Decrepit

Character classes

The game takes an original approach to character classes. Professions are not chosen before the adventure begins. Instead, they are determined by the equipment used. This allows us to create hybrids of different specializations or try to complete equipment sets from the same archetype to unlock related bonuses and unique abilities. Weapons, staves, and armor are associated with classes such as warrior, rogue, mage, or shaman.

Dungeon exploration

Exploring the castle's halls, corridors, courtyards, and underground tunnels is the highlight of the game. Their layout remains unchanged, unlike the placement of enemies, which varies across different journeys. As we progress, we unlock shortcuts and elevators, allowing us to move more quickly between distant areas over time.

Combat

Along our path, we encounter ordinary undead, who were once servants, prisoners, and guards, as well as powerful bosses. Battles with them are dynamic. Success on the battlefield requires knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of the weapons we wield, proper positioning of our character, and "figuring out" the opponent in terms of their movement patterns or potential defensive gaps. In addition to light and strong attacks, we can also use magic in combat.

Death and its consequences

Death is not hard to come by here. If we fall, we respawn in a cell, stripped of the equipment we previously acquired. Although the need to gather equipment anew significantly complicates our lives, our growing familiarity with the castle and the unlocked passages and shortcuts ensures that we become increasingly effective from one playthrough to the next.