Slythe

SLYTHE is an arcade shooter roguelite where you steer a constantly moving snake of heroes through arenas. Each hero has its own attacks, passives and class, and the heroes attack automatically when enemies are nearby. Build a party that can clear arenas on its own, while steering the snake to keep it on course.

Build your party

Combine heroes of the same class to unlock class bonuses, and buy copies of a hero to level it up. At level 3, a hero gains special effects. Clearing arenas earns gold, which you can spend in the shop or bank to earn interest; you can also ban heroes so they no longer appear there. More than 80 passive items offer effects that can reshape a run.

You can steer with a keyboard, mouse-follow controls or a gamepad, which has two stick modes. The game includes an interactive tutorial that teaches steering using your chosen control scheme.

Face tougher arenas

Every sixth arena features an elite, and arena 25 holds the final boss. After defeating it, you can continue in true endless mode, where difficulty keeps scaling for as long as you survive. Looping past arena 25 grants a run-defining relic each time and adds a new chaos modifier; New Game + tiers add lasting difficulty. Custom runs let you choose game-changing modifiers.

The arenas have rotating themes, and the game includes 41 Steam achievements and post-run stat breakdowns. A global all-time leaderboard displays names, avatars and ranks on the main menu.

Local co-op

A second player can join with a gamepad and steer a separate snake with their own build. You play with separate parties but share gold, so shop choices and rerolls become a shared decision. If one player goes down mid-arena, they are out until their partner clears it. Enemies gain more health for two players, and bosses gain twice as much.

Heroes and classes

• More than 50 heroes, each with unique attacks and passives
• More than 15 classes that grant stat boosts and modifiers to your snake
• More than 80 passive items with global effects

The game also includes a synthwave soundtrack, rebindable controller inputs and Steam Cloud saves, including support for moving between desktop and Steam Deck mid-run.