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Coreless: Prologue

Coreless is a single-player action roguelite where active combat, layered builds, and long-term progression feed into each other. Shape each run with Powers, randomized gear, Talents, and Research, then balance Risk and Treasure Find for stronger rewards.

Free September 15, 2024

By Contextual Turtle

Windows
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Coreless: Prologue - Contextual Turtle. Popular. Released September 15, 2024
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Overview

About this game

Coreless is a single-player action roguelite built around active combat, layered builds, and risk-reward decisions.

During each run, your build takes shape through Powers, Boosters, Chest Items, Challenge Rewards, Special Missions, and Equipment. These choices affect how you move, when you engage, how you handle pressure, and which rewards are worth pursuing.

Risk and Treasure Find sit at the center of every run. Raising Treasure Find improves your chances of finding stronger drops and better equipment, while higher Risk makes combat more demanding. As your build comes together, you decide how much pressure is worth taking on for a better payoff.

Combat momentum comes from assembling a build while staying in motion. Surge creates burst windows that help you break through crowded fights, clear space, and turn dangerous moments back in your favor.

Between runs, Talents, Research, and Equipment give future builds more direction. Equipment drops with randomized affixes and build-defining modifiers that can push a character toward specific elements, resource loops, defensive setups, or trigger-based playstyles. Talents strengthen your long-term profile and reward flow. Research unlocks new mechanics, event paths, shop options, reward routes, and ways to open future builds.

Key Features

  • Real-time action combat built around movement, skills, resources, Powers, and Surge windows.

  • Risk and Treasure Find decisions that connect combat pressure with reward quality.

  • Layered build-making through Powers, Boosters, Chest Items, Challenge Rewards, Special Missions, and Equipment.

  • Randomized equipment affixes and build-defining modifiers that support distinct playstyles.

  • Talents and Research that expand future run options, unlock new mechanics, and shape long-term progression.

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