Hello adventurers! First, the big news:

Tangledeep launches out of Early Access on February 1st, 2018!

We hope you are excited about this as we are! Though this is later than our original planned release period (Dec/Jan), our progress has not slowed down, plus we want to make sure the game isn't lost in the holiday chaos. To that end we've been hurtling along full speed and improving the game in every way imaginable. Let's cover some of the major changes and additions since our last big update post...

TONS OF ART AND FX POLISH

The visuals of Tangledeep are among its best features, and we've been continuing to make them pop. New spell animations, battle FX, number popups, and other effects have been added to juice up just about every aspect of the game and make it look fantastic. Oh, and there's new music and sound effects too!

OVER 15 NEW ITEMS AND LEGENDARIES

New recipes, consumables, accessories, and both legendary AND set gear are available for you to find - happy hunting!

NEW SIDE AREAS AND SIDE QUESTS

Crawling through the dungeon is good and fun, but interesting and memorable side areas, environments, and events are equally important. You can now explore a desert maze, thaw out a frozen research area, rematch Duke Dirtbeak, and find a lost pet - plus meet some new NPCs and merchants too!

EASIER MONSTER RAISING

Getting your first pet - the escaped frog in Riverstone Grove - is now a guarantee, once you hit level 3 and head down to that area. Also, raising happy monsters is now much easier at lower levels. Previously it could take a ton of time and food to raise even a simple Moss Jelly to the point where it would be usable as a pet. Now, the investment is only about 25% of where ti was; however, this does scale up with higher level monsters. Don't expect that Verdigrizzly to be as easy to tame!

UPDATED CASINO

There are more reasons than ever to head to the Casino! There's a third game now (Chinchirorin), and you can bet up to 10,000g in all three games. Plus, winning gold in the casino wins you Casino Tokens, which can be used exclusively at the new Casino Shop to get all sorts of awesome items.

FINAL BOSS REVAMP

For the most experienced among you, the placeholder 2nd phase final boss fight has been redone from the ground up. Though the actual boss sprite is still placeholder - we need to roll out the rest of the story, first - the fight mechanics are there.

UI REWORKS

We've remade the Equipment, Inventory, and Skill pages of the UI totally from scratch with all new code and layout. This will continue to change as we skin and perfect the UI, but these changes were necessary to fix bugs, provide more functionality, and allow better compatibility with the Nintendo Switch port.

CLASS AND FEAT UNLOCKS

Three of the game’s jobs (HuSyn, Gambler, Wild Child) are now locked initially. This is for any or all of these reasons: the jobs are a little more unusual OR difficult to play, the story requires it, to reduce ‘analysis paralysis’ for new players, and provide a sense of accomplishment as you progress through the game. (Don't worry, no lootboxes here!!) If you have been playing the game for awhile, the unlock requirements will not be too difficult. There are also two new feats, which - along with rager - are also locked, but not too hard to unlock.

FULL ENDING SEQUENCE

What great RPG doesn't have a beautiful ending sequence and credits roll?

[ 2017-12-19 16:46:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Tangledeep combines the 16-bit graphics and polish of classic SNES-era RPGs with elements from roguelikes and dungeon crawlers to create a magical experience for players of all skill levels. Trapped in underground villages with no memory of the world at the surface, you must survive an ever-changing labyrinth to discover what lies above. Experience rich turn-based gameplay as you explore a sprawling dungeon that’s different each time you play. Tangledeep features a customizable job system and hundreds of collectible items that allow you to approach each playthrough in a totally new way!

The Setting

For hundreds of years, people have lived in the safety of underground settlements and villages – where the only route to the surface is “Tangledeep,” a mysterious and ever-changing labyrinth. With memories of the surface world long forgotten, you set out for the labyrinth to discover what lies above. With each floor – full of magical beasts, ancient automatons, bizarre environments and hybrid biomes – the mystery grows ever deeper…

Key Features

• Experience finely-tuned, procedurally-generated gameplay as you fight challenging monsters, complete quests, and collect items.
  
• Master deep, tactical combat across 9 unique jobs. (More to come!)
  
• Choose between two game modes – including Adventure Mode, which removes the permadeath restriction.
  
• Share some of your progress between characters by using the banking system, or planting magic trees and raising monsters in town.
  
• Take in the scenery – comprised of beautiful 16-bit graphics and carefully handcrafted maps!
  
• Relax to a beautiful soundtrack composed by award-winning composer Andrew Aversa – joined by Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana) and Grant Kirkhope (GoldenEye 007, Civilization: Beyond Earth).

Multiple Platforms and Control Methods

• Runs on both PC and Mac, with Linux support in continuing development (already works great on several distros)
  
• Play with virtually any controller, and remap any control, binding, or shortcut
  
• Old-school keyboard-only support (numpad movement) as well as WASD preset bindings available
  
• Full mouse support - can even be played with ONLY the mouse!