What kind of beast Cursed Souls is: rules, tricks and a few tips

The igrasu.ru catalog holds hundreds of games, and this is one people keep coming back to. Here is how it works and how to get the most out of it.

Gameplay screenshot: Cursed Souls

What this game is

Cursed Souls is a turn-based roguelike rendered on a 70x26 character screen, in the tradition of Dwarf Fortress and ADOM.

How to play, in short

The story is short and grim: you wake up in a fresh grave in the churchyard, your skin withers, your throat burns, and foreign voices whisper in your mind. One thing is clear — you are cursed, and you have to go down.

What is inside:

— three dungeon levels: the churchyard, the cellar and the sanctum;

— four bosses: the Tower Gargoyle with a halberd, the Ravenous Butcher with a hook, the Olympian Ghoul and Wise Giovanni;

— four types of orbs: fire (damage), ice (shield), slime (teleport) and lump;

— skeleton archers, zombies, ravens, cultists and the Rat Man, each with its own description and tactics;

— 9 achievements, including the Symbol SHattering Nuke — three consecutive hits with three different orbs;

— save with export and import, plus seeded runs.

Controls are keyboard-only: arrows or hjkl to move, Shift to move fast, Space to pick up an orb or interact, z to wait, x for Examine Mode, Space in Aim Mode to use the last orb, n/o and p/i to cycle targets, a for achievements, ? for help.

Play it on the road, in the subway or on a plane — the whole dungeon stays with you.

Controls

A few final tips

Check out the demo mode on the game page — the AI shows how it is played, and repeating it yourself gets much easier.
Play in short sessions: the best results come with a warmed-up head.

Take note: it works great solo and in a "my high score is bigger" company. Ready to try? "Cursed Souls"

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