Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

The board is a toy box. The horde is climbing. Every throw counts.

PachiRogue blends pachinko physics with roguelike drafting and horde-survival pressure—without having to kite or dodge. You stand at the top of a handcrafted papercraft diorama, load balls from your hopper, and fire into climbing waves of enemies.

Enemies stay still while your shots bounce and cascade; once your throws are spent, the army steps upward. Miss too many breaches and your wall falls. Break the boss before the tide swallows you.

Aim. Bounce. Cascade.

• Strict throw economy — a capped number of shots per turn keeps pacing snappy and decisions sharp.

• Readable chaos — tactical aiming meets emergent physics; one well-placed bounce can trigger a massive chain reaction.

• Skill pays — bank bounces, score precision hits, and trigger free refunds that reward clever geometry.

Build a wild ball kit

Your hopper is a visible magazine of distinct physics tools—perfect information, no hidden deck shuffle. Each ball archetype brings unique mass, bounce, size, and on-hit procs to the board:

• Upgradeable ball archetypes — level up and evolve your core balls into run-defining powerhouses.

• Global stat scaling — STR, DEX, INT, VIT, and LUK amplify every shot, turning a heavy impact ball into a high-crit sniper or a screen-shredding area blast.

• Game-bending relics — defeat elites and discover rare relics that break physics rules for the rest of your run.

Draft your upgrades

Battle through handcrafted, themed boards where difficulty mounts with every wave. Manage the climbing horde row by row, then use your hard-earned gold between stages to tune your engine:

• Between-stage drafting & shops: Spend run gold to recruit new ball archetypes, upgrade existing favorites, or trim underperformers to keep your hopper lean and lethal.

• Manage the tide: You don’t need to wipe the entire screen every turn; prioritize high-threat breaches, control choke points, and hold the line until the boss arrives.

Grow your cardboard aquarium

Between runs, bank gold into a living Aquarium—a tactile meta-progression layer. Collect species, hatch eggs, expand tank capacity, and curate a loadout of fish buffs before you step back into the box. It’s a knapsack puzzle for pre-run power: which bonuses are worth the space?

A shoebox you can feel

The world of PachiRogue is a physical diorama: cardboard, construction paper, felt, and photographed craft assets with consistent lighting—real tactility, not generic fantasy chrome.

Features

• Physics-based ball combat with turn-based horde steps

• Visible ball hopper with upgradeable ball archetypes (no hidden draw RNG)

• Five global stats feeding every shot

• Drafting, evolutions, relics, and run economy (gold, chests, shops)

• Branching run routes with elites, board events, and capstone boss fights

• Tactile cardboard aquarium meta: fish, eggs, tank upgrades, and loadout planning

• Handmade physical craft visual identity

Who is this for?

If you love aiming games, physics payoffs, roguelike drafting, and runs that end in “one more board clear”—PachiRogue is built for you.