Glingdom

Glingdom is a roguelike deckbuilder auto battler about leading an army through 25 rounds of combat, with a boss every fifth round and a final battle at the bell tower. Your deck consists entirely of unit and building cards, including knights, archers, mages, war elephants, griffin riders, towers and forges. Each round, you draw a hand, place your forces in the deployment zone and start the battle; your units then choose targets, use abilities and fight without further commands. After a victory, you visit the shop to improve your deck before the next round.

The silent bell

For a thousand years, the Vesper Bell rang at dusk and sent the dead home. It fell silent seven winters ago, and now the dead wander the five valleys, cold and lost, drawn toward Glingdom’s last warm fire. You are one of the Hearthsworn: when your blades strike a ghost, it remembers itself for one breath and goes home. Each night you march for the bell, while Vesper, the Hearth-flame, waits for your return.

The story unfolds between battles through spoken scenes at the Hearth, a choice of Oath, gifts from the fire and the last words of each boss you set free. The Chronicle is an illuminated book that fills in as you play.

Commanders and armies

You can choose from five Commanders, each with a distinct army, relics and Battle Cry, as well as someone they lost among the dead: Lord Aldric, Warden Sylva, Brakka Ironhide, Morwen the Pale and Thessa Wildheart. Each Commander can use a Battle Cry once per fight: Rally, Volley, Shield Wall, Bloom or Raise the Fallen.

The 221 unit and building cards include the original Glingdom roster and ten Legion families, each with its own traits: Storm, Ember, Frost, Blood, Thorn, Shadow, Gilded, Grave, Sun and Iron.

Plan each battle

Where you place your army matters. The game has eight built battlefields, including a walled keep, a village square, a river ford and a canyon pass; their walls block both movement and arrows. Before each fight, an Incoming panel, threat lanes and tier-coloured ghosts with role badges show what is approaching and from where.

Between battles, you can buy units and 57 runes, temper a card as KEEN, STOUT or SWIFT, thin your deck, or save gold to earn interest. In each act, you choose a valley and learn which boss awaits at its end; wayside encounters along the route offer trades involving gold, cards and risks.

Bosses and progression

There are thirteen named bosses, including Captain Rook, Sir Odo, The Watcher, Big Hamish, Lady Wren, Aerin & Skyfang and Old Mother Tusk. Each has its own model, a signature ability to learn to counter, and a story about who they were before the bell fell silent.

The War Council lets you spend Glory on 61 permanent boons in a six-road skill web, and you can refund the Glory whenever you like. Each Commander has Ascensions 0–10; every level adds a new twist and rewards more Glory.

Additional modes and tools

The game also includes a Daily Run, 39 feats, Steam achievements, speedrun leaderboards for each Commander and Ascension, and an endless mode that begins after round 25. A Bestiary and Atlas cover every ghost and battlefield, with tips on how to counter them. Photo mode lets you freeze a moment, move the camera and grade the shot.