Burdenfall is a story-rich roguelike deckbuilder about personal growth and inner struggle. Ascend a mysterious castle with your shapeshifting companion, whose transformations shape and evolve your deck. Survive the climb and uncover the truth behind the Weeping Crown’s message.

In Burdenfall, a weeping god towers above all. Its eternal tears flow through time and space, carrying the memories of every soul. Here, age is not counted in years but in remembrance. Those who forget are bound to remain as children forever.

Burdenfall: Black banner with white serif title “BURDENFALL” and a small crown icon.

Find the Weeping Crown and uncover its hidden message. A new part of the sentence is revealed after each completed run.

Face a roguelike progression through a series of elevators, each floor bringing new challenges and rewards.

Explore the floors like a side-scroller game and choose your path, discover hidden places and meet the tower’s inhabitants.

During your journey, you will be joined by a little friend.

Infuse your Food with unique Aftertastes and gain new special abilities.
Each Aftertaste infusion unlocks new strategies to master which will shape the way you build your deck during the climb. Feed your companion the infused food to shapeshift them into new forms with powerful persistent abilities and play special commanding cards to tight the strategy together.

Feed your companion, fuel your strategy

Collect Foods during your journey and place them in a queue.
Each turn, your companion eats one, granting battle bonuses.

This system adds depth to deckbuilding and encourages strategic planning to maximize synergies.

Burdenfall: Black banner with white serif title “BURDENFALL” and a crown icon above.

Fight who want to stop your ascension in this psychological card game where you can change the enemy intentions
Players can directly target enemy cards, altering their effects by changing values or transforming the cards entirely.