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Boons & Burdens is a single player, action-roguelike, bullet heaven set in the depths of a hellish dimension. Battle hordes of demons through 13 levels of evil, collect magical gems to purchase powerful boons, and unlock your true potential as one of many wizards. But beware! The path to power requires sacrifice. Each level requires you to choose a new burden that transforms the difficulty. Become the paragon of ultimate power, or the architect of your own downfall, and watch it all unfold in richly detailed, over-the-top pixel art.

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Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of hell. Battle hordes of demons through 13 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?

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Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike that makes killing demons...

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...a snap.

Battle hordes of demons through 13 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?

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Featured: The unique burdens system that has players choose how the game gets harder and what goals they have to complete. No two runs are the same.


Coming to Early Access in early Q1 2024, Boons & Burdens is the spiritual successor to the shmup, Gunlocked. With influences as wide ranging as mobile hit Slayin' to Risk of Rain 2, and some survivors of a vampire variety in between, Boons & Burdens is aiming to be a refined, rollicking, action roguelite time that anyone can pick up and play in just 20-30 minutes.


When: Q1 2024

Where: Steam Early Access, Store.steampowered.com

Features: Twin-stick shooting, horde survival, roguelike action, and tons of unlockable content, all rendered in juicy, hand-crafted pixel art

For What: PC/Steam Deck How Much: $4.99 (Early Access price)

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