Next Run is now available on mobile devices. The game is available on iOS and Android.

Links:

• App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6753970239

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• Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clarusvictoria.nextrun

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• RuStore: https://www.rustore.ru/catalog/app/com.clarusvictoria.nextrun

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To mark the occasion, discounts of 30-50% are available on all other Clarus Victoria games until December 23*.

* On Google Play, discounts for the Egypt series and Marble Age Remaster will start on December 19.

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Save files from version 1.0.14 are not compatible with 1.1.0. To continue playing on the old version, you can use previous builds: Steam - Library - Next Run - Properties - Betas.

Short list of changes:

• Modding and Steam Workshop support have been added. Mod management is available in the main menu. You can now download mods from Steam, create your own, and share them. We invite you to try your hand at modding. The manual is available at: https://clarusvictoria.com/next-run/mods-manual

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• A new class, the Druid, has been added with unique gameplay.

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• Orders have been added for the Leader. The Leader can now issue commands to the squad: gold gathering, experience gain, recruitment, and assistance with command.

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• The ability to upgrade undead units in the Necromancers squad has been added, along with a unique game ending when undead are fully upgraded.

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• Nearly a dozen crashes and major UI issues occurring in various parts of the game have been fixed.

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• A new hotkey \"~\" has been added for the \"Rest\" action.

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• Map generation balance has been improved.

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• Autosave has been disabled on the \"Nightmare\" difficulty.

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• Various text and tooltip adjustments. Spanish localization fixes.

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More than two weeks have passed since the release of the game. Thank you to everyone who has already played, left feedback, or added the game to their wishlist.

Thanks to your comments, we were able to identify and fix several issues, improve the balance, and make the game a bit more friendly.

Many suggestions were related to new features, and some of them are now in development.

What is happening now:

• Mobile versions for the App Store, Google Play, and RuStore are ready. We are currently waiting for approval from Apple.

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• Work on a major update is in progress.

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A major update is planned for December. It is planned to include:

• Mod support, including integration with Steam Workshop

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• Unique endings for the Necromancer and the Leader

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• New features for the Leader and the Peasant

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• Various improvements and fixes

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• Possibly a new class

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Some of these features may change in timing or design, but overall the work is moving in this direction.

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Save files from version 1.0.13 are fully compatible with 1.0.14. The warning when selecting such saves can be ignored.

List of changes:

• Class requirements have been removed. You can now play, for example, as the Lord without any conditions.

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• In Easy mode, Hell Attacks now occur 50% less often (was 25%). Easy mode is now even easier.

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• Added autosave. This helps continue the game even if the player forgot to save and died accidentally.

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• Increased the maximum mana the Mage gains from each point of the Meditation skill. It was +3, now it is +4. Playing as the Mage is now more comfortable.

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• Added automatic unlocking of the Farm, Mine, and Lumbermill blueprints when capturing a settlement, if the avatar did not know them, even if they are not in the inventory. Any class can now reliably develop the economy after capturing a settlement.

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• Added hotkeys for Quick Save (F5) and Quick Load (F9).

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• Fixed a rare freeze in the tutorial during the wood gathering step.

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• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred after loading the game right after the tutorial.

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• Fixed a crash that occurred when loading a game if the save was made while the avatar was moving.

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• The selected tile is now saved, preventing rare strange situations after loading.

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• Reduced the required number of slain creatures for the Genocide achievement from 150 to 120.

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• Text fixes: Spanish, Turkish.

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Version 1.0.13

Save files from version 1.0.12 are fully compatible with 1.0.13. The warning when selecting such saves can be ignored.

List of changes:

• Fixed: the window close button occasionally shifted position.

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• Improved: added proper cancellation of Trade when starting drag-and-drop - previously this could cause UI glitches.

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• Updated Warrior stance system:

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• New stance order - Attack stance, Balanced stance, Defensive stance.

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• Stances can now be switched with hotkeys 1, 2, 3.

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• Tip: Attack stance is effective against Mages, while Defensive stance helps when retreating from battle.

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Version 1.0.12

Released on the same day as the full launch - November 6, 2025. Therefore, a separate news post was not published.

List of changes:

• Added Steam achievements.

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• Fixed crashes occurring during saving and loading.

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• For Warrior and Leader classes, increased the interval between Hell attacks (making the game slightly easier).

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• Increased the interval between the first 15 Hell waves by 1520%.

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• Reduced the effect of the Magic skill by approximately 20%.

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• Slightly increased Mana cost for level 57 spells.

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• Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the game.

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• Fixed parameter calculations in the Statistics window (effects of equipment and buildings).

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• Fixed: a tooltip appeared suggesting the improvement of a unit that was already at max level.

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• Added a unique sound effect when defeating a Hell wave monster.

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• Added a Necromancer notification when enough Remains are collected to raise undead.

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• Updated localization texts: Chinese, German, and Spanish.

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After almost ten years of searching and experimenting, were happy to announce:

Next Run has been released in its full version.

This game is the result of a long journey - an attempt to rethink our experience and find a new foundation for a universal gameplay approach.

We wanted to show how different genres - strategy and RPG - can merge seamlessly within a single game while keeping coherence and depth.

With Next Run, we also address one of the oldest challenges in our previous projects - low replayability.

Despite its new setting, Next Run is a direct evolution of the mechanics from our earlier games, taken to a deeper level.

It marks an important milestone on Clarus Victorias path toward creating future games with more complex mechanics and living worlds.

Join in, play, and share your impressions.

Now, more than ever, your support matters - it will determine how ambitious our next projects can be.

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Only 2 days remain before the release of Next Run, and today we present a new class - the Lord.

The Lord is a unique class for both RPGs and roguelikes, combining the gameplay of strategy and role-playing.

More than any other class, the Lord focuses on capturing and developing regions through various buildings.

Villages, Sawmills, Mines, and Farms provide a steady income of resources. These resources can be invested in constructing buildings such as Barracks and Mage Guilds, which in turn enhance the Lords Skills and open new opportunities.

Players will face strategic choices:

- Build new structures or upgrade existing ones?

- Expand territories or focus on controlled regions?

- Invest in resource production or in improving Skills?

Some map locations enhance building efficiency - for example, the Necrocastle dungeon increases the efficiency of all nearby Mage Guilds by 50%.

Class features:

- First Talent - Stewardship: +2 controlled Villages or Buildings.

- Second Talent - Dexterity: speeds up Construction and Upgrading.

- Starting assets: 20 Gold, Basic Hammer.

- Starting Blueprints for various Buildings.

- Ancestral estate: starts the game with one region already under control, providing +1 Gold per day.

Weaknesses:

- Requires time and planning before investments start to pay off.

- Low effect from Strength and Endurance - direct leveling is almost useless.

- Unlocks after completing the game as the Crafter.

Lord - the perfect choice for those who prefer strategy and economy, yet wish to experience them in the pace of a roguelike.

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Today well tell you about the Necromancer a grim master of death who turns the fallen into his loyal servants.

If the Leader commands the living, the Necromancer commands the dead. He combines traits of the Leader, Mage, and Artisan, yet acts in a completely different way. His path is to gather the Remains of fallen enemies and turn them into an army of the undead. He makes no distinction between enemies and allies all serve him after death.

The Necromancer welcomes every battle and every new friend for sooner or later, they all join his ranks. He has no need for Leadership: Skeletons are mindless and utterly loyal, so they can be recruited without limits.

Class features

- Starting items: 20 Gold, a Basic Staff, and several Remains

- First talent - Control: increases the effectiveness of controlled undead by 10% per skill level

- Second talent - Dexterity: increases the speed of raising undead. The stronger the creature, the longer the raising process

- The Necromancer gains 30% more bonuses from improving tomes, making him a powerful spellcaster even without upgrading Meditation

- Gains bonuses from Cemeteries and Burial Grounds on the map and can collect Remains there

Weaknesses

- To expand his army, the Necromancer benefits from destroying everyone around him the more fallen there are, the more soldiers he can raise. But that takes time!

- Unlocks after completing the game as the Mage.

The Necromancer is a choice for those who want to become a true villain and experience something completely different.

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In just 6 days, the full version of Next Run will be available on Steam!

It\'s time to meet the new classes that will appear only in the release version.

Class Description

The Leader is a specialist in recruiting soldiers and improving their efficiency.

Her strength lies in her allies - they are the source of her power. Playing as the Leader requires a thoughtful approach to development and squad management.

Class Features

- Starts the game wearing padded armor and commanding a small squad of peasants.

- First Talent - Leadership: allows recruiting more units without penalties. +2 units for each point of the skill.

- Second Talent - Control: increases the effectiveness of commanded fighters. All allies gain +10% to their stats for each point of Control.

Weaknesses

- Like the Warrior, the Leader prefers to act decisively and fight often - therefore, hellish waves attack her 15% more frequently.

- Not available from the start - unlocked after completing the game as the Warrior.

Youll often have to decide: spend money on yourself or on your squad? Hire new soldiers or improve the old ones? How many warriors and mages to bring, and how many crafters and gatherers?

The Leader is the choice for strategists who put their people above themselves on the road to victory.

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Over 60 updates since version 1.0.7. The main ones include:

- Improved UX: added window headers and close buttons, hotkeys, reordered interface buttons, slightly increased game speed, added protection from accidental clicks, and tooltips indicating that objects can be upgraded or created.

- Fixed dozens of bugs, minor issues, and UI performance problems.

- The base effect of spells has been reduced by half, but the impact of the Magic skill on spell power has been increased roughly threefold.

- Enemy monsters of level 3 and higher have been weakened.

- Balance: slight nerf to Warrior and Artisan, buffs to Mage and Necromancer.

- In the full version, class unlock conditions have been added:

- Leader - unlocked by completing the game as Warrior

- Necromancer - unlocked by completing the game as Mage

- Lord - unlocked by completing the game as Artisan

- Peasant - unlocked by completing the game in Nightmare mode

- In Nightmare mode, saving is now available only upon exiting the game.

- The Trade skill now affects the bribing of creatures; a minor rebalance of creature prices has been made.

- The Escape chance now increases by +10% per day.

- The Living Tree no longer grants EXP but gives +1 Skill Point instead.

- Texts polished and full support for Turkish and Polish language characters added.

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This update includes [u]over a hundred[/u] improvements, fixes, and adjustments. Key changes:

- Added the ability to save your game and enabled Steam Cloud support

- Significantly improved text quality in Chinese, Turkish, Brazilian Portuguese, and German

- Added new character portraits in the Inventory menu

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The demo is now available to play directly on Steam!

This version features three classes:

Warrior a swift, melee combatant.

Artisan a master of crafting and upgrading.

Mage a collector of spells.

The demo lets you play **up to wave 3 of Hell**, enough to get a feel for the mechanics, try different playstyles, and form your first impressions.

Wed love to hear your feedback it will help make Next Run even better for release.

Download the demo and share your thoughts!

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The Mage is the third class of the game, available in the free demo version (release on October 3).

Unlike the Warrior and Artisan, the Mage relies not on brute strength or equipment, but on spells. Offensive, defensive, and supportive magic create a completely different playstyle more dynamic and flexible.

The Mage is a true collector of spells. The more diverse spells you discover, the more tools for victory you gain. You can play cautiously, using weaker but mana-efficient spells, or attempt to finish a battle with one ultimate spell. The key is to manage your mana reserves before striking!

Class features:

The Magic skill is extremely important: it increases the effectiveness of all spells.

Starts the game with 20 gold, a simple staff, and several random level 12 spells.

Key talents: Intelligence (boosts Magic) and Meditation (increases mana pool).

Maximum mana increased by +5.

Duplicate spells found in adventures improve those already learned.

Weaknesses:

Strongly dependent on mana and the available spells.

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The Artisan is the second Next Run class, available in the free demo (release on October 3).\nHe specializes in crafting and improving items, as well as gathering resources. His key talents are Dexterity (required for Crafting) and Perception (required for Gathering). This is a class for players who prefer a thoughtful and controlled process. A true treasure for tacticians who enjoy complex multi-step strategies. Not for beginners, but for those who have already mastered the game and want to discover a completely new style of play.

Class features:\n Starts with 20 gold, a pickaxe, and random blueprints of level 12 items, allowing immediate crafting.\n The higher the Dexterity, the stronger items become after upgrades.\n Unlike the Warrior who rushes into battle, the Artisan first gathers blueprints, collects resources, creates and upgrades items, and only then calmly engages in fights.\n Can turn an ordinary dagger (+2 damage) into a deadly weapon (+8 damage) and clear enemies with confidence.

Weaknesses:\n Slow start: while the Warrior is already fighting, the Artisan is still preparing. This class requires patience and planning.

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We are launching a closed localization test.\nWere looking for players with good language skills to ensure quality translations.

Languages to check: Deutsch, English, Espaol, Franais, Italiano, , Polski, Portugus-Brasil, , , , Trke,

What you get:

• Early access to the demo before the official release.

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• The chance to contribute to development and help improve the game.

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• Your name in the game credits.

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• The full version of the game as a reward for your help.

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Requirements:

• Good knowledge of the chosen language.

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• Attention to detail and willingness to help refine the text.

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How to join:

Go to Weblate: https://translate.clarusvictoria.com/projects/next_run/

Register, choose your language, and help by proofreading and approving the translations.

Thank you for your support! Together, well close the Gates of Hell and make the game better than ever!

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In Next Run you will find 7 unique classes - each with its own playstyle.

Today we introduce the first one - the Warrior.

The Warrior is a master of combat and direct confrontation.

He is strong and resilient, gaining bonuses to Strength and Endurance. His key skills are Attack and Defense, which are directly enhanced by equipment.

Class features:

- Starts the game with 20 Gold and a Club, allowing him to engage in battles effectively right away.

- Can switch Stances, balancing between Attack and Defense. For example, in battles against mages, where physical defense is useless, the Warrior tries to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible in the Attack Stance.

- Easy to master: he is the class youll use to complete the Tutorial and begin your first run.

- One of the three classes available in the Demo, releasing this October.

Weaknesses:

The Warrior faces Hell attacks 25% more often, so he must act more decisively.

Despite specializing in melee combat, the Warrior has no restrictions: he can gather resources, craft items, use magic, and much more.

The Warrior is the best choice for newcomers, while still offering tactical variety for experienced players.

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The Clarus Victoria website has been updated: clarusvictoria.com

A new section About the Studio has been added.

It includes information about the studio: Who we are, Vision, Studio History.

We share our journey, the projects and challenges we faced, and how this experience ultimately led to the creation of Next Run.

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We hit 1,000 wishlists in just 3 days! Thats huge for our small indie studio.

Thank you this is a huge milestone for our small indie studio and a great boost at the start.

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