{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9c0ad764981b29020fea080f","clusterId":"c_17c9a84dccf94e6f9ff05140","slug":"tarpit-games-announces-3d-dungeon-rpg-haxeri-for-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Tarpit Games Announces 3D Dungeon RPG Häxeri for Steam","summary":"Swedish indie developer sfabian, working under the studio Tarpit Games, has opened the Steam store page for Häxeri, a 3D dungeon RPG scheduled for release in 2027. The title means \"witchcraft\" in Swedish, a nod to the Wizardry series. Häxeri draws inspiration from Wizardry, Etrian Odyssey, and Shin Megami Tensei. Players explore grid-based dungeons with a party of up to four characters, choosing from six classes: Berserker, Paladin, Rogue, Bard, Priest, and Sorcerer. Each character has assignable stats and a class-specific skill tree. The turn-based battle system uses a Press Turn mechanic: exploiting an enemy's weakness grants an extra action, while hitting a resistance costs an action. The game also features a hand-drawn mapping system where players draw walls and floors on grid paper displayed on the right side of the screen or full screen. Developer sfabian cited Etrian Odyssey as a key influence, describing it as challenging yet calming.","whyItMatters":"Häxeri is a solo-developed homage to classic dungeon crawlers that explicitly borrows the Press Turn system from Shin Megami Tensei and the mapping mechanic from Etrian Odyssey, two mechanics rarely combined in a single indie title.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDeveloper sfabian, working as Tarpit Games, is based in Sweden and is a solo developer.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe title \u0026#34;Häxeri\u0026#34; is Swedish for \u0026#34;witchcraft,\u0026#34; a direct nod to the Wizardry series (whose name literally means \u0026#34;magic\u0026#34;).\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSfabian said he grew up with NES and SNES, loving Mario and The Legend of Zelda, and was drawn to RPGs after watching a cool aunt play Secret of Mana and the PlayStation Final Fantasy series.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHe cited Etrian Odyssey as a key influence, describing it as \u0026#34;challenging yet strangely calming,\u0026#34; and said he wanted to make a game in the same vein.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe game\u0026#39;s battle system uses a Press Turn mechanic where exploiting an enemy\u0026#39;s weakness grants an extra action, while hitting a resistance costs an action.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePlayers can draw walls and floors on grid paper displayed on the right side of the screen or full screen while exploring.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eElements visible on the dungeon screen, such as enemies and skill trees, show the influence of Etrian Odyssey.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Häxeri, a 3D dungeon RPG from Swedish indie dev sfabian, combines Etrian Odyssey-style hand-drawn mapping with Shin Megami Tensei's Press Turn battle system. Steam page is live, release in 2027.","twitterPost":"New dungeon crawler Häxeri (Swedish for 'witchcraft') takes inspiration from Wizardry, Etrian Odyssey, and Shin Megami Tensei. Six classes, turn-based combat with Press Turn mechanics, and hand-drawn mapping. Coming to Steam in 2027.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Swedish indie developer sfabian has opened the Steam page for Häxeri, a 3D dungeon RPG that blends Etrian Odyssey's hand-drawn mapping with Shin Megami Tensei's Press Turn battle system. 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