Ziggurat

Ziggurat is a first-person dungeon-crawling shooter about a neophyte sorcerer undertaking a rite of passage. You enter a labyrinth, fight dangerous enemies and prove your worth on the way to becoming a powerful wizard. Each run takes you through randomly generated dungeons, so rooms, traps, treasures and encounters vary from game to game.

Combat and progression

Combat is fast-paced and draws on old-school shooting, with updated handling and mechanics. Your shooting skills are the main factor in how far you advance; leveling up and randomly generated content add variety rather than turning progress into a matter of luck or a grind. You fight through rooms filled with traps, face powerful bosses and collect treasures that may help during your run.

As you level up, you choose from perks designed to change how you play or which weapons you favor. Choices include trading health for speed, gaining mana regeneration, increasing drop rates or refilling ammunition immediately. The game keeps the experience direct: there is no inventory to manage or need to compare near-identical item drops, and health and mana often serve as the resources you weigh against other choices.

Weapons and magic

You use an arsenal of magical and alchemical weapons, including staves, spellbooks and wands. They have different attack strategies, and using them requires keeping an eye on your mana reserves.

What each run offers

The game combines first-person shooting with dungeon crawling and RPG and roguelike elements. Its runs bring together changing dungeons, enemies, traps, treasures, bosses, level-ups, perks and spells.