Symbolika

Symbolika is a card-based combat game set in the Prism Arena, a pocket dimension created by the cosmic entity Symbolikus. He draws elite fighters from across space and time to entertain himself with chaos and unpredictable outcomes. Chosen because your destiny is blurred, you must master the magic of Symbols, cross the Arena’s 29 Strata and reach the Creator to leave your mark on him.

Combat in the Arena

Each round brings adversaries with unique mechanics that can inflict specific penalties on you. Adapt your strategy to their effects and use combinations of card values and symbols to deal damage.

Characters and decks

You earn SYMBOLITE and experience (EXP) by defeating adversaries, with greater rewards the farther you progress in a run. Spend SYMBOLITE to unlock characters and choose one before a run; each grants a passive such as increased damage for certain combinations, reduced damage taken, healing between rounds, or bonus EXP and SYMBOLITE. Decks have their own visual identities for their symbols, and each gives you a damage bonus against certain enemy categories while penalizing you against another.

Progress and records

Each level-up gives you talent points to spend on permanent upgrades. These can improve your combinations, increase your discard limit, delay an opponent’s turn, or boost the EXP and SYMBOLITE you earn. Daily, weekly and monthly quests also reward EXP and SYMBOLITE, while achievements unlock titles.

The compendium records your overall statistics, tracks the cards left in your draw pile during a round, and includes codices for encountered combatants and the base damage of combinations. Global leaderboards rank players by damage dealt in one game, total damage, highest stage reached, enemies defeated and combinations played.

Profile customization

You can spend SYMBOLITE on profile banners, avatars and frames. Titles are unlocked by completing achievements, and you can choose which title to display on your profile.

Interface and settings

Tutorials in the main menu explain the game step by step, and a question mark in battle provides reminders about the interface. Settings let you adjust the resolution, choose English or French, and select either a dynamic combat theme or a fully chill musical mode.