Thunderrift

Early version: 3 classes, 7 folks, 1 arena. Your feedback shapes the game!

Thunderrift is a hard-hitting 2.5D action RPG, a mix of Diablo-style loot, WoW-style talents and Vampire Survivors-style waves, right in your browser, on PC and phone. Pick a class and a folk, step into a cursed rune circle and hold out. Wave after wave of monsters comes for you. Survive, grab the loot, grow stronger.

A small indie project by ESINT Gaming, released early on purpose so I can build it together with real players.

What's in (v0.7.0)

• 3 classes, each with 9 abilities in 3 talent branches (up to 4 abilities equipped at a time):
  • Warrior – axe and shield up close. Charge, Whirlwind, Earthsplitter. Resource: Rage.
  • Huntress – bow and quiver. Arrow Rain, Blast Traps, Net Shot, Headshot. Resource: Focus.
  • Mage – staff and spellbook. Fire, frost and lightning: Blaze Circle, Rime Shackle, Lightning Beam. Resource: Mana.
• 7 folks for every class (Grudgeblood, Ironfolk, Gravewalkers, Tuskhex, Orebrothers, Hornwardens, Duskweavers), each with a small fixed bonus
• Gear per class: plate, leather and cloth, 5 tiers each, visible on your hero. Loot matches your class
• Legendaries: 3 per class plus 5 for everyone
• 9 enemy types, elites and a boss every 5 waves
• Wave 50: demon end boss, then endless Torment levels
• Talent points and attribute points, combine up to 2 branches
• Plays on PC and phone, English and German

Coming next

Planned, in no fixed order, and plans can change:

• More classes (Necromancer, Shaman)
• New areas beyond the rune circle
• Balance passes for all three classes, based on your feedback
• Rebindable keys on PC
• Later maybe an online leaderboard and co-op

Controls

PC: WASD to move, mouse to aim, click and keys 1–5 to attack.

Phone: hold it sideways and tap to launch. Stick on the left, abilities on the right.

Settings: screen shake (off/light/normal, off by default) and WebGL effects (on/off) in the menu.

Saves are stored in your browser only. Saves from earlier versions keep loading (as Warrior). Switch language in the menu: English or German.

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Deutsch, kurz: Frühe Version mit 3 Klassen (Krieger, Jägerin, Magier), 7 Völkern, Beute je Klasse (Platte, Leder, Stoff, je 5 Stufen) und eigenen Legendärs. Welle 50: Dämonen-Endboss, danach endlose Qual-Stufen. Geplant (ohne Gewähr): Nekromant und Schamane, neue Gebiete, Balance-Runden, frei belegbare Tasten, später vielleicht Online-Bestenliste und Koop. Sprache im Menü umschalten: Deutsch oder Englisch.

Music: Eldritch Grim, cynicmusic (opengameart.org, CC0), VSCO 2 CE (CC0). Cover art made with AI assistance.