Indie developer RuneHeads, known for pushing genre boundaries, has officially released a free playable demo of their upcoming game Journey to the Void, a dark fantasy roguelite deckbuilder with an innovative tower defense twist. Available now on Steam, the demo offers players a taste of the strategic card battles, morally-driven choices, and RPG progression ahead of the game’s full PC launch this summer.
🃏 A Dark Fantasy Deckbuilder with Tactical Depth
In Journey to the Void, the world is crumbling under the weight of elemental corruption. Players must venture into decaying regions, build powerful decks, and face down waves of enemies in grid-based arenas. Choose from infinitely generated heroes, each with unique buffs and nerfs, and dive into battles where every card and decision can shift the tide.
Whether you’re wielding frost against flaming foes or harnessing lightning in a storm-ravaged biome, Journey to the Void challenges you to adapt your strategy in real-time.
🌌 Journey to the Void Demo Content: What’s Available Now
The free demo on Steam includes a generous preview of the game’s mechanics and world:
- ✅ 2 Biomes to explore
- ✅ 5 Unique Arenas
- ✅ 50+ Cards and Items to unlock
- ✅ 40+ Enemies including 2 Boss Battles
- ✅ 40+ Moral Narrative Events
- ✅ Procedurally Generated Heroes with RPG-style stat development
From leveling up Constitution and Resonance to deciding the fate of a corrupted land, the demo showcases the depth and replayability at the heart of RuneHeads’ design.
⚔️ Key Features of Journey to the Void
🔁 Endless Hero Variety
Start each run with a new procedurally generated character — traits like Adamant (extra physical damage) or Unfriendly (increased shop prices) dramatically affect how each game unfolds.
📊 Stat-Based Progression
Customize your hero with RPG-style attributes:
- Constitution for survivability
- Strength for physical attacks
- Resonance for elemental synergy
- Intelligence for spell mastery
🌍 Elemental Biomes with Strategic Impact
With 8 elemental regions, card behavior and enemy types vary dramatically depending on your surroundings. Fire, frost, and poison aren’t just visuals — they reshape how you play.
💥 Tower Defense Meets Deckbuilding
Unique to Journey to the Void is its grid-based combat system, requiring precise placement, timing, and synergy between units and card combos — blending the best of tower defense and turn-based deckbuilding.
🧠 Moral Choices with Permanent Impact
Make decisions in over 100 narrative interactions that can permanently change regions for future runs — sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
🗓 Coming Summer 2025 – Wishlist Now
The full release of Journey to the Void is set for Summer 2025 on PC via Steam. With roguelite replayability, deep card mechanics, and a unique twist on tower defense gameplay, it’s shaping up to be one of the most intriguing indie titles of the year.
💡 Pro Tip: Wishlist it now to get notified at launch and join the growing community shaping development feedback through the demo.
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