Hi everyone! I just released Bones for the Devil, a short push-your-luck dice roguelite. You can play the first three circles free, right in your browser.
How it works: you roll six dice and keep the ones that score. Then you decide: roll the rest again to push your luck, or bank the points. If a roll has no scoring dice, you bust and the Devil keeps everything from that turn. Keep all six and you get hot dice: roll them all again.
The base is Farkle, an old tavern dice game, with a roguelite layer on top:
- Points × Mult scoring with 24 charms that stack in silly ways (Snake Eyes, Pentagram, Hellhound, Gambler's Ruin…)
- Cursed dice you can buy: loaded, gold, glass (double points, might crack) and blood
- 8 circles of hell. Each one ends with a Deadly Sin boss that changes the rules: Sloth gives you only 2 turns, Gluttony eats every lone 5, Greed won't let you bank under 400… and Lucifer is at the bottom
- Runs of 10–25 minutes. Mouse, keyboard or touch. English and Portuguese
The browser demo has circles 1–3. The full game (US$ 1) has all 8 circles, Lucifer, Endless mode and all charms.
I'd really love feedback on the balance: how far did you get, and which charm combo carried you?