Gimmiko

About

In Gimmiko, you play as a member of the Gimmick Temple fighting to thaw a world stuck in eternal night. The moon has been corrupted, spilling monsters from myths and pop culture into reality. Each run lets you craft custom dice to build combos that fight these beasts. Progress through procedurally generated levels by rolling, rerolling, and upgrading your dice set. Permadeath keeps things tense but the randomized rewards mean every restart feels fresh. The game balances spooky horror with absurd humor thanks to its surreal art and cat-centric lore. Creatures from global folklore clash with movie monsters in chaotic battles. Players praise the tight dice-building mechanics which let you tweak strategies on the fly. With over 50 unique enemies and randomized level layouts, it maintains replayability without feeling repetitive. The quirky tone and inventive boss fights make it memorable among indie roguelites.

Storyline

One night a year, all cats on earth stand on their hind legs and beckon the moon to come closer. Shadowblighted, it pierces through the sky, freezing the world in a time warp of terror. Monsters from all kinds of cultures, folklores and movies are leaking from the common subconcious and into reality. It's up to the guardians of Gimmick Temple to save the world from this ghastly curse!