Samarkand

Most action-roguelites cast you as the hero clearing waves of monsters — a well-worn loop. We wanted the inverse: what does a roguelite feel like when you're the thing everyone else is afraid of, and every room is someone else's home?

Samarkand puts you in control of the monster. Each room is a human settlement — a hamlet, a village, a garrison — cleared when nothing living remains. Clearing a room grants a skill choice, and key milestones trigger an irreversible mutation that changes both your stats and how the monster looks, so no two runs play — or look — quite the same.