Damnata - Turn Based Card Combat Prototype
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Damnata Prototype
Damnata is an early prototype exploring the “fun” in its core combat loop. For now, players jump straight into battles against waves of increasingly difficult enemies. Each fight challenges your strategic use of cards and game mechanics.
If you enjoy tactical card games like Magic The Gathering, this prototype offers a taste of the dark, strategic combat at the heart of Damnata.
Controls
- Left Click: Select cards, targets, UI elements, select monsters, perform attacks
- Right Click: Enlarge card
- M: Open map
- Esc: Open the game menu
Important for Streamers & YouTubers
The game’s start screen uses royalty free music, but the main gameplay includes music and SFX from Epidemic Sound, which may not be safe for monetized streams or videos.
Tip: You can mute music and SFX in the options to avoid issues.
AI Disclosure Notice
Damnata was primarily developed by me as a programmer, with generous contributions from talented artists. This prototype contains a mix of human created art and AI generated assets. While I personally prefer purely human created art, the use of AI was necessary to complete this prototype. I want to be transparent about this, and as a principle, as long as any AI generated content exists in this game, it will remain free to play.
How to Support
I am currently expanding the team and looking for additional helping hands. At this stage, this is a revenue share project, though that may change in the future.
The team is based in the UK, and we’re especially interested in UK based artists or animators. If you’re interested in contributing, please reach out with your portfolio. Financial contributions are also greatly appreciated and help support the ongoing development of Damnata.
Contact Us
blackbulwarkofficial@gmail.com
Download
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Development log
- Damnata Dev Log 143 days ago
Comments
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This is a solid foundation for a tactical card game.The prototype already nails a dark, strategic vibe and the combat loop feels polished for this stage. Looking forward to future updates!!
Holy GLAZE.
Thank you so much! I appreciate it!
I think this prototype has nailed "finding the fun" at this early prototype stage. The core gameplay of carefully choosing which card to play based on the current combat conditions definitely evokes the same feelings and thought process I get from games like Slay the Spire and Monster Train, while putting a larger focus on where monsters are positioned on the field to reap the most benefit from their effects. One piece of feedback about this prototype is regarding the play history - it's unclear to me what it's actually showing, and I couldn't quite get the benefit of going back through the history and understanding what has just happened. Otherwise, I have good hopes for the project, nicely done!
Thank you so much!
I'll refine the play history to be more descriptive.
Honestly a really great start to a tactical card game. The RNG is pretty unfair sometimes, but the prototype is short enough to not worry about restarting
7/10 - Pretty good!
Much appreciated man! I intend on adding and testing the deck building system next which should shift the balance of power over to the player.
Your feedback is appreciated!