Aethercraft The Infinite Depths

AETHERCRAFT: THE INFINITE DEPTHS

A pixel-art action RPG and dungeon crawler for PC and Android.

Beyond the portal lies an endless dark. Will you descend?

You are Aeron. The portal gate above the village of Aldenreach has opened, and something ancient is stirring in the depths below. Gear up in town, step through the gate and fight your way through twelve dungeons, each guarded by its own boss, all the way to the Infinite Depths.

--- WHAT YOU GET ---

⚔ 24 WEAPONS, EACH WITH ITS OWN SKILLS

Swords, great swords, bows, staves, twin daggers, spears, axes, katanas, warhammers, scythes, crossbows, frost wands, fire tomes and more. Every weapon has a signature skill, two skills that unlock at level 5 and 10, a passive trait, and an Ultimate at level 15 with a long cooldown and a big payoff.

🐉 12 DUNGEONS, 12 BOSSES, 36 MONSTERS

Ancient Forest, Forgotten Mine, Dark Castle, Frozen Abyss, Aether Ruins, Venom Marsh, Ashen Volcano, Abyssal Throne, Sunken Temple, Storm Citadel, Crystal Caverns and Dragon's Graveyard. Bosses fight in multiple phases, telegraph their attacks, and enrage when you least expect it.

🗺 DUNGEONS THAT FEEL LIKE PLACES

Rooms connect through multiple doors, forks, secret rooms, levers and gates, with shrines that grant blessings for the current run, cursed chests, risky gambles and guarded mini-boss side rooms. A real minimap and full-screen map keep you oriented.

🧠 SMARTER ENEMIES

Twelve behaviour types: flankers, chargers, kiting archers, teleporters, ambushers, guardians, flyers and supports. Rooms use different layouts (surrounded, ambush, hold the line, trap floor, gauntlet, guard the shrine), so no fight plays the same.

🏘 A VILLAGE WORTH EXPLORING

Aldenreach is a large hand-built world with 9 districts: a market with an animated fountain, a lakeside, an alchemist's grove, training grounds, a farmstead with a turning windmill, an orchard, whispering woods, an old cemetery and a river with bridges. Meet about 20 named villagers, take quests, hunt 11 hidden treasure chests, gather 30 forage spots, fish on the dock, craft at the workbench and upgrade at the blacksmith. Discovered districts unlock fast travel.

🔥 STATUS EFFECTS AND JUICY COMBAT

Burn, poison, bleed, freeze, shock, curse and mark all stack and combine with your weapon's element. Hit-stop, screen shake, damage numbers and layered effects make every hit feel heavy. A "Reduced effects" option is in the pause menu.

📈 CHALLENGE ON YOUR TERMS

Three difficulty levels (Normal, Hard, Nightmare), six gear rarities up to Mythic, and the endless Infinite Depths mode for when you want one more run.

--- CONTROLS ---

PC: WASD move | Left Mouse or J attack | Right Mouse or K skill | H switch skill | U Ultimate | Space dash | 1 potion | Q swap weapon | E interact | I inventory | M world map | Tab dungeon map | Esc pause

Android: floating joystick, ATK / SKILL / DASH / POT buttons, USE near NPCs and chests, BAG, MENU, SWAP, skill-select button

--- GOOD TO KNOW ---

• This is an early build (R13). Expect rough edges and balance changes. Please report bugs in the comments, I read everything.

• Saves are stored locally. The game autosaves when you return to town.

• Original IP. No assets or code copied from other games.

• Music: not yet. Sound effects are generated in code. Background music is on the roadmap.

--- SUPPORT THE DEVELOPER ---

The game is free to download. If you enjoy it, pay what you want on this page. Every contribution goes straight into new dungeons, bosses, music and polish. Thank you for diving in!