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stygian games · Published by stygian games
Mostly Positive — 79% positive (24 reviews) · 19 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Unlock 12 ancient artifacts, each bestowing special powers and a unique starting deck. Battle relentless automatons on your quest to the heart of the enchanted city as you uncover stories of an ancient book.
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Indie, Strategy · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on an indie strategy adventure where you unlock powerful artifacts and face relentless automatons. Uncover stories of an ancient book as you journey through the heart of an enchanted city.
About this game
You awaken as a Doll in a desolate, crumbling city with no memories. The path to the Royal Palace lies ahead, but hostile automatons and arcane golems stand in your way. To reach your destination, you must face powerful foes, each guarding a crucial place of your journey.
Every encounter challenges you to maximize the use of your magic cards, artifacts, and skills. Choose your moves carefully, adapt to enemy patterns, and unleash powerful combos to vanquish each foe.
Before each run in Arcane Path, you’ll choose one of the 12 artifacts that shape your gameplay. Each artifact grants unique status effects, enhances starting cards with powerful bonuses, and adds thematic cards to your deck. Artifacts also influence battle rewards, ensuring key victories provide cards aligned with the artifact’s theme, which in turn offer new strategies and playstyles.
An ancient book whispers of forgotten powers tied to the 12 relics and the forces that set your quest in motion. Its cryptic pages reveal the marvels of a bygone era, hinting at a fateful ritual that left the city in ruins.
Claviger, the owl mask automaton, and her leader, Emerald Oracle, offer their aid on your path to the heart of the enchanted city.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8145U CPU @ 2.10GHz (4 CPUs)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 620
- Additional Notes: This is the weakest laptop we tested the game on. The game is still playable and can potentially run on systems with lower specs than listed above.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
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Our next game: Shells MMCCCXXXIV
We’re ready to announce our second game: Shells MMCCCXXXIV. Occult tabletop horror card game Shells MMCCCXXXIV is an occult tabletop single-player horror game inspired by Buckshot Roulette and Pop-up Pirate. steam pageRead full article on Community Announcements (stygiangames)AnnouncementsOfficial
Card Upgrade Improvements
We added a confirmation preview window when upgrading cards, allowing you to clearly see the result before committing. The quick hover preview above the card icon remains available as before.Upgrade options are now more varied and better aligned with each card’s unique effect. Several cards and artifact effects have also been adjusted for consistency.A few minor bugs and typos have been fixed as well.Read full article on Community Announcements (stygiangames)AnnouncementsOfficial
Arcane Path is out now!
Our first game is finally out. Arcane Path started as a small idea between two brothers and grew into a dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder with its own atmosphere and style.We made it independently, step by step, learning as we went. It’s a personal project for us, built with care, passion, and many long nights.Thank you to everyone who followed the project, played the demo, or added it to their wishlist. Your support means a lot and helped us reach this point.Arcane Path is available now on Steam.If you decide to try it, we hope you enjoy the game.Read full article on Community Announcements (stygiangames)Patch NotesOfficial
Major Demo Update
Hi everyone!We’ve just released a major update for Arcane Path! Here’s what’s new:A brand new artifact with 5 unique new cards!A complete overhaul of the artifact reward system: Artifacts are now unlocked by defeating specific bosses, reading story chapters, or talking to NPCs. This is the system we plan to keep for the full release!Balance improvements: Battles should now feel a bit faster, as we’ve reduced HP and armor on some of the tankier enemies.We’ve fixed a ton of bugs and made overall improvements.This demo version is intended to be our final one before release this fall (except for bugfixes, of course).Thank you all again for playing Arcane Path and sharing your feedback!Read full article on Community Announcements (stygiangames)AnnouncementsOfficial
The Arcane Path Demo Is Now Live!
Hey everyone, We’re thrilled to finally share this with you — the Arcane Path demo is now live on Steam! This is our first public release, and we’ve packed it with everything we love about roguelike deckbuilders: powerful builds, high replayability, and a world you’ll want to explore piece by piece. Here’s what you’ll find in the demo: Explore the Ruined City The demo features the first map of the game - a desolate and dangerous place known as the Ruined City. This is where your journey begins, among the remnants of ancient Antioch. 7 Unique Artifacts Choose from 7 artifacts (out of 12 planned for full release). Each artifact provides: A unique starting deck A status effect that shapes your playstyle Access to exclusive cards tied to that artifact Every run plays differently. Experiment with builds, discover synergies, and adapt to the path ahead. Story Chapters with Hand-Painted Art The first 7 chapters of the in-game book are now available. These story events reveal fragments of the world’s past, each accompanied by hand-painted illustrations, created without the use of any AI. What’s Next This demo is just the beginning. We’re hard at work on new maps, additional artifacts, deeper mechanics, and more story chapters. Your feedback is incredibly important to us — and we’re listening. Let us know what worked, what didn’t, and what you’d love to see next. Whether it’s through a review, the Steam forums, or our social media, we’d love to hear from you.Read full article on Community Announcements (stygiangames)
