About the Game

Songbringer is a procedurally-generated sci-fi action RPG filled with swords, secrets, dungeons, and bosses.

You play as Roq Epimetheos, an accidental hero with a passion for partying and music. Roq cruises the galaxy with his skybot Jib aboard the ship Songbringer, seeking out lush planets free from the watchful eyes of galactic police.

Upon discovering the nanosword hidden in a cave on Ekzera, Roq unwittingly unleashes an ancient evil. The sword, however, is incredibly powerful and hums with a mysterious energy.

Jib, the Skybot

Jib began life as a human boy on the skycity planet Yuerder, where he developed a talent for programming artificial intelligence. On his deathbed, he illegally transferred his consciousness into a skybot, severing the consciousness link to prevent overwriting.

Jib scans the bodies of fallen foes, often uncovering valuable loot. He can also acquire the ability to stun enemies. Jib is controlled by AI by default, but a second player can take control of Jib in local co-op mode.

Lacking the ability to grow one as a human, Jib is obsessed with mustaches.

Procedural Generation

Choose a 6-letter world seed at the start of your quest to procedurally generate the planet, overworld, secrets, and dungeons.

Entering the same world seed will always generate the identical world, regardless of platform. This allows lore and competition to be shared with others.

Play with a new seed to discover a fresh world, or enter a familiar seed for a speedrun challenge.

Open & Non-linear Gameplay

The generated overworld is open and non-linear. Explore in any direction you choose or tackle dungeons out of order. You are not even required to pick up the sword.

Of the nine dungeons Roq and Jib can uncover in each world:

• Some are thematic, containing puzzles and items crucial to completing the world.
• Some are secret, offering hidden side quests where new abilities can be gained.
• Some are incredibly challenging, featuring overwhelming foes, mobs, and bosses.

Secrets of the Cacti

Vast secrets lie hidden in plain sight. By consuming cacti, Roq gains psychedelic powers that reveal these concealed treasures.

Certain discovered items can be combined to craft unique artifacts. Find a blink orb and a fire cube? Take them to the droidsmith aboard Songbringer to forge a fire orb that allows Roq to teleport forward while transforming into a fireball.

Songbringer features no experience points (XP). Progression is achieved by defeating mobs, vanquishing bosses, and claiming lost technological devices.

Leaderboard

Upon completing a quest, several factors are quantified to generate an overall score:

• Time to complete
• Percentage of map uncovered
• Percentage of items obtained
• Game mode: regular vs. permadeath

Your score can be submitted to a global leaderboard sorted by world seed. This leaderboard dynamically cycles through seeds based on popularity and recency. You can manually select a specific seed to view its leaderboard.