Annihilated Launches July 22 on Steam: the Dark RPG that mixes Deckbuilder Roguelite Gameplay with Anime Visual Novel Narrative
Independent developer Death Kumiai and publisher Flashlight Games are glad to announce that Annihilated, their dark and cute roguelite deckbuilder RPG, will launch on July 22, 2026 on Steam at a price of 16.99 USD | 17,25€and a launch discount of 10% during the first 2 weeks. Players will dive into a twisted world where adorable fuses with dark horror art that presents a narrative-driven dungeon crawler RPG with 4 distinct character routes. Find your favorite "broken" party member to save…and leave the others behind.
"Two major pillars shape Annihilated: the imaginative negative space offered by retro vintage games, and the complex, conflicted character writing found in text adventure games, light novels, and JRPGs circa 2010, also influences from older and recent classics as Fire Emblem, Super Mario RPG, Undertale or The Legend of Zelda. Our goal is to craft a whimsical cartoon-style game grounded in authentic human nature and weighty thematic depth." - Sabotenshi (Lead Artist & Lead Writer)
The Backstory
The legendary Hero's party vanished in the depths of a dungeon. You are the sole survivor of the rescue party sent in after them, pressing ever deeper into the cursed dungeon to find what remains of them. You have no fighting power of your own; to survive, you borrow the remaining strength of the broken heroes - each helping in their own way. And you can only bring one of them out alive.
The Dungeon
The dungeon itself is the enemy. Its monsters, traps, and curse turn on everyone who enters - the same forces that broke the Hero's party now come for you. What really happened to them, and why, is what each route reveals.You will find lurking monsters, dwindling gear, instant-death traps the moment you drop your guard - and the very curse that shattered the heroes still lingers in its halls.
Main Features
Choose among 4 different main routes, each one of them full of decisions that will impact your path and how things end.
Visual novel narrative-driven style with a deep 200.000 words script full of lovable and broken characters.
Roguelite dungeon crawling with high lethality, uniforgiving random events, and instant retries.
Turn-based timing-focused card battles where players will need to be strategic but also have good reflexes to defeat enemies.
Weapon Breakage System: Weapons have a durability limit but can be voluntarily destroyed for temporary combat buffs.
Curse points are earned from defeats and weapon breaks, and used to buy items, boost stats, or survive lethal roulettes.