Genre guide
Single-player auto battlers
A single-player auto battler is a game where you assemble and upgrade a team between fights and the fights play out automatically against the computer. The decisions are in the drafting, the gear, the positioning and the route; the battle itself is the exam. The genre grew out of PvP auto chess and borrowed its run structure from roguelikes
What the good ones share
A shop or draft with real choices, units that change meaning depending on gear and neighbours, fights you can read, a run that ends and a reason to start again. Tales & Tactics brought the tabletop adventure, The Last Flame the endless build depth, Despot's Game the absurd humour
Where Erumaru fits
Erumaru keeps the full auto chess economy, shop, pool, stars and synergies, and adds hero growth in the spirit of Dota: levels up to 100 with Strength, Agility and Intelligence, ability ranks, six items, four perks and an Awakening. The run is a roguelite map through a post-apocalyptic world of ten peoples and ten lands, with relics that bend the rules, bosses with phases, 20 stacking difficulty steps after the first win and a Descent after the final boss. PC, Windows, Steam. Free closed beta
Who it is for
Players of Dota Auto Chess, Teamfight Tactics and Underlords who are tired of PvP stress, fans of Slay the Spire and other roguelite builders, and anyone who likes heroes with builds and bright MOBA-style silhouettes
Games in this genre
- Tales & TacticsTales & Tactics proved a single-player auto battler works. Erumaru is a PvE auto chess roguelite for PC with 100 …
- The Last FlameThe Last Flame is an endless roguelike auto battler about a party of heroes. Erumaru is a PvE auto chess …
- Despot's GameDespot's Game is a roguelike auto battler about disposable humans. Erumaru is a PvE auto chess roguelite for PC where …
- Super Auto PetsSuper Auto Pets made auto battlers relaxed. Erumaru keeps the calm and adds a full roguelite run: 100 heroes with …
- Backpack BattlesBackpack Battles is an inventory auto battler against other players' builds. Erumaru is a PvE auto chess roguelite for PC: …
- Slay the SpireErumaru borrows the branching map, elites, relics and ascension from Slay the Spire and puts an auto chess squad in …
Questions people ask
Which auto battlers can be played offline?
Tales & Tactics, The Last Flame and Despot's Game are single-player games. Dota Underlords has an offline mode. Erumaru is single player by design, with no online opponents at all
Is Erumaru free?
The closed beta is free. The price of the full game on Steam has not been announced