Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot

Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot mixes RPG party building with roguelike runs and auto battler combat. You start with just two scrappy Dwarves and barely any gear, then grow your group battle by battle into a proper legion of up to 10 Beardlings, each one geared and specced into a tank, a melee damage dealer, or a fragile but nasty mage.

The fighting itself plays out automatically, so all the real decisions happen beforehand. You’re picking formations, positioning your frontline and backline, and gearing up to counter whatever the next encounter throws at you. Get your setup wrong and you’ll watch your Dwarves get picked apart with nothing you can do about it, which honestly makes nailing the prep feel brilliant.

After every fight you choose how to push forward, whether that’s levelling up, buying better kit, or recruiting fresh Dwarves, knowing full well some of these runs are going to end badly. Permanent upgrades bought with Gems keep things moving between runs too, letting you try out different playstyles as your legion (eventually) gets stronger. It’s all about reading enemy patterns, adjusting your formation on the fly, and accepting that a good chunk of your Dwarves probably aren’t making it out alive.