The Unliving

The Unliving is an action RPG with rogue-lite and strategic elements. You play as a Necromancer who leads the dead against the living in a corrupted realm as a storm threatens to change the world order. Raise fallen enemies into your army, cast spells and explore a dark, mystical world rendered in pixel art.

Lead the undead

Every enemy you kill can be resurrected and added to your army. Reanimated creatures retain distinctive abilities: an undead Priest, for example, uses the blessings it had in life to curse your enemies in death. The living can fight back, holding the line in large groups and wielding powerful abilities, so you must use your forces against organized resistance.

Uncover the Necromancer’s past

You meet friends and foes, question members of your necromantic cult and force answers from enemies. You can also speak with your own phylacterium, gathering the Necromancer’s lost memories piece by piece to uncover the nature of his immortality. These discoveries may also reveal the grim truth behind the Church’s supreme hierarchies.

Explore uncharted lands

The world is randomly generated for each run and contains creatures, artefacts, secret rooms and deadly traps. Different areas are occupied by different living inhabitants. You can invade villages and kill peasants to reinforce your army, or fight formidable foes in the swamps.

Face bosses and rise again

Powerful creatures stand in your way, each with a distinct fighting style and set of abilities. Defeating them calls for both combat skill and strategic thinking. Death is a setback for the Necromancer: learn from each defeat and avoid being caught the same way again.