Combat
Sooner or later, you’ll face your enemies in battle.
The Frontline will step up to the challenge—hopefully surviving to tell the tale.

Each battlefield presents unique challenges, and every scenario shifts the rules. Walking into a fight is a bold act of defiance, with ripple effects that will shape your run.

Combat is dynamic, with terrain playing a crucial role. Some characters can reshape it entirely, like creating stone pillars to block paths or explosive ones to set traps.

Most characters can destroy terrain pieces like rocks, houses, or boxes—sometimes with nothing but their own head, a bullrush!

Amid the chaos, you can harvest Elios from fallen enemies—or even allies—by staying near their petrified remains. Just be careful: standing still might make you the next target.

Combat is the epitome of chaos throughout history, and it’s up to you to keep a cool head. Plan each move with precision and purpose, or risk watching your run come to an untimely end.

The Great Beyond
In the trailer’s final moments, a great mechanical hand rises, holding an island with a lighthouse-like tower and a pure sphere of Elios at its peak.
Is it a beacon of hope? Or the lifeforce of crews who came before you?
You WILL find out..


Thanks so much for reading! We’ll return soon with more Dunebound Tactics stories. Let us know what you think—we’d love to hear from you!

You wake up one morning and—BAM!
Dunebound Tactics is announced, and the trailer drops a metric ton of gameplay straight onto your unsuspecting eyeballs!
Here’s a basic rundown of the mechanics revealed in the trailer for Terahard’s Roguelite, Turn-Based RPG.

Starting off

The Mechanic welcomes you into his shop, and since he’s quite the talkative fellow, you can ask him about the world, his life, or details about the island.
He’s even polite enough to ask about your motivations for this run. Your answer will affect the party, so take a moment to consider your response carefully.

Next, you can head to the local tavern, where new characters can be recruited—for a price.
Each recruit has their own class and unique trait, so look for synergies that complement your playstyle or round out your party composition.

You can choose to spend some of your starting Elios here—or not. The choice is yours.
Feeling ruthless? You could even turn one or more members of your crew into Elios to recruit someone more suitable. Or you could let the patrons alone, leaving them to carve their own path through the desert.
Some advanced structures teased in the trailer might require their own deep dive (spoilers, anyone?), but for now, let’s follow the Ley Lines!

Roles
Your crew can take on distinct roles aboard the Caravan, as seen on the bar to the left:
The Frontline – Faces combat and handles dangerous events head-on.
The Backline – Supports the Frontline, during combat, with skills from atop the Caravan.
The Medbay – Where the Frontline will likely end up after a fight.
You can rearrange your party while crossing the desert to best prepare for your next destination.

But Remember: your engine requires Elios to keep the Caravan moving. Run out, and you’ll be forced to make some very difficult choices.

Events
Scattered across the desert, events are marked with a three-dot icon. Each event presents a choice with varied outcomes.

Will you:
Shelter an Imperial Traitor to gain Elios?
Run them over because of their past crimes?
Or pass them by, wary of a possible ambush?
Events can grant buffs, wounds, extra Elios, new teammates, or even debuffs. The ever-shifting sands ensure that anything is possible.

Some choices require specific characters, classes, or skills to unlock alternative options. As always, it pays to come prepared.

Thanks so much for reading!
We’ll return soon with more Dunebound Tactics stories, namely the combat.
Let us know what you think—we’d love to hear from you!

We were simply blown away by the community’s response to the announcement of our game!
We are proud to announce that Dunebound Tactics has gathered more than 4000 wishlists in less than a week!

This means so much to us, and has given us so much energy to make the best game that we possibly can, as we continue working towards the release (with a couple of fun surprises along the way, for good measure)!


Aris Tsevrenis, Terahard’s sand-ship captain, when asked on the “why” of Dunebound Tactics had the following to say:
"Personally, I'm a huge tactics fanatic. We built our very own tactics engine with RPG elements from the ground up for Dunebound Tactics! I'm excited both for the technical innovations as well as the freedom we gave our game designers to create an amazing experience. The art in this game is the best we've managed so far connecting all the little details to squeeze performance and quality."

The announcement was picked up by the media as well, and we would like to send our thanks to IGN, Rock Paper Shotgun, TurnBased Lovers and TechPowerUp, just to name a few. You can read the articles below!

https://www.ign.com/videos/dunebound-tactics-official-announcement-trailer

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dunebound-tactics-brings-terrain-manipulation-to-a-strategy-rpg-where-you-can-sacrifice-companions-to-power-your-ship

https://turnbasedlovers.com/news/tactical-roguelite-dunebound-tactics-announced/

https://www.techpowerup.com/327820/dunebound-tactics-kicks-up-the-dust-with-its-steam-page-launch-and-a-first-trailer

Last but not least, we would like to thank each and everyone of you, for making the announcement of our new game special! It means the world to us! If you have any questions, suggestions and anything in between, hit us up and we might even do a full piece on them!

New updates, deep dives on the mechanics and art of the game are coming soon, so stay tuned for more!

Cheers!

Hello everyone!
We are excited to announce our latest project Dunebound Tactics, a roguelite tactical RPG!

The game is in active development and we’ll be sharing regular updates on the progress here and on social media. We have a lot to show up until the release, such as the enemy factions, player classes and traits, as well as some behind the scenes stuff.

Today though is a reason to celebrate and we would like to welcome you aboard for this journey, so wishlist and follow Dunebound Tactics for more in the coming future!

Cheers!

Terahard Studios team