Orpheus Descending: Roguelike

Hex Tactics & Greek Mythology

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Eurydice is lost in the Underworld. Take up Apollo's spear and your lyre, outthink the dead one hex at a time, and bring her back to the light. Eurydice is dead, taken by a serpent's bite on her wedding day. Orpheus, the greatest musician who ever lived, takes up his lyre and Apollo's spear and goes down into the Underworld to bring her back. Orpheus Descending is a turn-based tactics roguelike on a small hex board. Every enemy moves by clear rules, and every move you make is a puzzle. • STAB, LUNGE AND STRIDE. Walk past a shade to strike it, stride through the air with Hermes' help, or cast your spear across the board. • PLAY THE LYRE. A Chord knocks enemies back, into each other, off the edge or into the fires of the Phlegethon. • KNOW THE DEAD. Shades, Stygian Archers, Furies with brimstone urns and Lampads each follow their own rules. Learn them and turn them against each other. • CHOOSE YOUR WAY DOWN. Every depth has two Descents, each leading to a god's house. Calliope, Apollo, Hermes, Thanatos and Persephone each offer their own boons, some for the price of a heartstring. • EIGHTEEN DEPTHS, SIX REGIONS. From the Shores of the Styx through Asphodel, the Fields of Punishment, the Phlegethon and Tartarus to the Palace of Hades, where Eurydice waits. • SHORT RUNS, DEEP STRATEGY. A run takes minutes. Every descent is new. • NO ADS. Play offline. Game Center leaderboards. THE FULL DESCENT (one-time purchase) • Lead Eurydice deeper than the Palace of Hades for greater glory • 24 achievements, most unlocking new boons in the gods' houses • Set challenges at two difficulties

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    2 Ratings

New in 1.4: • A new first lesson, First Steps: tap a tile beside Orpheus to step onto it. The lessons now look just like your first depth. • Turn your iPhone or iPad on its side and the actions move beside the board. The title screen now fits the iPad in either orientation. • Challenge friends to beat your Glory each week in Game Center, and jump back into a descent from the Games app. • Orpheus now follows Reduce Motion: no screen shake, bobbing or drifting particles. • A winter event, The Longest Night, arrives in December.

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Seller
Grey Park LLC
Size
13.8 MB
Category
Strategy
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
Languages
English and 7 more
  • English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Age Rating
13+
  • 13+
  • Frequent
    Cartoon or Fantasy Violence

    Infrequent
    Guns or Other Weapons
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
© Grey Park LLC