Going to try my best to give a full reivew. I've played a lot on itch.io, although I'm not a hardcore fighting game fan, so I may use the wrong terms occasionally.

-----------What It Is-------------
It's a great combination of turn-based RPG and fighting game mechanics. It really appeals to both genres in a way that just works. it's really well executed.

----------The Community (It's Good, It's Really Good)-------((update 2025: ITS STILL SUPER GOOD you can STILL find matchs every single day and full 32 person lobbys))
The fighting game community gets a bad rap, but this one is incredibly welcoming and chill. I haven't experienced any of the toxicity the FGC is known for while playing. No need to worry about it, it's a great environment.

--------The Modding Scene------ ((update 2025: there is over 200 modded charictors now. this community is epic)))
YES, the modding scene is really good. There's already over fifteen characters that have been created by the amazing Discord community. I was worried that it would have the same problems that the Mugen community had in the past with unbalanced characters, but it's not an issue. The modded characters are all unique, and they're all balanced due to the playtests and ratings they get from the players in the Discord. These modded lobbys can be found under "multiplayer(Legacy)" The dev is working on an easier way to integrate it the steam lobbys so by the time this is read it may be changed a bit.

UPDATE 2/13/2023(((Update 2/28/2025 200 Modded Charictors and counting the mugen comparasion is real)
We officely have a workshop now. 30 modded charictors are available as of writing this about 15/20 of them are completely viable so an entire fighting game roster. With more on the way. The discords still the place to go for now until a few creators put their stuff up in the coming days.

----Match Length----
Matches usually last around twenty minutes. It's being turn based its actually surprisingly relaxing, I usually have a stream or YouTube video on in the background while playing. After the match is done the entire thing is played back in real time. Like in superhot and that is what you will often see on youtube. It really does look like a vintage Newgrounds/Stickpage style stick fight. It gets crazier with mods too.


-----------basics----------
Just a surface-level look I'm not good enough to make a full-on guide. I'll leave that to the community :3

You have your movement options: which are always available and unique to each of the 4 official characters. These change depending on if you are in the air or in some other states.

Your basic attacks: which are your bread and butter attacks they come out fast and you will use them often.

Your specials: always available and change depending on the game state, for some characters. far riskier to use. As they often take more than one or even 2 turns to come out.

And your super. As in a fighting game these are your strongest and most unique attacks these use super meter gained throughout the match. These are also risky to activate so you need to think about when you are using them and why.

Your defense is just that your blocking and dodging. This is the same over the four official characters. What's cool about this is perfect blocks..100% are in here. You can do the Daigo Parry in glorious turn-based combat if your good with your timing and it's complete with a hype VFX and sound.

Dodging: is a measured risk in the same way it would be Super Smash Bros. Set distance and since this game has perdiction afterimages really easy to read.

Free switch: Turning this on allows you to cancel your next melee move on your opponent

Flip switch: Allows you to flip the direction of your attack on lock in.

DI: Allows you to ajust where you will fly when hit. I've been told its alot like in smash. I know its essential to not getting endlessly comboed :p

Distance bar: Pops up on some charictors when choosing a move Or walking forward. its exactly what it says the distance you will move. Since there is prediction afterimages you won't be guessing either which is wonderful.

------------------Typical Round-----------------
You choose your move lock in. Wait for your opponent to choose theirs and then stuff happens. then the game-play loop resets until someone wins.

After the match the entire thing is played back in real time superhot style so you can go wholly crap that was only 30 seconds.

---------TLDR-----
This is a super unique combo of turn-based RPG and fighting game.

With a really welcoming community and a super active modding community that has already made over 15+ unique characters. If you get bored of the small roster, the cool part is it's actually really hard to get bored. As the 4 released characters are all very different. Easy to pick up hard to master.

The UI can be intimidating but it just takes a bit of messing about to learn and you will understand it. I'm sure the dev is going to be working on that in the future.

Give it a try; I would love to see this become a huge thing on Twitch and YouTube.

Going to try my best to give a full reivew. I've played a lot on itch.io, although I'm not a hardcore fighting game fan, so I may use the wrong terms occasionally. -----------What It Is------------- It's a great combination of turn-based RPG and fighting game mechanics. It really appeals to both genres in a way that just works. it's really well executed. ----------The Community (It's Good, It's Really Good)-------((update 2025: ITS STILL SUPER GOOD you can STILL find matchs every single day and full 32 person lobbys)) The fighting game community gets a bad rap, but this one is incredibly welcoming and chill. I haven't experienced any of the toxicity the FGC is known for while playing. No need to worry about it, it's a great environment. --------The Modding Scene------ ((update 2025: there is over 200 modded charictors now. this community is epic))) YES, the modding scene is really good. There's already over fifteen characters that have been created by the amazing Discord community. I was worried that it would have the same problems that the Mugen community had in the past with unbalanced characters, but it's not an issue. The modded characters are all unique, and they're all balanced due to the playtests and ratings they get from the players in the Discord. These modded lobbys can be found under "multiplayer(Legacy)" The dev is working on an easier way to integrate it the steam lobbys so by the time this is read it may be changed a bit. UPDATE 2/13/2023(((Update 2/28/2025 200 Modded Charictors and counting the mugen comparasion is real) We officely have a workshop now. 30 modded charictors are available as of writing this about 15/20 of them are completely viable so an entire fighting game roster. With more on the way. The discords still the place to go for now until a few creators put their stuff up in the coming days. ----Match Length---- Matches usually last around twenty minutes. It's being turn based its actually surprisingly relaxing, I usually have a stream or YouTube video on in the background while playing. After the match is done the entire thing is played back in real time. Like in superhot and that is what you will often see on youtube. It really does look like a vintage Newgrounds/Stickpage style stick fight. It gets crazier with mods too. -----------basics---------- Just a surface-level look I'm not good enough to make a full-on guide. I'll leave that to the community :3 You have your movement options: which are always available and unique to each of the 4 official characters. These change depending on if you are in the air or in some other states. Your basic attacks: which are your bread and butter attacks they come out fast and you will use them often. Your specials: always available and change depending on the game state, for some characters. far riskier to use. As they often take more than one or even 2 turns to come out. And your super. As in a fighting game these are your strongest and most unique attacks these use super meter gained throughout the match. These are also risky to activate so you need to think about when you are using them and why. Your defense is just that your blocking and dodging. This is the same over the four official characters. What's cool about this is perfect blocks..100% are in here. You can do the Daigo Parry in glorious turn-based combat if your good with your timing and it's complete with a hype VFX and sound. Dodging: is a measured risk in the same way it would be Super Smash Bros. Set distance and since this game has perdiction afterimages really easy to read. Free switch: Turning this on allows you to cancel your next melee move on your opponent Flip switch: Allows you to flip the direction of your attack on lock in. DI: Allows you to ajust where you will fly when hit. I've been told its alot like in smash. I know its essential to not getting endlessly comboed :p Distance bar: Pops up on some charictors when choosing a move Or walking forward. its exactly what it says the distance you will move. Since there is prediction afterimages you won't be guessing either which is wonderful. ------------------Typical Round----------------- You choose your move lock in. Wait for your opponent to choose theirs and then stuff happens. then the game-play loop resets until someone wins. After the match the entire thing is played back in real time superhot style so you can go wholly crap that was only 30 seconds. ---------TLDR----- This is a super unique combo of turn-based RPG and fighting game. With a really welcoming community and a super active modding community that has already made over 15+ unique characters. If you get bored of the small roster, the cool part is it's actually really hard to get bored. As the 4 released characters are all very different. Easy to pick up hard to master. The UI can be intimidating but it just takes a bit of messing about to learn and you will understand it. I'm sure the dev is going to be working on that in the future. Give it a try; I would love to see this become a huge thing on Twitch and YouTube.