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Hey everyone,
We’re bringing some heavy news today.
tl;dr Development of Die For The Lich has spun out into something much larger than we had originally accounted for. The time and money we've put into the game has been a strain financially, as well as personally. It feels like the 2 of us haven't had a non-development related conversation in 18 months, which is difficult for 2 brothers who rarely get to see each other in person. We need time to rest, reconnect and to evaluate what comes next. We are incredibly sorry to put our fans in this position, and cannot thank you enough for your support. Hopefully you can empathize with our need to recharge, and that you will still be here when we are ready to return to development!
We’ve loved working on this game, but after a year and a half of development, it has finally taken a toll. Working on this game for this long was never the plan which is often the case in game development, but that’s not an excuse. We hoped to release around this time, but with how much work is still left, it’s simply not possible.
When we first started working on this game, we were just happy to collaborate and make a small dice-rolling game about fighting undead creatures. As development continued, the game grew, and eventually we secured funding to bring it to Early Access, which was a huge milestone for us.
As the scope expanded, so did the goals and expectations, but our mindset remained the same: it was still the small dice-rolling game to us. In the long run, that mismatch hurt us. In hindsight, we should have kept development shorter and treated the project as a learning experience in project and expectation management, rather than trying to turn it into a complex, highly balanced game.
We had hoped that Early Access would bring in enough support to carry the game forward, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case. We invested a significant amount of time, our own money, and even brought in a publisher to give the project the best chance possible. But in the end, we just couldn’t make the financial side of things work.
At a certain point, we had to be honest with ourselves, Die for the Lich is not a self sustaining project. While we found an amazing niche community along the way, the game didn’t reach a wider audience in a way that would allow us to continue development without worrying about how to pay bills next quarter.
We’re incredibly happy that people enjoyed the game and still play it daily to earn that crown on Discord. Seeing people share ideas and contribute to development has been the highlight of this entire journey, and we truly cannot thank you enough for that.
With all that said, we will be moving on to new projects for now - likely working apart with new collaborators in the near future. And of course, our goal is still to finish DFTL in the future. We don’t know when or how yet, but we do intend to complete it one way or another. It would be very awkward meeting Charon if we didn’t finish it first.
We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who supported us, played the game, shared feedback, or simply followed along. It truly means a lot for a strange game like DFTL that never quite fit into a box.
Thank you for being part of this journey with us and hope you understand ❤️
Keep on rolling!
Another day another update for the game with some changes suggested by the community.
Recording local logs for most in game actions.
Contributors section in the credits.
Negative Dice, Bedeviled Dice, Plated Dice the Black Chip trinket display a minus sign
Ifrit lower damager overall.
Ifrit lower curse stacks.
Ifrit casts 5 armor instead of 10 to all enemies
Can resolve weapon curse on blocked attacks.
Temper buff casts Power buff with 10 stacks.
Penanggalan lower damage and Blemish debuff stacks.
Legendary items drop chance increase.
Frozen Bag debuff frezes the lowest rolled die instead of discarding the highest.
Leftovers ability description.
Meno's Scythe description.
Skull Basher description.
Ghost Eye descriotion
Roly Poly description.
Rolling default dice type after critical has a priority over special dice.
Enemy action that gives armor to everyone will be performed once and give armor to all targets at the same time.
Ashen D4 to Uncommon.
All Lether Dice to Rare.
All Gravedigger Dice to Rare.
Ashen D8 & D10 to Rare.
Gambler D4 & D6 to Rare.
Blemish D12 to Rare.
Lucky D4 to Rare.
Gambler D10 to Legendary.
Creating chips in the top left corner when your tray is full.
Thorns buff deal 0 damage when at 1 stack.
Shuck Pelt ability doesn't work when loaded from saved run.
Regular Silk persistent between runs.
Bones Explosion debuff softlock with Blood Moon buff.
Jester Bell sometimes doesn't trigger critical.
Duomo Pauldron removes armor on trigger.
In other news, our friends at Headless released their game Underboard!
Go grab it while it is still on discount. :)
Yesterday saw the release of Underboard, a new team-based tactical roguelike autobattler!
(The lead artist of which did the awesome custom art for this sale!)
4 more games have received official release dates! Each of which offers a public demo.
Dice A Million - Dice-rolling Deckbuilder Roguelike - February 25th
Crawling Angels - Physics-based Puzzle Horror - March 13th
Wasteland Bites - Survival Horror Food Truck Manager - April 3rd
Besmirch - Survival Horror Farming Sim - May 11th
There were too many announcements this year to include in store page post.
Check out this news post with EVERYTHING related to this year's 2 Left Thumbs sale!
Follow 2 Left Thumbs on social media to stay up-to-date on all the latest games and news. 👇
We have a new boss that will randomly spawn instead of Vetala in Act 2.
Ifrit a powerful demonic creature inspired by Islamic culture often related to Djinns. New Djinn enemies will help him in his battle against you. As you may know Djinns act as weapon curses in Die for the Lich, so be prepared for a new type of curse as well.
Djinns are not the only new enemy, we also bring some Asia inspired creatures like Penanaggala, vampiric creature that takes the form of a floating disembodied woman's head, with its organs and entrails trailing from its neck. We also bring Amanojaku a small demon or a yokai born from the syncretism of Buddhist, Chinese, and Shinto traditions, symbolizing contrariness and human desire
Say farewell to Abyss Dice. 👋
We had a lot of complaints about the Abyss Dice in ACT 3 and we have decided to finally get rid of them. It seems like it made the game a bit more slow and just not as enjoyable.
This has been the biggest criticism we have gotten since we released in Early Access. We tried all kinds of solutions but it never really felt right, so this decision did not come lightly. We have also reworked the Abyss Buff, hopefully ACT 3 will only feel benefit from this change.
Two new weapons, a die and a trinket
Two new weapons join the hunt for the Lich. Earth Whip and Iron Grip, one of them is already unlocked and ready to slay some poor shucks.
We also added a new die and a trinket. Since the Abyss Dice are gone now we had to include another die to replace it in your collection. Don't worry this one will not be as annoying to draw.
Do you like coins? Good, we have an ability designed for those who LOVE coins.
It basically functions very similar to Dante's ability but this one uses coins, so if you've been enjoying Dante you might enjoy him even more now.
Something that has bothered us from day 1 is that you cannot really tell what dice you're allowed to roll after critical, and especially if you do not have them in your tray. You should now see little flags on top of your tray to showcase exactly that.
Three new achievements have been added! We have a lot of players that love hunting achievements and we're happy to please them.
We have gone through a lot of enemies and have tried balancing them as much as possible. From the humble Vetala Skeleton to the skinless Nuckelavee, we have refined them and will keep on doing it until v1.0.
Big thanks to our discord for helping us test and figure out better balance.
Do you want try out new updates before their available to everyone else? Do you want your name to be included in the game's credits?
We have a discord channel that is helping us a lot with finding bugs and giving us constructive feedback. If you're interested you should join us and we'll make sure you also get your name in the game's credits and a beta-testing role in Discord.
We had out one year anniversary yesterday for the Newgrounds Web Demo on the 29th of January!
🎉💃🎊🥳🎲
It has been such a crazy journey and keeps on being one, from getting 2 Left Thumbs as a publisher to releasing a demo on Steam to now being in Early Access to hopfully releasing v1.0 later this year. We cannot be more happy with how things have turned out, thank you to everyone that has supported us in any way.
Boss Ifrit.
Boss minion, Djinn Rusty Shield.
Enemy Amanojaku
Enemy Penanggalan
Offensive Weapon Earth Whip.
Offensive Weapon Iron Grip.
Ability Coin Flipper.
Trinket Blood Rose.
Passion Die.
Chance to spawn Ifrit instead of Vetala on Act 2.
Rollable dice after critical indicators on top of the tray.
Buff Blood Linger.
Buff Great Vampire.
Buff Split Strike.
Buff Djinn Tear.
Buff Frozen Power.
Achievement Killer Instinct.
Achievement Blood Miracle.
Achievement Candy Shop.
Frozen Child can roll only 1 frozen die.
Ghost Saber can roll 3 Ghost Dice.
Sai can roll 10 D4s.
Molten Six can roll 6 D6s.
Skull Basher critical apply 1 stack of Bones Explosion to target.
Ghost Mask only gains a die from attacks.
Sort dice by type in Die For Health and Dice Fusion.
Shuck Pelt rarity to Rare.
Abyss Buff increases attack power by the amount of stacks.
Abyss Dice removed from collection.
Black Shuck's prompts to include Blood Linger
Bones Buff triggers when hit not only when losing hp.
Fetch Buff triggers when hit not only when losing hp.
Skeleton Bishop doesn't cast Ironhide.
Krampus Stag doesn't have Frostbite buff, but instead has Frozen Power buff
Critical Guard buff halves incoming critical attacks.
Removed Common Dice from the shop.
Renamed Frozen Shed to Frozen Bag.
Removed Snow Cover to Frostbite.
Stacking two types of poison won't kill the target.
Frozen Child Ability doesn't trigger after one use.
Have a nice weekend and keep rolling!
We’ve been very busy building the game, and our current beta testers have been playing a huge role in shaping it by finding bugs, sharing feedback, and helping us improve each update before release. Still, development moves fast, and testing everything thoroughly takes time.
By opening the beta to more players, we’re giving you the chance to directly influence how the game evolves and help us deliver a more stable, polished experience with every update.
We’ll be releasing frequent beta updates, usually about once a week. These builds are intentionally unfinished and experimental, which means things may break, balance may be off, and bugs will absolutely sneak in, and that’s exactly the point.
As a beta tester, you’ll get early access to upcoming content and features while helping us test new dice, trinkets, weapons, abilities, enemies, and bosses. Your feedback will actively help shape balance decisions, design tweaks, and overall polish before each update goes live.
You'll need to go to your Steam's Library and find Die for the Lich. Find your way to the game's properties...
Then go to Game Versions & Betas.
In the Private Versions field type BetaRollingDice123 and click Check Code.
Now make sure you have ticked the beta-test button.
Congratulations you're now officially a Beta Tester!
P.S. Make sure you go back to the default version if you want to play the public version.
Report bugs!
You can go to our discord and post bugs in the bugs-forums. You can also do it in game by pressing the Report a Bug button in the main menu. We also have a Steam discussions post for bug reporting.
So you found a bug, what should you do?
Create a post.
The post report should include the version of the game when the bug appeared (top right corner in-game).
Write a short explanation on what was happening before the bug.
(Optional) Screenshot if you think that helps.
(Optional) Write a simple steps instruction to recreate it.
We will try to get back to you as soon as possible, but it might take a bit, so don't worry we see the post.
We have a bunch of new enemies ready for you to slay! Including a new boss fight for ACT 2 and some Asia inspired creatures like Penanggalan and Amanojaku.
Also there is new UI, it is visualization for how many extra dice you can roll after critical. We're hoping this would help people understand the critical system better.
New boss, Ifrit.
New boss minion, Djinn Rusty Shield.
New enemy, Amanojaku.
New enemy, Penanggalan.
Chance to spawn Ifrit instead of Vetala on Act 2.
Rollable dice after critical indicators on top of the tray.
Frozen Child can roll only 1 frozen die.
Ghost Saber can roll 3 Ghost Dice.
Sai can roll 10 D4s.
Molten Six can roll 6 D6s.
Skull Basher critical apply 1 stack of Bones Explosion to target.
Ghost Mask only gains a die from attacks.
Sort dice by type in Die For Health and Dice Fusion.
Stacking two types of poison won't kill the target.
Hope you guys enjoy the new version and the weekend.
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Yet another update to keep the game as airtight as possible.
We’ve been listening to everyone who has reported bugs, and we believe this is the most stable version of the game to date.
Game crashes affecting older players have been fixed, along with the most common softlocks, including poison, thorns, and blood moons.
Board Counter trinket description.
Board Counter trinket visually update value when inside the tray.
Grave Reroll reroll priority.
Counter buff and two hit attacks soft lock.
Thorns buff and Counter buff soft lock.
Thorns buff and Blood Moon buff soft lock.
Bones Explosion debuff trigger before Poison debuff.
Using a negative value shield with blemish buff increases the stacks.
Drawing from any bag won't trigger the failed state.
Grave Reroll ability breaks the Cheat die.
Rose Guard giving more Thorns buff when it's used with Magic Thread trinket.
Mirror die can be predicted as negative value.
Gambler die doesn't create two chips when it triggers a critical that causes to reroll itself.
Spike die reroll after critical shenanigans.
Board Counter trinket breaks when drawn from the discard bag.
Negative Obsession debuff doesn't register Black Chips if they are created after it was casted.
Grave Reroll ability rolls locked bone and doesn't unlock it.
Volume for music and SFX not setting properly when you start the game.
Daily yesterday results not showing if it's the first day of the month.
Daily time left displays the wrong time by a minute.
See you in the next update!
Happy (late) New Year! After a full year grinding on Die For The Lich, we hope you had a few relaxing weeks and are fully recharged for the year ahead.
v0.9.1 is here!
It is a small update to the game, addressing most common bugs. But first, a loose "roadmap" of how we'd like to build towards a v1.0 release.
We’ve been hard at work putting together our roadmap for DFTL in 2026, and we’re excited to share a broad overview of what's to come!
We want to focus on refactoring the game's core code.
Fix major and minor bugs.
Balance and rework patches.
Introduce more enemies and bosses.
More weapons, trinkets, abilities and dice.
The Lich enters the chat.
Release v1.0
Early on we focused heavily on adding Weapons, Trinkets and Dice to widen the game. Now our content priority is to make the game deeper, with new enemies, bosses and ways of challenging your build. This will help us better balance the existing content before attempting to build out in other directions.
We are excited to move forward and keep updating the game, it might take some time, but we are hard at work.
Swing Blade critical is 17 and removed Death Fetch debuff cast on hit.
Bad Hand debuff description.
Spike dice unlock description.
Spooky die doesn't work.
Regular Silk ability doesn't carry over if not used.
Leftovers ability doesn't create a chip on battle end.
Unlocking Frozen Child ability only with frozen Ember D20.
Rolling objects during game over screen.
Unlocking Regular Silk doesn't get interrupted by dice that are not rolled by the user.
Board keeps glowing on a new run after critical and restarting in the previous run.
Softlock when the user restarts the run during critical state.
Softlock when save & loading on completing Act 1 or Act 2 without exploring other nodes.
Thin Silence & Broad Silence don't save critical when you save & exit.
Medallion of Greed value not persistent between saving & loading.
Shuck Pelt ability halving maximum health when loaded.
Not saving data on short and uneventful runs.
Able to use weapon after Silver Star is rolled during bag drawing and not failing the roll.
We want to thank everyone that had the time to report bugs, it helps us a lot in making this game more enjoyable for everyone. We are working on v0.9.2 which will bring new enemies and address some of the more complicated bugs.
Cheers!
Krampus will sometimes greet you at the gates of the church instead of Ankou alongside his trusted stags. His battle revolves around the dice freeze mechanic and clever thinking.
New dice (and trinkets) physics are here! We teased these two weeks ago on twitter. It was something we wanted to do since we were on Newgrounds and finally had the time do it!
We have 3 new dice and 2 new trinkets added to the game. But before you play with them you'll have to unlock them.
Most updates we include new weapons and this one is not any different.
We added 4 new unlockable weapons with one being a weapon from another indie game.
In my opinion leveling up is one of the most crucial parts of the game, a new ability can make or break your run. In this update we're introducing 3 new unlockable abilities! We have also touched up the Ghost Mask to make it a bit more competitive.
There are also 13 new achievements! A few returning achievements from both the Newgrounds and Steam demos. Achievements are one of our favorite things to add since there are almost endless ideas for them. We just try and focus on picking the most fair and challenging ones.
The game now also comes with a lot more "juice". Chests opening, hitting criticals and monster have never felt this good. We strive to make this game feel good even whenever you do something as mundane as throwing a die
Weapons:
Offensive Weapon Meno's Scythe.
Offensive Weapon Brave Axe.
Offensive Weapon Birch Branches.
Defensive Weapon Broad Silence.
Dice:
Snow Die.
Spooky Die.
Cheat Die.
Trinkets:
Jester Bell
Roly Poly
Enemies:
Krampus
Krampus Stag
Abilities:
Leftovers
Regular Silk
Frozen Child
Achievements
Offensive Run
Poison Overflow
Heavy Board
Triple Kill
Draw God
Undertaker Specialist
Dante Specialist
The Forsaken Specialist
No Cash No Problem
Curse You
Heavy Strike
Stag Lover
Silver Strike
Polish & Others:
Dice and Trinket rolling physics.
Chests open animations to match each rarity.
Blood particles on hit.
Blood on the edge of the screen on impactful hits.
Screen shake on impactful on on hit.
Striking an enemy with critical particles.
Debuff Frozen Shed.
Buff Snow Cover.
Trinket chests don't reward coins.
Elite battles don't reward coins.
Ghost Mask creates a random Ghost Die whenever you successfully block an attack.
Charon shop is completely redrawn
Angel offering background
Each weapon has matching attack slashes.
Ghost Tooth account for negative dice.
Ghost Tooth rolls a ghost die for each die that has the highest rolled value on the board.
Also shout out to Headless for adding Undertaker and Dante to Underboard.
You can play the demo now and see familiar faces from other indie games as well. Yes, our new weapon is straight ripped from their game and it might be our favorite one so far.
We always love it whenever we see fanart from the community, so here are some of our recent favorites.
They also drew Undertaker and our logo in Wplace.
We love these so much, they bring so much energy and inspiration to our team.
UPDATE 0.8.2 is NOW LIVE!
We have been in the kitchen cooking this update and cannot be more excited to share it with you guys.
8 New weapons
The Forsaken playable character now has their own starting weapons
Trinket map node - getting new trinkets has never been easier
Adjusted the loot drop on each act
New item rarities to reflect the new loot drop rates
Visual rarity in the collection tab
Adjusted some enemy behaviors
Weapons:
Forsaken Blade.
Forsaken Buckler.
Molten Six.
Oracle Lance.
Venom Guard.
Moon Buckler.
Rogue Buckler.
Jester Guard.
Other:
Trinket Chests spawns in the middle of Act 1 and Act 2.
Collection items display rarity.
Weapons:
Chain Armor ability needs 4 damage instead of 5 to gain 1 armor.
Dragon shield critical from 14 to 10 and gives 6 stacks of Pending Armor.
Moon Slicer can reroll any object instead of just die.
Oracle Shield predicts one random die on critical.
Sharp Stone critical from 13 to 9.
Swing Blade critical from 18 to 10.
Enemies:
Gargoyle casts Aggro and defends self.
Vetala Skeleton casts Bones buff on the player.
White Lady casts Blemish on the player.
General Balance:
Level up also heals the player.
Counter buff better description and halving next action's amount.
Starter chest gives a set of 1 rare die with 2 common dice and 1 weapon.
Regular battles give one more die as an option.
Regular battles in Act 3 don't offer coins.
Legendary dice cost 2 coins instead of 3.
Act 2 extra shop.
Act 3 before healing always have a shop.
Abyss Buff trigger on attacks even if blocked.
Blemish buff only triggers on shield uses.
Rarity:
Moon Slicer to Rare
Swing Blade to Rare
Sharp Stone rarity from Rare to Uncommon.
Ability Coins from Uncommon to Rare.
Ability Hooks from Rare to Uncommon.
Ashen D4 from Uncommon to Common.
Ashen D12 from Uncommon to Rare.
Ashen D20 from Uncommon to Legendary.
Blemish D4 from Uncommon to Common.
Blood D4 and D6 from Uncommon to Common.
Bone Dice from Common to Uncommon.
Gambler D8 from Uncommon to Rare.
Gambler D12 from Rare to Legendary.
Leather Dice from Rare to Uncommon.
Lucky D12 from Rare to Legendary.
Mirror D4 from Uncommon to Common.
Mirror D20 from Uncommon to Rare.
Plated D4 and D6 from Rare to Uncommon.
Poison D4 and D6 from Rare to Legendary.
Soul D12 from Uncommon to Rare.
Spike D12 from Uncommon to Rare.
Tray Bound D4 from Uncommon to Common.
Descriptions:
Descriptions for Ghost Mask, Snake Dagger, Poison, Bedeviled Curse
Abyss Die description
Abyss Buff description
Debt curse causes weapon to stay with +4 counter.
Curse visual stays after curse is resolved.
After removing an object from the board won't trigger the critical or remove the failed state.
Rerolling dice with grave reroll won't trigger the critical.
Blood Moon buff can leave enemy at 0 hp if attacked twice in the action.
Chest goes back in ground instead of closing.
Can play daily again if internet connection is lost during run.
Data leaks (battle backgrounds, weapon attacks, ability cards).
Getting the same battles in a row.
Applying debuff/buff to a dead target.
Blood Moon music distortion.
Perfect Run achievement explot after loading.
May the dice roll in your favor!
We are bringing a 'small' patch update to the game. We addressed a few bugs and balancing issues.
We have been hard at work addressing all of these issues since we launched the game. We really hope everyone has a smoother ride from now on, but it is early access and bugs and balancing issues are bound to happen.
Let us know if you find any more issues and thank you to our community for helping out!
Changelog:
\ Buff Bones Explosion blinking. \ Illeiro locked objects have a description. \ Ammit won't buff with Aggro. \ Temper buff from 50 stacks to 20 stacks. \ Strigoi does less damage when in a group. \ Bedeviled Tears to 7 stacks. \ Bedeviled Tears die type increases with each expiration. \ Regular battles reward with coins depending on the rarity of the die that is paired with, for rare and legendary get 2 coins and for common and uncommon get 1 coin. \ Dante and The Forsaken's starting decks. \ Bedeviled Blade critical effect returns all dice to the tray after use. \ Elite battles balanced group of enemies. \ Illeiro locked objects will roll no matter the conditions of the board. \ Act 1 enemies deal less damage. \ Act 1 weapon chests higher loot rarity. \ Shop dialog disabled. \ Player needs less xp to level up. \ Black Shuck and Black Stag give 12 xp instead of 10. \ Cross Necklace not healing at all. \ Cursed weapons remove stacks on use. \ Abyss buff removing a curse after target buff trigger. \ Vampire buff heals on target death. \ Vampire buff heals over the health lost. \ Groundhog Day achievement not unlocking. \ Game crash after hitting adjecent targets with the abyss buff and not having an abyss die on the board. \ Not registering killing Ankou before stags. \ Abilities repeating after save & load. \ Black Shuck pelt doesn't scale hp, but only max hp. \ Load a save after an act is completed skips an act. \ Score didn't save between save & exit. \ Abyss debuff curses not working the Critical Guard buff.
We are officially entering Early Access and we cannot be more excited to share what we've been working on since the last demo update!
In the demo everyone got the chance to explore the graveyard and take their stab at Ankou.
In this release we are bringing TWO more stages (Acts) to the game. Now the fun will be tripled.
New bosses and enemies are waiting for you, many of them will not go easy on you like the black shuck does.
Once you beat the third act you will unlock a new playable character.
The Forsaken one will cry alongside you as you struggle to hit that next critical.
More MORE MOOOREE!
Many more weapons, dice and trinkets have been added that will spice things up.
We have an icicle that will freeze your rolled dice.
A stopwatch that will reroll your lowest rolled die on the board.
Blood dice that return to you when you kill an enemy.
Thin Silence is a sword that grows as you slay monsters.
Rose Guard will protect you with thorns.
An ability that will make you not spend your coins in Charon's shop.
And many many many MORE!
For a bit of posterity (and the curiosity of any prospective buyers) the count at launch is:
3 Characters
51 Weapons
13 Abilities
25 Dice types
28 Trinkets
You guys screamed at us for not having save and load options and we listened.
You will never be late for work again. Just save the game and continue whenever you have the time to roll some dice.
(This is something you cannot do in a Daily Run)
We have added 11 unique achievements for those that are looking for an extra challenge.
The plan is to add more that are tailored to specific challenges as we grow the game.
I hope everyone enjoys the fruits of our labor.
You can also join our discord server if you have any fun and exciting idea, report bugs or just want to hangout.
Hello all, this is Graeme from 2 Left Thumbs (Publisher of Die For The Lich).
I wanted to take a moment to share another strategic roguelike, that also had its start as a Newgrounds demo! Underboard is a tactical team-building auto-battler roguelike. If that sounds appealing to you, please be sure to check out its demo and drop it a Wishlist.
Thanks for all your support!
It has been two months since the last update, time flies, eh?
This update brings a long awaited feature to the demo, Lich's Abyss (endless mode)! Not anyone can enter, first you have to... well, we won't spoil it for you. If you find your way in, be warned, those who dare to enter are all forgotten and lost to time!
Yes.
We will release Early Access on November 10th... THIS YEAR!
Yes that's right. you heard this correct, you'll be able to give us money real soon.
We've been hard at work on Act 2 and Act 3, we've added a bunch of more weapons, dice, trinkets and enemies. As you know in the demo, you reach the Church, slay Ankou and the game ends abruptly, just as you got some really interesting gear. But here's a sneak peek of Act 2... and would you look at that, you can make new friends!
added: Endless mode
added: UI depth counter
added: Lich Bound buff
added: Options button for swift mode
added: Display depth on game over
changed: Zombie casts armor on self instead of Rotten Chance
changed: Score calculation
changed: Capped level 10 and max 5 abilities.
changed: Crow Skull discards objects
changed: Fishhook returns only dice
changed: Abyss Chest appearance
changed: Eye patch is legendary, Ghost Skull is now rare
changed: Undertaker now has an Obsidian D4
changed: Dragon shield give 3 stacks
changed: New enemy combinations in battles
changed: Credits for beta testers
fixed: Hover info clipping
fixed: Shopkeeper dialog close after abandon
fixed: Can't pause after dying from enemies
fixed: Unlucky curse triggers on rerolls & none user rolls
fixed: Fishhook returns dice and jester pitchfork critical still rolls those dice
Our friends at countlessnights and Headless who share the same publisher as us (2 Left Thumbs) and are also releasing demos for this Steam Next Fest. If you like what you see you should give those games a try.
Thank you for giving our game a chance and see you in the leaderboards!
We try our best to keep the game polished and bug free and this patch should fix up a bunch of issues.
Hey look, you can see the curses now!
We got a new Bug Report Form, it's a quick way to make sure a bug is reported without being lost in the sauce.
Make sure to join the Discord Server, it's the fastest way to keep up with the development.
v0.7.1 Changelogs:
Blood Moon 2 stacks.
'Broken Crystal Ball' makes 3 random low dice predictions.
Angel statue now reveals what curse the weapon has.
Angel curses are seeded.
Report bugs link.
Blood moon polish.
Rare shields are less rare in the weapon chest.
Hover info in daily menu added.
Calculating score accounts for healing.
Fixed some weapons costs in the shop.
'Tenacious Targe' changed to uncommon.
Shopkeeper dialog.
Dice fusion accepts special dice on left side.
Dialog hides on map toggle.
Battle chests dice rarity fixed.
Buffs trigger quicker.
Fixed rotten chance missing D4 rolls.
'Draw' buff renamed to 'Fetch'.
Fixed lagging cursor.
Cheers!
If you've spent time with the previous version, you're in for a treat, we've added a lot of new content and made several improvements and fixes throughout.
If you’re not familiar with ‘Die for the Lich’ it is a roguelike dice deckbuilder. The mechanic of the game is simple, roll dice and try not to roll over the limit and of course kill as many mythical creatures as possible in the process.
You might not have unlocked them all yet, and we’re adding even more.
This time, we focused on weapons that apply buffs and debuffs to mix things up a bit and see how they impact your playstyle.
If you haven’t been the biggest fan of Dante, we’ve got some good news, he’s undergone a major rework.
His starting ability has been completely redesigned to create a more distinct experience between the two playable characters.
But if you preferred the old Dante, let us know, we’re actively working with the community to make the best possible changes.
This is another change that has been welcomed with open arms, the old Blood Moon was a bit too straightforward. The new blood moon brings more strategy to every dice and trinket rolled to keep you on your toes.
The Angel now offers two new curses: Unlucky Curse and Dice Bound Curse.
Curses also come with a new look, we removed the generic skull with an eye on his forehead design with one inspired by a Djinn, giving them a more fitting and mysterious vibe.
Originally intended as a hidden weapon for those willing to seek it out, the Blood Blade gradually lost its secretive charm and became a bit too easy to obtain.
With this update, we’ve reworked its function and price to better reflect its original, more elusive design.
Time to start killing more monsters on your way to Ankou because there’s a brand new ability in play, and the old Halo has been reworked.
The Oracle now offers a glimpse into the future with a new per-turn mechanic.
If you’ve been ignoring the Halo because it felt underwhelming, you might want to give it another shot… or keep ignoring it. Either way, it’s definitely more useful now.
If you’ve been battling for the top spot in the Daily Run or even claimed the crown for a day there’s good news for you!
We’ve improved the leaderboard, complete with a button to view yesterday’s scores, and you can now compete directly with your Steam friends.
We hope to see you at the top!
If the game is not running smoothly or you’ve not had the chance to play it because your computer is too slow, we may be able to fix that. With our new GL Compatibility option when you first run the game.
This was our way of fixing it, and it seems like it has worked for the few people that have reported having these problems.
We’ve also made a number of smaller changes and fixes, we’ll let you discover those for yourself.
A huge thank you to everyone who’s played, reviewed, and supported the game. It truly means a lot to see how much you're enjoying it, and we’ve loved seeing all the ideas and suggestions you’ve shared.
Here is some fan art from our community.
We’re incredibly grateful for our community and everything they've helped us build. Consider this update a small thank you from us.
Enjoy the new update!
Today we are releasing the official Steam Demo! We have been working on it non-stop and are super excited to present it to you.
Die for the Lich is a roguelike dice deckbuilder. The mechanic of the game is simple, roll dice and try not to roll over the limit and of course kill as many mythical creatures as possible in the process.
This demo is a continuation of our web demo, which we released on January 29th this year on Newgrounds. It received over 90,000 plays and was awarded Best Game of January.
We're excited to bring a ton of new content to this updated Steam demo.
We've always planned to have more than one playable character in Die for the Lich. This new addition changes the way you play the game, but you'll need to unlock them first before diving in.
For those seeking an extra challenge and greater rewards, Blood Moon Battles are for you. You'll be able to choose these encounters on your path to the Lich. It's entirely up to you whether you take on the risk.
It is a system that makes enemies more dynamic, challenging, and strategically engaging. Most enemies come with their own unique buffs and some of them can cast a debuff on you, so stay alert and plan accordingly.
Don’t have the die you need? No problem, you can craft it yourself. Dice Combining is a special map node you can choose during your run, letting you merge two dice to create something new and more useful for your strategy.
Carrying too many dice but running low on health? Healing Angels are here to help. In exchange for one of your dice, these celestial beings will restore your health and keep you going on your journey.
Each run brings you closer to unlocking a wealth of new content. As you play, you'll gain access to powerful new dice, unique trinkets, deadly weapons, and special abilities that expand your strategic options. Whether you succeed or fail, every attempt pushes your progress forward and opens up exciting new possibilities for future runs.
If you're coming from the web demo, we’ve got some bad news… the old music is gone.
But here’s the good news: we now have an all-original soundtrack composed by Hyperstepp, created specifically to accompany your glorious, repeated deaths.
Compete with players around the world and see if you can claim the crown for the day. Top the leaderboard and earn your moment of glory, plus a shoutout on our Discord server.
Just remember: bragging rights only last for 24 hours. Use them wisely. I'll see you at the top.
We want to thank everyone who played our old web demo and all our beta testers for their incredible support and for playing some pretty broken versions of the game.
If you’d like to help out or just keep up with the latest progress, be sure to join our Discord server. We post updates every week and love stealing ideas from our amazing community.
What are you waiting for? Jump into the demo and, if you enjoy it, please leave a review. It means the world to us! We’re a very small team, and your support really helps us keep going.
It’s been almost five months since we released the web demo, and we’ve been hard at work behind the scenes. Now, we're thrilled to reveal what is new in the Steam demo of Die for the Lich.
Crafting Dice Take control of your strategy like never before. Our new crafting system lets you forge any die you can imagine, as long as you have the right components. Build the dice that suit your playstyle.
New Playable Character Introducing Dante, an undead poet with a powerful, unique ability that opens up entirely new tactical options. He’s more than just a new face, he’s a whole new way to play.
Strategic Battles We've introduced a new buff/debuff system that makes enemies more dynamic, challenging, and strategically engaging.
Meta-Progression This isn’t just a run-based roguelike. Earn powerful dice, trinkets, weapons and abilities over time with our new meta-progression system. Locked behind challenging tasks and achievements.
And that’s just a glimpse of what we’ve prepared for the Steam demo. Don’t leave it to chance and wishlist the game now! Check out our discord for more updates.
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