Harness the power of living books in the upcoming hexgrid tactics deckbuilder Tomebound

A library full of infected living books awaits you in Tomebound, an upcoming hexgrid tactics deckbuilder that plans full Linux support. This one sounds like it has a fun mixture of features and an interesting setting too.

Your library is infected, books have been corrupted and entire wings of the library are overrun by thematic monsters. Defeat the creatures bound to these books, cleanse the books and reclaim them as powerful allies in your growing collection.

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Game Highlights from the press release:

Core Features

• Roguelike replayability: no two runs are the same.
• Unique books with distinct personalities, innate abilities and spell lists.
• Tactical grid combat fused with roguelike deckbuilding.
• A card system built for creative combos every turn.
• A grim dark fantasy world where books hold more power than just knowledge.
• Hand drawn enemies and environments: enjoy the bizarre and surreal enemies and environments manifested by the corruption

A Roguelike Deckbuilder with Tactics at Its Core

• Choose 3 Books at the start of a run. Each book holds a unique set of cards and abilities themed to its content. From blood-soaked hooks and cleavers to cutting words from court jesters.
• Battle on a tactical grid, where positioning matters as much as the cards you play.
  

The Dual-Component Card System

Every card can be played in two ways:

• Primary Effect - Utilise the card as a base spell. This will act as the base which can be empowered by any amount of secondary effects.
• Secondary Effect - Burn the card to empower a base spell. These can add modifiers, stat boosts or unique bonuses.

When combined with the tactics combat, this creates endless combo potential, but every decision matters. Cards used as secondaries are also discarded, so care must be taken when constructing the perfect turn.

Cleanse the Books, Expand Your Collection

• Each wing of the library is tied to a corrupted book.
• Defeat its boss to cleanse the book and permanently add it to your collection.
• As your collection grows, so does your ability to craft varied starting decks.

Explore the synergies between books to unlock their true potential.