De'Vine: World of Shadows

About this game

Warning!

THIS IS A JRPG WITH FULL CARD AND FARMING SYSTEMS!

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• The Ancients were beings of enormous power each created on their own accord. Negative energy that lies dormant for too long within varying dimensions finds a host and thereby creating an ancient.
  These Ancients threatened both Heaven and Hell. For the first and only time in all existance, Angels and Demons came together to create a trinket so strong that they only allowed those with human blood to possess it.

• That is when Amos, being obsessed with the Ancients, created a blood ritual and had 2 sons of his own. Both half-demon and half-human. They were able to wield this powerful amulet and do his bidding to seal the Ancients.
  But alas, Amos' plan to sacrifice Kuan was revealed and instead Chung gave his own life to save him. Nevertheless a portal was opened to the mortal realm and an invasion of demons scourged the land.

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• 1000 years later, Kuan awoke from his sealed prison after Master Sage Tenoch's seal shattered. Priestess Audie and Master Sage Oat quickly but with great caution take him in and hope that he can be the new "Hero" of this age.
  For just as it does every 1000 years, Lucifer sends an invasion of demons to try and reclaim the mortal realm as a stepping stone to Heaven.

• From here on, it is up to Kuan to stop the invasion and put an end to malevolence once and for all!

                                       

• Fast paced battle system with over 20 playable characters. All having their own sets of skills and classes.
  
• React quickly with 6 preset skills that are hotkeys into your controller or keyboard. 1-6... 6 being alchemy bag for all characters.
  
• Real-Time action combat or Turn-Based you choose!
  
• No resources aside from TP which only parents one ultimate skill. The other 4 are all situational. So think before you act!!!
  
• Customize your character by changing their class, a well balanced equipment system with major perks for all big 3 armor types, flasks to increase parameters.
  
• Armor system has varying potentials. For example, any class can wear any armor. Give your DPS heavy armor to keep them alive longer in combat!
  
• Buffs mean everything. Without them hard difficulties are essentially impossible.
  
• 4 Difficulty settings.
  
• Random encounters... They can be turned completely OFF. Aside from dungeons and even then they are limited to 2-3 per floor.

                                       

• Collect essences from rare versions of World Map monsters.
  
• Forge the essences into cards using the Cardcrafting station in your Headquarters.
  
• Take those said cards into a one of hundreds of card battles throughout the land.
  
• Select up to 7 cards per battle. With a limiting power of 25. Better quality cards use MORE power.
  
• Defeat 7 Card Hubs throughout the world to face up against the Card Champions in Tarn.
  
• Rewards after each victory and the NPC's even talk smack during the battle!

                                       

• Till the land anywhere in farm area of your Headquarters.
  
• 30+ different crops to plant! Water them and watch them grow. Will take patience... Of course.
  
• Excellent yield that can make you quite a bit of mula!
  
• A chicken coop where you can raise chickens. Get Eggs or if the ratio is right, get more hens and roosters!
  
• A livestock farm where you can raise cows and sheep! Get wool or milk, and again, if the ratio is right more animals!

Latest news

• Announcements·9 Feb 2025Official

  Limited TIME Demo / NEW GAME Sit-Back Attack! Try it NOW!

  Hey guys! Stapleton here. Sit-Back Attack's demo is closing up in 2 days! Now is the time to try our new game in development! It might be coming back online around the 14th for a preview into the Steam Next Fest, but we are unsure! So if you want to check it out, do so now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3092260/SitBack_Attack/ It is an Idle RPG with features that include: 50+ playable characters! 500+ unique skills for hundreds of thousands of build combinations Intuitive easy to use UI system unlike any seen from (Stapleton) so far! Good addictive flow to the game (user feedback) 300+ monsters including super bosses (not found in demo) 4 pets that all have their unique skills and they scale in strength with achievements (also not in demo) ZERO MTX! Full game will likely be at $9.99 price point. ONE TIME BUY. Get everything you love from Idle RPG's without feeling ripped off! Vast endgame content (clearly not available in demo lol) And More! To anyone reading this, thank you for supporting my previous games! And also thank you for reading this! I've laid down improvement plans for other games I've released. Especially improving UI. To get a taste of what we mean, try out this demo and let me know if we're on the right track! Thanks! - Stapleton
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• Announcements·4 Feb 2025Official

  Future of World of Shadows - Stapleton

  And we have World of Shadows... The beloved game that took 4+ years to design. I have already made news announcements of Card Battles and Heavenly Acres. Talking about how I am going to improve their UI systems and so fourth. To be honest, World of Shadows UI system is actually not as bad. And it's because it is the least modified of the 3, lol. Meaning I screwed them up it seems! It is mainly because I integrated mouse into the mix. World of Shadows does not utilize the mouse and therefore the UI design is straightforward. This fact became obvious to me when Sit-Back Attack (a New IDLE RPG I am designing) started to come to light. This game only uses the MOUSE! And boy has that made designing UI much simplier. But I have also learned much from this. Enough getting side-tracked anyway. World of Shadows future is like this... - City of Atlantis will be added - Haunted mansion will be added in Ba'terra - Ultra Bosses will be added That about sums it up. This will receive the least of the updates of the 3. But that is because this game (though retro and more outdated) is actually the most solid. Thank you again for reading! - Stapleton!
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• Announcements·2 Sept 2022Official

  World of Shadows is on SALE 50% OFF!

  World of Shadows is on SALE 50% OFF! This JRPG (the first of Stapleton's creations) is on sale for 50% off! Get it while you can! FAQ! - But isn't there a demo? Sadly no, but maybe in the future! - What is so special about World of Shadows? It has a good story, a farming system (though not nearly as well done as Heavenly Acres), a full card battle system, over 20 playable party members all with their own unique personalities, classes, and skills. And a lot of challenges! - What won't I like about it? To be honest probably the resolution. - It is a retro game with retro resolution capabilities. It can easily be full screen and it still looks good with full screen, but this is often a complaint.. - Not much guidance in the game. Some people like this, some don't. Just a warning! What is next for World of Shadows, Stapleton? - Sadly nothing as of yet. I am pretty content where it lays. Some plans of refinement are in the works, though! Check out Heavenly Acres, Stapletons latest game out! It is 20% OFF and just released a month ago! https://t.co/28WUm7e62i Anyways I appreciate your interest in the game! Please contact Stapleton if you have any questions or concerns! Thanks! - Stapleton!
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• Patch Notes·20 Mar 2021Official

  You can now remove controls from HUD via Menu:System!

  Due to feedback, I have decided to add the option to remove controls from HUD and also to post an announcement regarding it's latest update providing that option! I appreciate your support and thank you again for playing! If you have any questions and want to talk directly or keep up on the latest De'Vine: Universe news, feel free to join our discord! https://discord.gg/GSbbrjyAFu Thank you!
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• Announcements·18 Feb 2021Official

  NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT De'Vine: Heavenly Acres!

  Latest game in the De'Vine Series is De'Vine: Heavenly Acres. A Farming game with RPG elements like Monster Collection and Battling! Collect over 200+ Monsters! Customize the world to your liking! Set to release Q2 2021. Check it out! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1516680/DeVine_Heavenly_Acres/
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