A 2D combat platformer where every run pushes you deeper into a corrupted world. Choose a hero, build your power with artifacts and resonance, defeat deadly encounters, and earn the strength to mend the Weave.

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About This Game

Fight through the Drift. Mend the Weave.


Choose your hero and carve a path through a corrupted world. Battle across three distinct zones, shape your build as you go, overcome deadly encounters, and fight for one final chance to mend the Weave.

Every run is a push forward — through combat, discovery, and the choices that define how your hero grows.

Fight through three corrupted zones


  • Maeroths Marsh — enter the wetlands and fight your way toward the Totem.
  • The Ruins — push deeper through the broken remains of the world and prepare for Thornax.
  • The Caverns — descend into the final stretch and face what waits beyond.

Each zone carries you further into the run, with new enemies, rewards, and encounters standing between you and the chance to restore the Weave.

Shape your build as you fight


Slay enemies to collect Resonance, then turn it into power-ups that shape the way you play.

Build toward attack speed, critical strikes, survivability, or adapt to what the run gives you.

Search each zone for Artifact Stashes and equip artifacts that can change the way your build comes together.

Earn power that carries forward


How well you clear each encounter affects the rewards you earn.

Push for higher-tier clears to improve your chances of earning Core Magic and Relic Paths, opening new ways to strengthen future runs and shape how you approach the next attempt.

Combat comes first


Fight packs of corrupted enemies with fast melee attacks, magic, and evasive movement.

Dash out of danger, learn enemy patterns, and take on bosses that reward positioning, timing, and clean execution.

Choose your hero. Build your power. Mend the Weave.


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AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

The Rend is made by a small indie team, with core character art, animation, and design created by human artists we've worked with and credited.

We use generative AI tools in a supporting role for environment art direction and variation, additional views and variations of existing character designs, and some temporary UI artwork, such as achievement badges that haven't received their final art yet. No content is generated by AI during gameplay.

All AI-assisted content is directed, reviewed, and edited by our team. As development continues, we'll keep working with artists and developers to improve the game's art and overall experience.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 (mid-range)
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 or AMD RX 560
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 3060 or AMD RX 6600
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
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