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Character Abyss

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字渊Discovered Oct 21, 2026

About the game

A turn-based card game featuring light roguelike elements, where exploration and combat revolve around the combination and transformation of Chinese characters.

Original Steam description

Character Abyss is a turn-based card game. At its core are character tiles and character combination mechanics, with skills and enemies built around them, plus a combat system using Essence, Qi and Spirit as its base stats.

Venture deep into the mystic realm, make your choices, wield character tiles, and battle foes.

  • Character Tile Synthesis — Combine character tiles into words or short phrases to trigger unique effects.

  • Turn-based Combat — Build your deck, manage resources, and play cards whose powers derive from the original meanings of Chinese characters.

  • Light Roguelike Exploration — Enemies and events are procedurally generated.

  • Multiple Classes — Scholar synthesizes on the fly mid-combat; Talismanist pre-crafts powerful talismans.

  • Meta-Progression — Stronghold workshops, codex collection, and cross-run unlocks.

Demo and release information

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