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QUICK FACTS

ONE-SENTENCE PITCH

Dodge swarms of arcane bullets, stitch spells on the fly, and survive a dungeon that rewrites itself whenever its sardonic feline architect gets bored.

OVERVIEW

In spellloom you step into the robes of a rookie Spellweaver hired to stress-test a shape-shifting dungeon run by a mischievous talking cat. Each run mixes three pillars:

1. Combat – twin-stick movement, bullet-hell patterns, screen-filling bosses.

2. Spell crafting – snap Essences and Aspects into the Spellbinder grimoire to forge chain lightning, ricocheting meteors, fractal shields and more.

3. Exploration – themed floors (Castle, Cozy Chambers, Sewer, Sci-Fi Lab and more), secret rooms, teleport orbs and a shop that grows pricier the more you raid it.

Die, rebuild, dive again – every attempt louder than the last.

KEY FEATURES

• Live spell-builder – edit two active spells while dodging
• Pattern-driven rooms – every arena is a micro bullet-hell puzzle
• Dynamic dungeon – layouts, hazards and enemy mix shift each run
• Progression without power creep – spend Regalia to widen the loot pool instead of inflating stats
• Upgradeable parts – duplicate components level up for bigger effects
• Community-driven balance – frequent patches shaped by player clips and feedback

DEMO HIGHLIGHTS

Current build – 0.6.4 (31 May 2025)

• Five themed floors – Castle, Stone, Cozy, Sci-Fi, Sewer
• Smarter shop – each Essence or Aspect you buy raises the price of similar items by 25 percent
• Late-game rebalance – enemies beyond floor 4 hit harder and live longer
• Synergy fix – Essences can no longer reduce mana costs to 0
• Brightness pass – stronger torches and ambient light

Major build – 0.6.0 (10 Apr 2025)

• Spell system overhaul – Essences set a spell’s core, Aspects are modular modifiers
• Synergy system – compatible Essences boost specific Aspect types; tooltips show full math
• Starter pool expanded – 37 Aspects unlocked at game start, 58 total in demo
• 20 new Aspects – Chain Lightning, Singularity Field, Crescendo Shot, CryoLock and more
• Four new enemy types wielding the new Aspects
• Exponential floor difficulty, visibility upgrade, cheaper special rooms, ongoing performance fixes

ROADMAP

The long-term plan is fluid – spellloom will keep expanding as feedback rolls in.

• More spells – dozens of fresh Essences and Aspects to deepen buildcraft
• Boss-per-floor – unique multi-phase boss encounter on every level
• Dungeon secrets – hidden rooms, puzzles, lore events and collectibles
• Side activities – optional challenges, mini-quests and alternate objectives
• Quality-of-life – controller rebinding, performance passes, accessibility tweaks

SOCIAL LINKS

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3587900/spellloom/
• Twitter / X: https://x.com/bytejazzgames
• Discord: https://discord.gg/RnMAs9MeHN
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/spellloom/

Tag @bytejazzgames or hop into Discord – most fixes land in the next patch.

ABOUT BYTE JAZZ GAMES

Byte Jazz Games is the one-person studio of Dimitar Dihanov, a full-time software developer who builds games on the side. The label nods to his years playing jazz guitar - sometimes discordant, always improvised.

CREDITS

Design, code, art, sound – Dimitar Dihanov
Additional sprites – backterria, unTied Games
Spell icons – medievalmore
Music – Kizarys
Main art – JJ Javier
UI icons – PiiiXL
UI art – Finnmercury
Sound effects – Epic Stock Media
Fonts – datagoblin, Dieter Schumacher, Google Noto Sans CJK (OFL 1.1)

For review keys or interview requests, email bytejazzgames@gmail.com.

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