Rubedo: The Occult Dawn

About this game

You are the sole survivor of the ruthless witch-hunts that eradicated all magic over 50 years ago. After a lifetime in prison, a royal bargain sets you free, tasking you with unleashing the chaos once sealed as the kingdom's last resort against an impending invasion. As you reconnect with your mystical potential, you face a crucial choice: wreak havoc with ancient spirits, monsters, and curses, or does the realm deserve a gentler touch?




Innovative turn-based combat allows you to combine 9 alchemical symbols into 30 powerful sigils, promptly smiting a man or something far more foul. Unlock all symbols and develop new strategies through their creative combinations.



Magic is never fully banished; the right ritual will surely bring back forces, whether merciful or chaotic. Turn dormant monuments into living places of magic.



Rebuild a magical order from the ashes in a customizable underground scriptorium and restore its former occult splendor. Find and convert new followers, and let the chants echo through your halls once again.

• Dense Open World - Content over size. In the world of Rubedo, each space is made to serve a purpose.
  
• Joinable Factions - Join one of 3 factions and unlock faction-specific armor, quests, and storylines.
  
• Story Where Choices Matter - Are you on a revenge mission, or will you steer the realm towards a new golden era of magic?
  
• Choice-Based Character Progression - Your attributes don't grow through clicks in the UI. Instead, your dialogue and quest choices determine your nature: Chaos, Mercy, or Truth.
  
• Alchemy - Alchemy isn't just about brewing potions; it's about transforming the world and yourself. Empower your character through the rigorous research of a true alchemist.
  
• Build Your Own Home - Resurrecting ancient mystical traditions wouldn't be complete without your own occult hideout. Build your chambers, assemble your alchemical equipment, dust off the library, and light up the hearths.

Latest news

• Announcements·28 Sept 2024Official

  First Version of the Rubedo's Combat System

  Target Experience Remember the feeling you had, when playing a board or a card game, where you diligently hoarded just the right cards for several turns of apparent inaction, just to reach the point of "Now, let me end the game in a single turn, using my 7 cards, 6 power-ups, 3 enchantments, 4 mana resets, 2 cooldown resets and 12 action repeats"? While this may be a friendship-ending manouver in a multiplayer setting, commiting such hate crime against an NPC is completely guilt-free. That's what we're going for here. The Mechanic Each turn, you will create a unique combinations of available symbols in order to produce a new sigil. You can understand a Sigil as a "card in a card game" with specific abilities and costs. Most spells in Rubedo are not an instant 1-turn effect. Instead, you'll often apply a buff, debuff or delayed damage which occur over multiple turns. This gives way for combos as you can cast a spell, which you enhance in following turns. Have a look at one of such combos "Orgy of the Unwilling Shadows" in the following recording. Inspiration The experience of combinations, experiments, timing and preparation would be poorly carried on the tips of wooden wands, or bare -fireball projecting- hands. The tradition of Sigil making is one of the oldest ones in historical magicial traditions. See: Sigil Magic to learn more about the 72 Sigils of Solomon used to compell demonic forces to cooperation, or about Chaos magic - an art of converting common human language into change of reality. Improvements As this combat system is somewhat novel, I do not expect it to be perfect on the first go. Therefore, the combat system will be a subject of many playtests. If you'd like to cooperate on making this combat system as good as it can be, don't hestitate to sign-up for Beta Testing! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45029871/62c11e618ff160bc9f52f25035f1ccc5e4178123.jpg
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