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More Corruption means more curses: use them or avoid them. This guide focuses on essential facts explicitly stated in the official Steam store listing.
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What is Curse of the Dead Gods?
A roguelite action game in which you enter a cursed temple in search of endless riches, eternal life, and divine power. Collect mystical relics and weapons as you explore a labyrinth filled with traps and monsters. Its distinctive Corruption system builds up as you progress and grants a curse when it reaches a threshold. Curses offer benefits at a serious cost, leaving you to decide whether to use them or avoid them. The official description also lists the Dead Cells crossover update, Curse of the Dead Cells, and the addition of Assist Mode. The Japanese source recorded 9,191 Steam reviews and a Very Positive rating. Japanese language support is available.
9,191 reviews (as of August 2026)
Curses bring benefits and drawbacks
Roguelite
Passtech Games / Publisher: Focus
「More Corruption means more curses: use them or avoid them」 — Based on the official Steam store listing and review record used by the Japanese source
1. Accumulating Corruption grants curses
The game's distinctive system, described officially as Corruption building inside you with each step, leaving you to encourage or ignore it.
2. Curses bring benefits and drawbacks
The official description explicitly presents powerful curses as having both advantages and costs.
3. Traps also affect enemies
Fire-spewing statues, explosives, spikes that spring from the floor, and other temple traps are part of the environment. Used well, they become weapons.
4. Collect relics and weapons
Grow stronger by collecting mystical relics and weapons. Their combinations define your build.
5. Assist Mode is available
An official update added Assist Mode, giving players an option if they are concerned about the difficulty.
This page uses only facts explicitly stated in the official Steam store listing. Evaluations such as individual character tier lists, strongest builds, and item performance are omitted until reliable sources are available, since speculation would risk misinformation:
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