weapon now gains +1 base damage per player level • Assassin final synergy now grants Overloaded on kill if you don't already have it • Brute synergies have been reorganized and reworked • Lazaros boss fight has been adjusted to be less trivial • Contagion reworked: now transfers only half the stacks of each debuff • Added a Cartographer upgrade modifying Challenge rewards • Added Library bonuses affecting summons • Added an autosave disclaimer when launching the game • Improved Fatigue tracking • Added run history to the Archives

We're continuing to iterate on Curses and the overall progression systems. We can't wait to hear what you think of this new challenge!

PATCH 0.4.2

Thank you once again to everyone playing Deified and sharing feedback. This update focuses on performance, quality of life improvements and introduces a major change to survivability with the new Wound system.

As always, please continue sharing your feedback, especially regarding performance. We've made several optimizations, but we'd love to hear if you're still encountering issues.

BUG FIXES

• Improved game performance. Please let us know if you're still experiencing issues • Fixed boss kill times in the run summary when loading a run after defeating a boss • Fixed eyes appearing in front of the pendulum in Reliquaries • Barrels are no longer considered enemies

BALANCE & QOL

• Reduced base Noise and added Cartographer upgrades to increase it • You will no longer fight in the same arena twice in a row • Added a cancel option when selecting a profile • Relic slots disabled by conditional restrictions now use a different visual than Relics on cooldown • Additional rooms generated after a boss fight by Library bonuses can no longer trigger fights and cannot be Reliquaries • Added "Highest Damage in a Single Hit" to the run summary • Archives can now be accessed through Sator’s profile during a run • Credits can now be accessed through the settings menu

NEW WOUND SYSTEM

• Unhealable Health has been renamed to Wounds • Damage taken can be healed for 3 turns • If not healed within that duration, it becomes a Wound • Wounds cannot be healed during combat • Wounds can be removed by visiting the Fountain • At the start of combat, Wounds heal up to half of your missing Health

We’re continuing to work on performance, balance and future content. Thank you again for your support.

PATCH 0.4.1

Thank you again to everyone playing Deified and sharing feedback following the release of Ego. We’ve been carefully reading your comments, bug reports and balance discussions, and this update focuses on improving clarity, smoothing progression and fixing multiple issues introduced or highlighted by the previous patch.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed abilities reflected by Ego synergy not always calculating their orientation correctly • Fixed Karma boss and rewards appearing twice in the run summary • Fixed an issue where removing “Slowed” restored too many Movement Points • Fixed the “remove precision” slot modifier • Loading a run exited during the final boss reward screen now correctly ends the run

BALANCE & QOL

• Midas weapon no longer grants gold when killing summons • Clicking your weapon in the Village now opens the Arsenal • Heal synergy now uses current health as a tiebreaker for enemies at equal distance • Summoner synergy now also allows summons to walk through units • Added more boss reward screen variations to better explain first floor limitations • Ego’s Reliquary now has a unique background • Added a tutorial for camera movement and tactical mode • Death Defiances can now be purchased at the Fountain (requires a Cartographer upgrade) • Reduced Fountain costs • Finding an upgrade for your selected base weapon during a run now also upgrades it in your equipment • Added a new status effect for Midas immunity instead of using gold • Reduced the base attack range of the new Aslan Mage enemy

We’re continuing to work on your feedback and iterate on Ego and the rest of the game systems. Thank you again for all your support.

PATCH 0.4.0 - EGO ARRIVES

The Citadel hides many secrets… and today, one of its most twisted floors finally opens.

We’re incredibly excited to finally introduce Ego, a brand new floor focused on reflections, illusions and dangerous interactions. This update also includes a large amount of balance changes, quality of life improvements, boss adjustments, new dialogs, new Relic names, an end-of-run recap and many fixes across the entire game.

As always, thank you so much to everyone playing Deified, sharing feedback, reporting bugs and supporting the project during Early Access. Your feedback continues to shape the game every day.

NEW FEATURE

• Added the new Ego floor

BALANCE & QOL

• New names for Relics • Added new conditional dialogs • Added Purse description to tile tooltips • Added animation when enemies apply modifiers to player Relic slots • Added visual indicator on Relic slots receiving Efficiency bonuses from Karma units • Animation speed settings and “speed up” key now also affect AI pause time, greatly reducing long fight duration • Empusa Efficiency bonus from missing health is now global instead of affecting only Empusa Relics • Aslan first synergy is no longer limited to Aslan Relics used • Karma first synergy reworked: now grants “Overloaded” the first time you receive a negative effect each turn • Poison Cloud immunity moved from Lazaros Hardskin Relic to Lazaros first synergy, synergy thresholds are now 3/5/8 • Clicking Sator’s portrait with a selected Relic now instantly uses it on the player tile if possible • Added “Quick targeting” keybind (CTRL by default) for faster targeting and confirmations • Added end-of-run recap screen. Please let us know if there are additional stats you would like to see there!

BOSS & ENEMY CHANGES

• Aslan summoner replaced with an Aslan mage • Aslan now has 1 MP and a real attack, and gets stunned when all allies are dead • Lazaros Zombies now have 50% less health, +1 MP and deal much more damage • Empusa Flayers reflected damage no longer scales with Efficiency and now deals fixed damage based on Rage • Empusa no longer deals double damage to Bleeding targets, but now absorbs nearby blood for Armor and gains permanent Reach when allies die

BUG FIXES

• Gold Purse from Thief summons are no longer destroyed when targeted • Relics are now checked for valid merge when loading a run • Fixed Archery boss pushing farther than intended in some cases • Fixed challenges failing after being marked as completed • Fixed some challenge incompatibilities • Fixed multiple other issues related to challenges • Fixed overlapping text in Sator stats panel on first opening • Fixed a rare Forge softlock

We’re continuing to work actively on your feedback to improve every aspect of Deified. We can’t wait to hear what you think about Ego.

PATCH 0.3.0

A huge thank you to everyone playing Deified, testing the game, leaving reviews, and sharing feedback. It helps us a lot to improve the experience and focus on what matters most.

BUG FIXES

• Canceling movement after walking through poison clouds now correctly removes the additional poison • Canceling movement after leaving a poison cloud no longer adds poison

BALANCE & QOL

• The message stating that Support enemies fled is now displayed only once per profile • The message shown when starting a new run after a defeat is now displayed only once per profile

NEW FEATURE

• Added Challenges unlockable in the Cartographer • Challenges are optional combat objectives rewarding additional Obols during fights

We’re continuing to work actively on your feedback to improve the game across all aspects. Thanks again for your support, and please keep sharing your thoughts.

PATCH 0.2.13

A huge thank you to everyone playing Deified, testing the game, leaving reviews, and sharing feedback. It helps us a lot to improve the experience and focus on what matters most.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed “cooldown +1” slot modifier still applying after being removed in the Forge • Fixed Tenet rewind triggering the slot bonus of the last Relic used multiple times • Fixed Karma resummoning her clone inside obstacles • Fixed fights not ending when some enemies remain stuck at 0 health (the root cause is still unknown, any info is welcome) • Fixed softlock when reaching the first boss after skipping the tutorial • Fixed all effects using “random” targets (Lazaros weapon, The Star passive…) • Fixed “Fight” button staying disabled when skipping the tutorial in the last Reliquary

BALANCE & QOL

• Added “Mobile” buff, increasing Movement Points by 1 per stack • Added “Reach” buff, increasing Range by 1 per stack • Added “Resistance” buff, reducing damage taken by 1% per stack • Added “Plating” buff, reducing the next damage taken by 50% • These new buffs, along with multiple stronger variants of existing buffs, have been added to the random buff pool • “Stunned” has been removed from the random debuff pool • Renamed “Haste” to “Adrenaline” (grants another turn) • Renamed “Quick” to “Overloaded” (next Relic used does not enter cooldown) • “Frail” now increases the next damage taken by 50% instead of granting 50 Efficiency • Enemies now also gain “Plating” when fights start because of too much noise • Added floating text above entities when gaining buffs or debuffs • Added reward screen variations to better indicate whether you unlocked, upgraded or found another fragment of a weapon

We’re continuing to work actively on your feedback to improve the game across all aspects. Thanks again for your support, and please keep sharing your thoughts.

PATCH 0.2.12

A huge thank you to everyone playing Deified, testing the game, leaving reviews, and sharing feedback. It helps us a lot to improve the experience and focus on what matters most.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed “Rebirth” Temple bonus granting permanent Immune instead of 1 turn, it now also fully heals Sator and no longer triggers alongside “Tablet of Resurrection” from Libraries • Fixed Reroll button not updating correctly when entering a new Reliquary • Releasing the “Fast mode” shortcut no longer resets animation speed settings • Reaching maximum Essences no longer displays a cost for additional Essences • Dialogs no longer skip to the next line when closing tutorial windows • Libraries can no longer be rerolled after purchasing something • “Heal the most wounded enemy on use” slot modifier no longer incorrectly heals enemies at full health • Fixed Midas “Oil Lamp” doing nothing, hopefully for good

BALANCE & QOL

• “Recycler” Temple bonus has been reworked and now displays floating stat increases on Sator’s icon • Clicking the “Friendly Encounter” bonus granting a Relic now directly opens the inventory

We’re continuing to work actively on your feedback to improve the game across all aspects. Thanks again for your support, and please keep sharing your thoughts.

The Road Ahead

The Citadel still hides many secrets.

Since the launch of Early Access, your feedback has already helped us improve many parts of Deified: UI clarity, readability, quality of life, balance, and more.

Today, we wanted to share some of the content currently planned for the rest of Early Access.

SOON

Challenges

We are also working on a new optional challenge system unlockable through the Cartographer.

Once unlocked, combat challenges will appear during fights and reward players willing to take additional risks with extra XP, Gold or Oboles.

The goal is to create additional tactical constraints and encourage players to adapt their playstyle during runs.

Ego, Lord of Reflections

A new Boss Floor will join the Citadel.

Ego’s domain revolves around mirrors, illusions and reflected damage.

At the end of the floor waits Ego herself: a deceptive entity able to hide among reflections, conceal its health bar, and constantly blur the line between illusion and reality.

This new floor will become one of the possible third-floor Boss paths during a run.

LATER DURING EARLY ACCESS

Alternative Mode

After defeating every Lord of the Citadel with Sator, players will unlock an alternative route that concludes the story of Deified.

This mode introduces both new narrative content and a different gameplay structure centered around consecutive boss encounters.

It will answer many of the mysteries surrounding the Citadel and Sator’s journey.

After the first completion, this route will remain available as an alternative game mode.

Expanded Narrative & Conditional Events

We are continuing the implementation of conditional dialogues and narrative events throughout the game.

Characters will react differently depending on: • your relics and build • bosses previously defeated • characters already encountered • previous conversations • deaths and progression history

Our goal is not to explain every mystery directly, but to make the Citadel feel more reactive, alive and unsettling across repeated runs.

IF TIME & MONEY ALLOWS

Adaptative difficulty

We are also exploring an advanced endgame difficulty system inspired by adaptive challenge mechanics.

The idea is to combine: • scalable levels affecting enemy stats, rewards and progression • persistent curses at the beginning of runs

We are really eager to add this to the final version of the game and we really hope to have time to do so.

Thank You

Your feedback continues to shape Deified every day.

Many quality-of-life improvements already implemented in the game directly come from community suggestions, including features such as the upcoming run summary system.

We’ll continue sharing progress as development moves forward.

PATCH 0.2.11

A huge thank you to everyone playing Deified, testing the game, leaving reviews, and sharing feedback. It helps us a lot to improve the experience and focus on what matters most.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed Kukri level 4 effect triggering even if the tile was occupied

• Fixed summons pathing when Sator has the Library bonus allowing movement through obstacles or void tiles

• Fixed barrels description

BALANCE & QOL

• Collected fragments in the Arsenal now show the correct repartition

• Armor limit now applies to all non-summon entities

• Damage from fights taking too long now starts on turn 21

• Boomlets now have 3 MP

• Reliquary relic price changes are now more clearly indicated

• Removed “Efficiency if empty inventory” and “Efficiency if no gold” Library bonuses

• Reduced Efficiency values of Library bonuses from 10–50 to 10–30

• Reduced Health values of Library bonuses from 20–100 to 20–50

• The Archives now only display a notification when quest rewards are available

• The Quests tab in Archives now opens by default when quest rewards are available

• The Quests tab in Archives now shows a notification icon while quest rewards are available

• The Arsenal now only displays a notification when a weapon levels up instead of every time a fragment is gained

• Rewards screen after boss fights no longer incorrectly states that a weapon fragment was found if all fragments were already collected

• Rewards screen now correctly opens after the last boss fight, allowing you to see the weapon earned

We’re continuing to work actively on your feedback to improve the game across all aspects. Thanks again for your support, and please keep sharing your thoughts.

PATCH 0.2.10

A huge thank you to everyone playing Deified, testing the game, leaving reviews, and sharing feedback. It helps us a lot to improve the experience and focus on what matters most.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed empty tile targeted confirmation popup preventing validation of multi-target abilities

• Fixed empty target tile confirmation popup being displayed for self-target abilities and abilities affecting tiles

• Fixed additional optional rooms from Library bonus being able to roll invalid rewards

• Fixed Tenet rewind not creating a return point at the end of a rewind, making abilities used after a rewind non-rewindable

• Fixed Karma ability preview sometimes not showing the best outcome or displaying incorrect displacement previews

• Fixed Shaken duration not refreshing when reapplied (fixing The General being hittable only every other turn)

• Fixed multiple issues with Midas Oil Lamp Relic

BALANCE & QOL

• Aslan no longer has reduced damage per hit taken this turn

• Mesis is no longer immune to non-critical hits, is now immune to critical hits, and gains Elusive each turn

• Added highlights to tiles where Empusa would pull the player

• Empusa no longer swaps health with Sator under 10% HP, no longer adds blood to tiles, no longer gains increased damage from nearby blood, now deals more base damage and double damage against bleeding targets

• Archers and Mages on floor 1 now move away after attacking

• Cartographer upgrades can now be toggled on and off (still not refundable)

• Removed and refunded the Library upgrade allowing multiple purchases

(Note that these changes are quick fixes for the most frustrating bosses and may still be fully reworked in the future.)

We’re continuing to work actively on your feedback to improve the game across all aspects. Thanks again for your support, and please keep sharing your thoughts.

PATCH 0.2.9

A huge thank you to everyone playing Deified, testing the game, leaving reviews, and sharing feedback. It helps us a lot to improve the experience and focus on what matters most.

BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

• Fixed bonuses granting free Reliquary rerolls

• Fixed “kill 3 enemies at once with a trap” achievement

• Fixed another case of Aslan last synergy not working on the first turn

• Fixed the Brute synergy effect added in the previous patch not working properly

• Fixed Tenet rewind charges not resetting correctly when the player has additional turns

• Fixed Tenet rewind causing replayed Relics to enter cooldown

• Fixed AMRAK swapping health with allies that had less health instead of more

• Fixed Quests being duplicated every time the Quest tab was opened

• Fixed Mage bonus on unused Relics not resetting properly after use

• First synergy effects of Assassin and Mage are now global class passives

• Slightly increased KARMA and Mesis damage

• Updated 3rd floor descriptions

We’re continuing to work actively on your feedback to improve the game across all aspects. Thanks again for your support, and please keep sharing your thoughts.

PATCH 0.2.7

A huge thank you to everyone playing Deified, testing the game, leaving reviews, and sharing feedback. It helps us a lot to improve the experience and focus on what matters most.

BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

• Fixed Aslan last synergy not working on the first turn

• Fixed softlocks related to Reflection and Thingy on Karma floor

• Fixed Lords giving their weapon multiple times when killed last

• Fixed weapon limits (now 4 on floor one and 8 total instead of 3 and 9)

• Fixed selected weapon not being upgraded after a run until reselected

• Fixed “Targeted” status not working as intended

• Fixed achievement related to slot bonuses

• Fixed softlock when supports flee during a Lord fight

• Fixed “No synergy” slot modifier so it doesn’t reduce synergy when equipping identical relics

• Fixed “Reset other cooldown” slot modifier working only once per run

• Fixed Empusa bonus based on missing health not refreshing until Sator uses a Relic

• Fixed previewing an Empusa ability with insufficient health instantly ending the run

• Fixed relics swapping position sometimes becoming unusable

• Fixed “Obol per fight” bonus not granting obols

• Fixed achievement for dealing 3 critical hits in a row

• Fixed Archives showing unlocked relics as unknown

• Fixed entities killed by bleeding while falling not disappearing

• Fixed fall damage preview

• Fixed debuff spread bonus

• Fixed slot modifiers applying status incorrectly requiring line of sight

• Support enemies no longer target other supports

• Multi-target Karma abilities now display one roll per target

• Removed loud noise when summoning Elite Reflection

• Targeting an empty tile with non-summoning multi-target abilities now confirms properly

• “Quick” granted by a relic no longer instantly resets that same relic

• Improved AI to correctly use the “Quick” status

• Forges can no longer offer the same bonus multiple times

• Fixed untargetable tile in Midas arena

• Fixed 3rd floor Cartographer bonus not applying correctly

• Fixed 3rd floor options not being consistent after reload

• Various small fixes, improvements and text corrections Join our Discord to share your thoughts and the problems you encountered during your games!

PATCH 0.2.6

A huge thank you to everyone playing Deified, testing the game, leaving reviews, and sharing feedback. It helps us a lot to improve the experience and focus on what matters most.

BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

• Boss kill achievements are now awarded at the end of the fight, not on kill (you must win the full fight)

• Fixed “Careful Planning” Temple bonus not applying correctly

• “Reset cooldown” slot modifier now limited to once per relic per turn

• Slot bonus granting Obols/Gold on kill no longer applies to enemies spawned during combat

• Temple bonuses granting MP/armor/heal on kill now trigger on enemy death (including status or traps)

• Library bonuses granting stats/gold on kill now trigger on enemy death (including status or traps), but not for enemies spawned during combat

• Fixed display resolution not loading correctly

• Added FPS cap option in settings (may depend on GPU settings)

• Fixed summons unable to end their turn when playing multiple turns

• Fixed Elite Shelly being summonable multiple times

• Fixed Temple “Mirror” skills fully purchasable when only one side was unlocked

• Random relic no longer stays selected between runs

• NPC room upgrade now correctly grants an additional choice

• Slot modifier rarity now increases faster with levels

• Fixed Golden Apple level 4 effect

• Fixed Midas final synergy

PATCH 0.2.4

A huge thank you to everyone playing Deified, testing the game, leaving reviews, and sharing feedback. It helps us a lot to improve the experience and focus on what matters most.

BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

• Fixed the “Destock” passive blocking rerolls and clarified that it fills the reliquary with relics matching your highest class or Lord synergy

• Fixed a bug where entity models could persist between fights

• Fixed an issue when using a Karma relic in a slot that summons an enemy unit

• Slot modifier summoning an enemy on use now summons a Boomlet

• Fixed Cartographer bonus: rerolling Libraries now works correctly (was giving an extra option instead)

• Merchant no longer offers level 3 relics

• When a slot has more than 3 bonuses, additional ones are now grouped into a single icon

• Prevented the “your turn ended” message from appearing after combat is already over

• Slightly reduced Library frequency

• Midas passive granting gold on enemy death no longer applies to summons

• Fixed wins granting fewer obols than expected (now roughly doubled)

• “Heal” keyword now displays max healable value in tooltip

• Greatly reduced Mesis base damage

• Fixed “Humble” causing level 1 reliquaries to be empty

• Fixed animation speed setting not loading correctly

• Fixed combat music continuing when leaving a fight too quickly

• Slot level restriction now accounts for increased level

• Merchant big discount now correctly updates its availability

• Enemies can no longer trigger opportunity attacks during planning phase

• Quests can now be collected faster

• Fixed acrobat bonus stacking infinitely when previewing abilities or canceling movement

• Fixed healer first synergy

PATCH 0.2.3

A huge thank you to everyone playing Deified, testing the game, leaving reviews, and sharing feedback. It helps us a lot to improve the experience and focus on what matters most.

BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

• Added obstacles to Aslan arena

• Changed unhealable section of the health bar to use a stripe pattern

• Right-clicking now also unselects the currently selected entity

• Fixed most combat softlock issues

• Fixed AI behavior when no path is available to reach its target

• Fixed an issue where “Unbothered” was not working properly

• Fixed “End Turn” button reappearing during planning phase after a level up

• Moved Library bonuses to the Profile

• Minor UI improvements

• Reduced log size to make room for streamer camera

• Resized initiative background

• Speed up button removed, now available in settings

• Fixed turn count not updating correctly after summoning units

• Added option to hide Boss passive reminder in settings

• Fixed movement triggering opportunity attacks or displacement being cancelable

• Arsenal: fragment count now detailed

• Fixed third Mage synergy activating earlier than intended

Patch 0.2.2

A huge thank you to everyone playing Deified, testing the game, leaving reviews, and sharing feedback. It helps us a lot to improve the experience and focus on what matters most.

BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

• Added black outline behind unit names in fight

• Fixed softlock when summoning on a trap

• Fixed Fountain second and third options having the wrong heal value

• Max armor set to 999

• Fixed Tenet Rewind continuing even if Sator dies during it

• Repositioned Lazaros vent closer to the floor

• Added Eris summon relic name & description

• Fixed Midas arena trap orientation causing softlock

• Hide Death Defiance icon when it’s not the player’s turn

• Fixed in-text icon not updating in floor selection

• Moved the "Ready" button so it no longer overlaps the "End Turn" button

• Fixed grid issues in Karma arena

We’re continuing to work actively on your feedback to improve the game across all aspects. Thanks again for your support, and please keep sharing your thoughts on our Discord or on Steam forums in the community hub.

Deified is now available in Early Access

Today is a big milestone for us.

Deified is officially available in Early Access.

After months of development, testing, and iteration, the game is finally in your hands. And as with most tactical roguelites, this is where things truly begin.

A huge thank you

First of all, we want to thank everyone who made this possible.

Huge thanks to all beta testers, demo players, and everyone who took the time to share feedback.

Your input has already had a massive impact on the game, especially on UI, readability, and balance. And this is only the beginning.

Why Early Access?

Even though the game already offers a complete and playable experience, Deified is a systems-driven game.

Synergies, builds, and overall balance require a wide variety of players and strategies to truly shine.

That’s where you come in.

What you’ll find right now

• A fully playable experience

• A wide range of relics, builds, and synergies

• Progression and unlock systems

• Multiple Lords and unique encounters

• A polished artistic and audio direction

And plenty more to uncover.

What’s coming during Early Access

Throughout Early Access, we will:

• Deeply refine game balance

• Improve UI and readability further

• Add polish and quality-of-life improvements

• Integrate your feedback directly into the game

Join us

If you want to actively shape the game and interact with the team:

👉 Join our Discord : https://discord.gg/z7KKnnt3qG 👉 Share your feedback on Steam forums

First of all: thank you.

Over the past days, many of you have played the Deified demo — some of you multiple times already — experimenting with builds, sharing detailed feedback, and helping us better understand how the game feels in players’ hands. Seeing players spend hours replaying the demo and discovering new strategies has been incredibly encouraging for the whole team. Here's what we learned so far.

Builds, Synergies & Replayability

You consistently highlighted the synergy system and relic builds as one of the game’s strongest aspects. Many of you enjoyed being able to commit to a build, pivot mid-run, or experiment freely without strict resource limitations.

We’re especially happy to see players completing several runs using completely different playstyles — exactly the kind of replayability we aim for.

We’ve also received amazing feedback about the art direction, music, animations, and overall game feel. Thank you — it truly means a lot to our small indie team.

About Difficulty

Some of you found the first floor and boss relatively easy, sometimes completing the demo on their first attempt.

This is intentional.

The demo was tuned to be more accessible so players could quickly explore systems and experiment with relics without heavy optimization or long onboarding phases.

The full game will introduce a more demanding progression curve, alongside ongoing balance adjustments informed by community feedback — including class and build balance. UI, Readability & Accessibility

The most consistent feedback concerns interface clarity and readability.

Players reported that:

• relic information can feel overwhelming at first glance,

• UI elements sometimes overlap gameplay areas,

• targeting and tile selection could be clearer,

• important information (enemy passives, dialogues) is not always immediately visible.

Improving readability, accessibility, and overall UI comfort is now one of our main short-term priorities.

(We were really happy to see you liked tooltip locking! We are working on your suggestions about clearer hover information and additionnal shortcuts.)

Economy, Shops & Progression

We’ve also seen valuable discussions around progression systems:

• gold income may currently exceed available spending opportunities,

• some players would like more inventory management options,

• meta-progression choices should feel rewarding without discouraging strong runs.

We’re actively evaluating adjustments to make progression decisions clearer and more meaningful.

Relics, Balance & Player Agency

Lots of you praised the relic slot system and the freedom it creates during runs. Suggestions included stronger slot identities, the possibility to replace starting relics, and clearer class balance between builds.

This feedback directly informs how we refine build diversity and long-term progression.

Quality of Life, Technical Feedback & Bugs

You also helped us identify several improvements:

• clearer targeting feedback,

• skill tree readability,

• UI scaling and visibility,

• map visibility during certain interactions,

• ultrawide support requests,

• and a few isolated crashes or resolution issues.

We’re also happy to hear the demo runs smoothly across different setups — including Linux configurations.

Thank you for all these detailed reports.

Thank You

The most encouraging part has been seeing players describe the demo as addictive, smooth, and already highly replayable — sometimes finishing it multiple times despite its short length.

If you haven’t tried the demo yet, now is a great time to jump in. Our Art Director, Liam Devin, has been incredibly moved by your overwhelmingly positive feedback on the game’s visuals.

⭐ Wishlisting Deified remains the best way to support development and help the game grow.⭐

Thank you for helping us shape Deified together.

— The Unexpected Team

Today is a big step for us: the first public demo of Deified is finally available. We want to be completely honest with you : this demo is still rough around the edges. Some things may feel unbalanced, unfinished, or experimental. And that’s exactly why we need you. Your feedback will directly shape the game. Every run, every comment, every bug report helps us make Deified better. If you enjoy tactical roguelikes, strange relics, and difficult decisions… we’d love for you to give it a try! Play the demo now during Steam Next Fest! Join our Discord to discuss the game with the dev team. Wishlist it if you like it, it helps a lot!