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Source of Madness

Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey.

Released May 11, 2022Mixed · 69% of 1.4KPEGI 12≈ 15 h to beat
Steam Deck VerifiedActionRogueliteLovecraftianMetroidvaniaDarkSouls-like
Source of Madness
Source of Madness
Source of Madness
Source of Madness
Source of Madness
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Source of Madness
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Source of Madness
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Developer: Carry Castle
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About Source of Madness

Source of Madness

Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in the Loam Lands, a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey. Uncover the cosmic secrets of the Loam Lands and The Tower of Madness, the moon’s mysterious Citadel.

Source of Madness

The horrific monsters you face are never the same, concocted with procedural generation and animated using a neural network AI

Source of Madness

Explosive close-combat magic, labyrinthine environmental exploration, powerful loot management and a skill tree filled with abilities, classes, and spells

Source of Madness

Rendered in a beautiful AI assisted art style, the fascinating world of the Loam Lands reveals a deep arcane lore as players uncover its many secrets

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Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey. Uncover the cosmic secrets of the Loam Lands and The Tower of Madness, the moon’s mysterious Citadel. The horrific monsters you face are never the same, concocted with procedural generation and animated using a neural network AI. Explosive close-combat magic, labyrinthine environmental exploration, powerful loot management and a skill tree filled with abilities, classes, and spells. Rendered in a beautiful AI assisted art style, the fascinating world of the Loam Lands reveals a deep arcane lore as players uncover its many secrets.

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Game details

Developers
Carry Castle
Publishers
Thunderful Publishing
Release date
May 11, 2022
Genres
Action, Roguelite, Lovecraftian, Metroidvania, Dark, Souls-like, Dark Fantasy, Magic, 2D, Atmospheric, Fantasy, Action RPG, Mystery, Action Roguelike, Action-Adventure, Combat, Procedural Generation, Singleplayer, Roguevania, Physics
Modes
Single-player, Multiplayer
Controller
Full controller support
Steam features
24 achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Remote Play Together
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Camera
Side view
Engine
Unity3D

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishSupportedSupportedSupported
FrenchSupportedNot supportedSupported
ItalianSupportedNot supportedSupported
GermanSupportedNot supportedSupported
Spanish (Spain)SupportedNot supportedSupported
JapaneseSupportedNot supportedSupported
KoreanSupportedNot supportedSupported
Portuguese (Brazil)SupportedNot supportedSupported
System requirements

Minimum

  • OS *: Windows 7+
  • Processor: Intel i5+
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: DirectX 9.1+ or OpenGL 3.2+

Recommended

  • OS *: Windows 7+
  • Processor: Intel i5+
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: DirectX 9.1+ or OpenGL 3.2+

Ratings

Steam reviews

Mixed

69% of 1.4K

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Age rating

PEGI 12

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Steam Deck & Linux

Steam Deck Verified

  • Everything works with the default controls
  • Shows Steam Deck button icons
  • Text is readable on the Deck screen
  • Runs well with the default graphics settings
  • SteamOS: Playable
  • Steam Machine: Verified

ProtonDB: Early reports: Platinum (6 reports) See reports

DLC & editions

Also on Steam

  • Source of Madness Soundtrack
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Release date: May 11, 2022

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