Boltcraft

Boltcraft is an action RPG in which you enter an ancient castle’s dungeon to recover an artifact stolen from your master. You fight enemies, gain new powers and make your way through the dungeon toward the final confrontation. Its combat draws inspiration from Warcraft III custom games and MOBAs such as Dota 2 and League of Legends, with abilities that can combine and support one another in many ways.

Classes and combat

Choose one of three classes, each with three specializations. Every class has a different combat style, while each specialization has its own strengths and weaknesses. The nine starting combinations each offer a distinct combat experience, with a starter set of unique skills and traits.

You move with WASD to close in on or retreat from enemies, dodge projectiles and use the mouse pointer to aim your skills. Killing enemy minions earns experience; as you level up, you can improve your attributes and skill efficiency. You do not have to defeat every enemy in a stage to continue, though doing so brings rewards later.

Skills and passives

You can acquire skills from markets, carry unused ones in your backpack and swap them in as needed. Equip up to six skills at once, choosing from over 130 unique skills. During your adventure, you can also gain more than 50 passive effects, with up to eight active on the same character at a time; unused passives can be stored in your backpack and replaced at any time. Effects include lifesteal, periodic electrical storms, illusions that trick enemies when you are attacked and fire trails that form as you move.

Items and regions

Items come from enemy drops, merchants and bosses. They include consumable health and energy potions, permanent upgrades such as gemstones and magic rings, and activatable items such as Tomes of Power and Enchanted Boots. The adventure contains over 90 unique items to collect.

You travel through six regions, each with its own mix of enemies and a boss that guards the way to the next region. Some regions also feature events that briefly change the combat pattern, including maze sessions, crumbling ground, horde survival and completely dark dungeons.

Custom maps

Alongside the main campaign, Boltcraft includes custom maps with different ways to play:

• Boss Run: Choose skills, items and passives from limited lists, then face the campaign bosses in sequence with limited resources.
• The Sandbox: Test any combination you want against rag dolls scattered around the map in an unlimited mode that lets you learn about the game’s elements.