Survivor of Egypt: The Ancient Curse

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Genre and Overview:

• Roguelite RPG with Inventory Management

• Fast, straightforward runs lasting 30–60 minutes.

• Ancient Egypt setting with high-quality graphics

• Each game consists of 10 to 16 rounds + an endless mode, depending on difficulty level.

• Every round begins with a merchant phase for buying and upgrading items, followed by a combat phase where the player battles hordes of enemies and tries to survive.

• 3 merchants with unique abilities

• 4 difficulty levels + additional modifiers

• 60 weapons + upgradeable

• 270 unique items + upgradeable

• Craft your own items

  

• 25 maps

• Discover rare item variants to further optimize your builds.

• A wide range of unique characters enabling diverse playstyles.

• Characters can scale significantly during a run (if you plan for it)

• Extensive selection of skills, attributes, and items with numerous synergies.

• Meta-progression system for permanently upgrading your character.

  

Core Features:

The most important mechanics of the game are explained below. Mechanics that have not yet been (fully) implemented are written in bold.

Meta-Progression:

• Earned meta-resources can permanently enhance certain items or provide temporary bonuses from merchants.

  

• The HUB allows you to configure meta-progression settings while immersing yourself in the Ancient Egyptian setting.

  

• Play over a dozen unique classes (currently 4, with more planned), some of which alter core mechanics for a fresh gameplay experience.

  

• The more classes you play, the higher your account's meta level, granting skill points for your skill tree.

  

• Frequently used weapons level up, offering stronger versions as starting weapons in future runs.

  

• Unlock and upgrade Godly Items via the “Trial of the Gods” mode. These powerful artifacts provide immense attribute bonuses.

Items:

• Items must fit within the limited inventory to activate their effects (except Godly Items, which are equipped in the meta-layer and always active). Only one Godly Item can be selected at a time.

  

• A storage chest with limited space allows you to keep extra items, but stored items don’t affect your stats during combat (with exceptions).

  

• The game offers ~60 weapons and over 210 supporting items, including armor, jewelry, artifacts, active/passive abilities, quest items, set items, and consumables—with many more planned.

• Most items have special abilities that synergize with others, encouraging strategic decision-making.

  

• Items can be purchased from merchants or occasionally dropped by elite enemies. Each merchant offers a unique selection of items.

• Extract abilities from items and embed them into others for near-limitless combinations.

• Some items include sockets for hieroglyphs, allowing further customization and specialization.

Enemies and Monsters:

• Over a dozen enemy types with distinct strengths and weaknesses (currently 5, plus elite versions).

• Elite enemies are tougher versions of regular enemies, rewarding unique loot such as set items upon defeat.

• Titans—godlike beings—actively interfere in combat.

• Starting at difficulty level 2, players must defeat a Titan to complete a run successfully.

  

Difficulty Levels:

• Four main difficulty levels, with higher difficulties featuring more enemies, tougher foes, and additional rounds.

• At the final difficulty level, players can choose to end the run or switch to an endless mode.

• Optional difficulty modifiers can significantly boost enemy strength or impose player handicaps, increasing meta-progression rewards.

  

Singleplayer or Multiplayer?

• Survivor of Egypt is primarily a single-player experience but uses an asynchronous multiplayer system to simulate live competition:

• The performance of previous runs is compared to the current player's progress, introducing additional enemies and creating the illusion of competing against other players.

• A leaderboard mode will further enhance this multiplayer-like experience.

  

No Overwhelming RNG:

• Systems are in place to minimize randomness and prioritize player choice.

• Merchants offer curated item pools, influenced by the tags of items already in the player’s inventory.

• Defeating elite enemies allows players to preview and select their preferred reward instead of receiving a random drop.

• Weapons can be gradually upgraded in rarity, reducing reliance on rare shop finds while keeping these discoveries valuable due to their cost efficiency.

• Players can trade two items of the same rarity for one of higher rarity or use the Wizard to transform unwanted high-rarity items into alternatives.

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