SLYTHE

SLYTHE is an arcade shooter roguelite where you steer an ever-moving snake of heroes — each with their own attacks, passives, and classes. Inspired by auto-battlers: stack heroes of the same class for powerful class bonuses, buy copies to level them up, and build a snake that clears the arena on its own — if you steer it right. Between arenas you play the economy: hire from the shop, bank gold for interest, ban the heroes you never want offered again, and shape a build from 80+ passive items with run-warping effects. Every sixth arena throws an elite at you; arena 25 holds the final boss. Beating it is where SLYTHE starts, not where it ends. And you don't have to do it alone: grab a second controller and put two snakes in the same arena.Gameplay - Your snake never stops moving — steer it with keyboard, mouse-follow, or gamepad (two stick modes) - Your heroes attack automatically when enemies are near - Combine heroes of the same class to unlock unique class bonuses - Clearing arenas grants gold — spend it, or bank it and earn interest - Buying copies of the same hero levels them up; at Lv.3 they unlock special effects - Ban heroes from the shop to sharpen your odds — build control is the real weapon Two snakes, one couch - Local co-op: a second player joins with a gamepad and steers their own snake with their own build - Separate parties, shared gold — split the shop, argue about rerolls, negotiate the economy - Go down mid-arena and you're out until your partner clears it — clutch saves get loud - Enemies bulk up for two, and bosses doubly so — bring a real build, not a passenger Beyond the win - True endless mode — difficulty keeps scaling for as long as you survive - Loop past arena 25 with a run-defining relic each time around — and a new chaos modifier stacking every loop - New Game + tiers stack lasting difficulty for veteran builds - A global all-time leaderboard — names, avatars, and your rank right on the main menu - Custom runs with game-twisting modifiers when you want the rules bent Features - 50+ heroes, each with unique attacks and passives - 15+ classes granting stat boosts and modifiers to your snake - 80+ passive items with run-warping global effects - Local 2-player co-op — on the couch - Elite fights, a final boss, and rotating arena themes - 41 Steam achievements, from first blood to the ones we won't spoil - Post-run stat breakdowns for the theorycrafters - Full controller support with rebindable inputs, native on Steam Deck - Steam Cloud saves — hop between desktop and Deck mid-run - An interactive tutorial that teaches steering in your own control scheme - A pumping synthwave soundtrack driving every wave