Debuff

Debuff is a fantasy action game in which you lead nine heroes through a single-player campaign, multiplayer battles and raids, and a football match called KillBall. You gain experience to level up, assign skill points, earn gold and buy bonus buffs as you fight. Compete on overall and monthly leaderboards, and take on Hellga.

Story

Orc king Littlehead’s daughter, Hellga, wants to marry a prince, but rejects proposals from orc princes and asks her father to seek suitors in neighboring lands. No human, dwarf or undead prince accepts her; upset by their polite rejections, Hellga curses the princes and turns them into small warriors. They must now fight for her amusement in arenas in her room.

Game modes

The game has four modes across 14 maps. In the campaign, you complete nine levels to unlock additional stages with increasing difficulty. Multiplayer supports human players or bots:

• Battle: fight free for all to earn experience, rating and gold by killing opponents or being the last one alive.
• Boss (raid): cooperate with others to defeat Hellga.
• KillBall: help the blue or red team win a football match while staying alive.

Lead nine heroes

Each of the nine heroes has unique stats and skills, and all can use TNT as a secondary attack.

• Knight: fights with a melee sword attack; special abilities provide kickback and critical damage.
• Marksman: attacks from range with a bow and can cast a frost spell that slows the target.
• Mage: uses area-effect attacks and a storm spell that increases their area of attack.
• Berserker: attacks in melee with a dagger and uses a vampire spell to heal themself.
• Archer: attacks from range and uses poison to deal damage over time.
• Invoker: attacks from range and summons minions, which can be exploded.
• Hammermasher: attacks in melee with a hammer and can stun enemies.
• Hunter: attacks from range and has increased speed.
• Engineer: attacks from range and uses armageddon to increase their area of attack.

Debuff and competition

Hellga periodically stomps her feet to motivate the warriors to fight, causing every warrior to lose 10 HP. The game includes three leaderboards, 31 Steam Achievements and six Steam Trading Cards.