Milan, Italy (April 30, 2025) - Award-winning indie developer RuneHeads is delighted to place its cards on the table, as it releases a playable demo on Steam for its upcoming roguelite deckbuilder, Journey to the Void. The demo should give players a taste of its card-battling goodness ahead of the full game’s release later this summer.
Watch the Journey to the Void demo trailer:
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Your world is being corrupted and there is darkness and devastation rampant in each of the disparate elemental regions. Choose from an endless number of procedurally generated heroes, select your starting location, and begin your run, going headfirst and headstrong into battle to decide the fate of your world. With heroes having positive and negative traits that can nerf or buff you and locations offering region-exclusive cards, strategy comes into play right from the very beginning.
Across 25 unique arenas and eight different biomes, you’ll strategically play with more than 300 cards, items and weapons. Stack attacks, wield the elements present in that region, and unleash devastating game-changing abilities to take down more than 100 different enemy types, including 10 bosses, in grid-based arenas.
Need to put a bit of pep in your deckbuilding step? Shape your hero into a powerful warrior by using XP earned in battle to improve their stats across Constitution, Strength, Resonance and Intelligence, according to your strategy. In Journey to the Void, you’ll also encounter fine merchants selling trinkets, items, and weapons - including those of dazzling rarity - for your hero to equip.
Offering an additional twist on the genre, Journey to the Void also features moral decisions which can affect your current and future runs. In more than 100 possible interactions, you have the ability to permanently alter a region, with terrible or tremendous consequences.
In the demo, two biomes, five arenas, 50+ cards and items, 40+ enemies (including two bosses), and 40+ narrative decisions are available.
Key Features of Journey to the Void
- Holding Out for a Hero: With an infinite number of procedurally generated playable heroes, you’ll choose a new one each run to make for a unique playthrough. With buffs and nerfs like being Adamant (more base physical damage) or Unfriendly (trading is more expensive), the strategic gameplay begins before you even start your run.
- Journey to the Stat Screen: Min/max to your heart’s content with light RPG elements, levelling up your hero and building their stats to support your playstyle.
- Battling the Elements: More than being background decoration, the game’s eight different elemental biomes affect the way certain cards and abilities play. From scorching firelands to the frozen tundra, you’ll need to build your deck to make the most of the conditions.
Journey to the Void will be released on PC via Steam. A playable demo is now available.
For more on Journey to the Void, follow developer RuneHeads on Bluesky, YouTube, and join the official Discord.
About RuneHeads
RuneHeads is an award-winning indie game studio based in Milan. RuneHeads was founded in 2017 by industry veterans. Since then, they have launched Fall of Light and Conglomerate 451, their latest game Journey to the Void is set to launch in 2025.
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