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Game pageAstronarch: shape your party through positioning and equipment
Recruit a party of heroes and prepare for automatic battles through equipment and positioning.
Choosing where that party can thrive is part of the adventure, not just choosing who joins it.
What makes it fun
Build a party around its heroes and loot
Your choice of heroes and the items you find shape your plan before auto combat begins. You can give armor to a front line fighter and add a healer, fitting equipment to each hero's role.
Game details
As of Oct 29, 2026- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Release date
- Jan 23, 2021
- Developer
- Dale Turner
- Languages
- English (Full audio), Simplified Chinese (Full audio) ／ 6 languages total
A typical run
Build a party from heroes with different skills.
Battlefield position affects the outcome, so consider both whom to bring and where to place them.
You can move freely between subareas within each act, choosing destinations that suit your party’s strengths and weaknesses.
Items collected along the way enhance your heroes’ stats and abilities.
Both the route and the bosses change between runs, making party composition and destination a connected decision.
After your first victory, tackle additional Corruption modifiers; heroes develop a cosmetic aura as they overcome them.
Core systems
Party-Based Strategy
Heroes have different skills, and their battlefield positions affect the outcome.
Treat hero selection and placement as connected choices rather than finishing each in isolation.
Explore Dynamic Terrain
Subareas within an act have different enemies and terrain, and you can move freely between them.
Instead of assuming a fixed route, choose where your current party is likely to thrive.
Loot!
Items enhance stats and abilities, allowing you to steer a hero’s role.
The official example asks whether your Wildmage should be a glass cannon or a frontline bruiser.
What sets it apart
Before automatic combat, combine the party roster, positioning and equipment to shape how it fights.
Route choice also depends on the party: a destination is more than simply the next fight.
Learning curve and difficulty
After assembling a party, consider whether a subarea’s enemies and terrain suit it.
Think beyond which hero to strengthen and decide what role you want that hero to fill.
For the Wildmage example, distinguish a damage-focused direction from a frontline role when considering equipment.
Builds and playstyles
Choose a role for your Wildmage
The official description presents equipment choices that can make the same Wildmage a glass cannon or a frontline bruiser. Rather than fixing the role by the hero’s name, consider which direction to pursue with the items you collect.
What players like
Players appreciate being able to shape their approach through the combination of party composition and items.
Who it’s for
For players who want to consider positioning and equipment alongside party composition.
For players who want their party’s strengths and weaknesses to inform their choice of subarea.
Who might not enjoy it
Less suitable if you want to plan the party and its equipment without also considering which areas suit it.
FAQ
- Does battlefield positioning matter?
- Yes. The official description states that hero positioning influences the outcome of battle.
- Is there something to tackle after the first victory?
- Additional Corruption modifiers become a challenge, and heroes develop a cosmetic aura as they overcome them.
- Is streaming permitted?
- The official store description does not address streaming permission, so that source alone cannot establish whether it is permitted.
These impressions are based on 17 Steam reviews sorted by “Most Helpful.” They do not represent the views of all buyers.
Image: Astronarch on Steam