- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Throw dice, create explosive chain reactions, and defeat waves of enemies in Rune Dice! Collect ancient runes with diverse abilities, add synergies between relics, heroes, and special dice. All combined, this will give you an excellent experience in our roguelike deckbuilder.
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Rectify GamingWill "FncWill" HogeweideJun 202610/10Rune Dice is an absolutely brilliant roguelike that blends physics, strategy, and build crafting into one of the most addictive gameplay loops I've experienced in a long time. Whether on a laptop or a Rog Ally X, it is the kind of game that constantly pulls you back for one more run, one more build, and one more chance to create the perfect chain reaction.
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Nindie SpotlightJustin NationMay 20269.6/10Takes the over-used bones of a roguelike deckbuilder and gives it more excitement and unpredictability with loads of classes, and satisfying dice-slinging technique
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LadiesGamers.comJames LuffMay 2026Rune Dice is one of those wonderfully easy games to recommend. It doesn’t overcomplicate itself. It doesn’t bury the fun underneath endless systems. It simply takes one very good idea and executes it incredibly well. The dice-combining mechanic is addictive, the progression loop constantly rewards you, and the overall structure makes it dangerously easy to keep playing long after you planned to stop. Sure, the presentation may not be especially flashy, and some players might find the gameplay a little too straightforward compared to deeper strategy roguelites. But honestly, I think that simplicity is part of the appeal here. I had an absolute blast with it. Whether playing on a desktop or relaxing with it on the Steam Deck, Rune Dice became one of those games I kept wanting to return to for “just one more run.” And usually, that’s the biggest compliment I can give a roguelite.
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MonsterVineBranford HubbardJun 20262/5Rune Dice is a short, frustrating experience made even more so by a lack of difficulty tuning. I genuinely was in disbelief when the cutoff for content after the first third of the game was reached, which led me to listen to the same music and repeat the easiest level nearly a dozen times if not more to only learn the Bard is incapable of actually besting the latter stages. Rune Dice was already a novelty in concept, and in practice, you may just want to grab a pair of dice and roll those instead.
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TheSixthAxisGareth ChadwickMay 20267/10Rune Dice is a great idea with good execution. Combining dice like you're playing a game of billiards or hockey is excellent, allowing risky trick shots that offer substantial reward if you can make it. But the game doesn't go far enough, with each run ending in half an hour and limiting how much you can experiment with builds. There's the potential in here for an excellent game, but what we have is simply a good one.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Smart Raven Studio
- Publisher
- Kwalee
- Released
- May 5, 2026
- Modes
- Single player
- Engine
- Unity
IGDB rating 7.6/10 from 1 ratings.
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