Do you ever tire of playing the hero, solving everyone else’s problems for little reward? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to build a dungeon-like temple for your Dark God, commanding an army of skeletal minions? What about constructing terrifying defenses to fend off would-be heroes and other threats? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then The Deadly Path is the game for you. 

Developers Owlskip Enterprises have partnered with publisher Fireshine Games to bring you the macabre real-time strategy, roguelite ‘dungeon’ management game, The Deadly Path. 

The demo, recently released on Steam, offers two Deities of Dread. Roiaan the Blightcaster, lord of all pestilence, is a hideous amalgamation of cadaver and rodent, granting his servants increased gathering speed. 

Or perhaps you would prefer to serve The One Who Rusts, who promises additional starting servants in exchange for earlier combat and overpopulation gold penalties. 

These two deities are available to serve in the current demo version. However, if these vile deities do not suit your taste, the demo offers a glimpse at a long list of others you could potentially serve as development progresses.

Level up to unlock new abilities and collect spirit gems, then spend them on permanent buffs to carry into later games. Every match played increases your ascension level, opening new diabolic challenges and deities that offer a unique mechanical twist to your gameplay. 

No official release date has been announced yet, but the demo for The Deadly Path today on Steam or follow developments on Twitter.