Enter the simulation today. Explore the core gameplay loop of Self Recurse in this demo, assisting Phalaen through procedurally generated trials with your arsenal of cards, dice, artifacts, and spellbooks in this roguelite card-battler.

Survive the first act

Explore the randomly generated first act map with the soldier profession. Encounter lethal battles, treasure events to bolster your inventory, table-top events resolved by dice rolls, merchants to bulk up on supplies, and safe zones to rest and recalibrate before facing off against one of the bosses.

Control your build like never before

Themes shape your rewards: each reward pool contains at least one item tied to your theme, letting you steer the development of your build. Swap themes and adapt mid-run as fresh rewards appear, creating both deliberate and reactive playstyles.

Plentiful Options

Craft your unique run with:

• Cards: with over 30 unique effects; deal health and energy damage; use attacks and abilities to flip fights to you favor.

• Dice: free to play at the turn start; begin small and scale into crucial effects. Play with the stronger demo versions to really experience their capabilities.

• Spellbooks: "always-in-hand" items that use cooldowns instead of action or energy points.

• Artifacts: static objects of power that trigger on events occur to gain the upper hand.

Resources Matter

Leverage action and energy points during battle. Running out of energy will prevent you from playing your strongest cards, but you can do the same to your opponents' actions. Excess energy damage is drained from the target's health points, adding a layer of resource-based strategy.

Take Action!

If you enjoyed the demo, please be sure to wishlist Self Recurse to be notified when the journey continues and the next steps to Phalaen's mysterious search are revealed. 

Demo Deltas

The demo is slice of the game that illustrates card-battling in a quick run. While the player will obtain stronger dice and greater drop rates for items, it differs from the full game's count of cards, spellbooks, artifacts, and shards - the permanent currency that will allow the player to level up Phalaen to her full potential.