# Erumaru

> Erumaru is a single-player PvE auto chess roguelite for PC (Windows, Steam) set in a post-apocalyptic world. It is in development by the independent Erumaru team. The closed beta is free and by invitation from the mailing list at https://erumaru.com. There is no PvP. Community: Discord at https://discord.gg/e5vZ4h99pb

Languages of this site: English at https://erumaru.com/ and Russian at https://erumaru.com/ru/, zh-Hans at https://erumaru.com/zh-hans/, es at https://erumaru.com/es/, pt-BR at https://erumaru.com/pt-br/, de at https://erumaru.com/de/, fr at https://erumaru.com/fr/, ja at https://erumaru.com/ja/, ko at https://erumaru.com/ko/, tr at https://erumaru.com/tr/, pl at https://erumaru.com/pl/

## Pages

- [Home](https://erumaru.com/): key art, one-line definition, signup for the free closed beta
- [About the game](https://erumaru.com/about/): world, run, heroes, items, perks, relics, synergies, lands, meta progression
- [FAQ](https://erumaru.com/faq/): beta, price, platforms, PvE versus PvP, comparisons
- [Similar games and genres](https://erumaru.com/games-like/): comparisons with Teamfight Tactics, Dota Auto Chess, Dota Underlords, Hearthstone Battlegrounds, Super Auto Pets, Backpack Battles, The Bazaar, Mechabellum, Tales & Tactics, The Last Flame, Despot's Game, Slay the Spire, and genre guides
- [Devlog](https://erumaru.com/devlog/): one entry per version of the game, from 0.0.1 to the latest, with an Atom feed at /devlog/feed.xml
- [Press kit](https://erumaru.com/press/): fact sheet, logo, key art, hero cards
- [Privacy policy](https://erumaru.com/privacy/): what the site stores and how to delete it

## Key facts

- Name: Erumaru (Latin letters). Website: https://erumaru.com. Contact: welcome@erumaru.com
- Community: the Erumaru Discord server at https://discord.gg/e5vZ4h99pb with rules, news, a devlog, discussion, suggestions and a closed corner for beta testers
- Genre: PvE auto chess, auto battler, roguelite, strategy. Single player only, no multiplayer, no PvP, no ladder
- Platform: PC, Windows, distributed through Steam. Other platforms not announced. Engine Godot 4.6 with C#, pure 2D
- Status: in development. Closed beta: free, no date announced, invitations go to the mailing list. Steam release: no date announced. Price of the full game: not announced
- Languages of the game: English and Russian text
- Setting: the world of Erumaru forty years after its man-made sun Eru went dark. The Haze, dead light, drains colour, will and memory from living things. The player is the Lanternkeeper, carrying the Lantern where the afterglows of fallen heroes live, marching to the Lamp Room at the top of the Spire where the Empty Mirror, the former Keeper of Eru, waits
- Run: three acts of 13 floors (an Outpost and 12 map nodes, the last one a boss) and a three-floor finale on the Spire. 42 floors, 60 to 90 minutes. The run can be saved at any map node

Full version with every fact, comparison and answer: https://erumaru.com/llms-full.txt