A solo game in a VHS box inspired by the Excalibur movie (1981) and the Dark Souls series.
A single-player card game in which you take on the role of the
knight Mordred on a journey through the underworld, encountering
all sorts of lost souls and facing various temptations to atone for your
past and gain access to the higher realms of the afterlife. Can you dig
your way to the light, or will you fall even deeper into darkness?
The game is structured as a card-based gamebook, with roguelite
elements in the gameplay. It includes 60 illustrations hand-painted with ink.
On your journey through the underworld, every turn, you choose from three cards with full-page illustrations: one to discard, one to put on the bottom of the deck, and one to play - to face the encounter hidden behind the illustration. Text on the flip side will tell you what happens – based on your current condition – and what changes you shall write into your character sheet. You will try to get rid of points of your “sins” during your journey.