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Tomb of the Bloodletter
Developer Ethan's Secretions
Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word roguelike where your keyboard becomes your arsenal. Use your wit to unleash deadly words through tactical combinations of your letters to defeat the denizens of this dingy tomb and claim the Bloodletter for yourself... From the Steam store page
160 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 20, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
102 positive · 13 negative
95% range 82–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 102 | 13 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
45 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
106 of 119 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Mostly positive, but many find it frustratingly difficult and unbalanced.
Players praise the game's unique blend of word games and roguelike deckbuilding, calling it inventive and engaging. Many enjoy the challenge and the rewarding feeling of finding the right word. [1][5][13][15]
However, a significant number of players criticize the game for being unbalanced and unfair, especially in later levels. Some feel that RNG and enemy gimmicks make runs unwinnable regardless of skill, and that power-ups often come with punishing downsides. [9][14][21][33][34][35][36]
Praised Unique concept · Engaging wordplay · Charming art
Criticised Unbalanced difficulty · Frustrating RNG · Punishing power-ups
Summary drafted by an AI model from the 36 reactions it cites ([n] links open each post), then checked by code: every paragraph cites real posts and every quote is verbatim. Written Oct 7, 2026. Method
Reactions
60 of 160 · most liked firstNOCLIP_2's GAME RECOMENDATION ZINE RETURNS FEATURING 👇 - Demons Tides @fabraz.bsky.social - BrebeMan - Scarlet Hollow @blacktabbygames.com - Laysara: Summit Kingdom - Tomb of the Bloodletter WATCH HERE: youtu.be/fL6aLDtt3qI
unlabelledView post →My word game roguelike Tomb of the Bloodletter is finally out! Please play it, review it, and tell all your friends! I put a lot of love into this game and I hope you all enjoy it! store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/... #indiedev #roguelike #gamedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBDe...
unlabelledView post →Check this game out, it's awesome! Plus, you can buy it bundled with my game Tomb of the Bloodletter! #indiegame
unlabelledView post →This week's @aftermath.site newsletter features a writeup of a Steam demo I played, Tomb of the Bloodletter, which is sort of like Cryptmaster but with a lot more focus on spelling and the keyboard. It's really neat!
unlabelledView post →my word-game roguelike is coming out soon! It's called TOMB OF THE BLOODLETTER, and here you can see its unique map-navigation in action. Build the map yourself out of words! it's words all the way down! #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #indiegamedev
unlabelledView post →TOMB OF THE BLOODLETTER, my word-game roguelike, has a demo available right now as part of Steam next fest! Play it, spread the word, wishlist the game, and please do whatever else might help me quit my day job! #indiedev #roguelike #indiegame #nextfest store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →my "critically acclaimed" word game roguelike Tomb of the Bloodletter is on sale now for 20% off! Pick it up and help me pay rent! #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →So, basically, this is a word game. Okay, why not. I like this kind of games. BUT You can't type words that are 12+ letters long. You "fight" enemies with random powerups, 50% of them will actually hurt or kill you in your OWN "deck". Each enemy has a gimmick, for instance, there is one that will one shot you the next turn, if you don't kill yourself first with the negative effects on your letters. Another one limits your capacity to write maximum 6 letter words. So you can not inflict…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tomb of the Bloodletter brings an external skill base into roguelike deck builders, something I personally haven't seen before. Unfortunately for me that skill is scrabble, which I am awful at. In spite of my 4th grade spelling capacity I am currently enjoying this game with few complaints so far. The game both mitigates the frustration and embraces the excitement of RNG in its progression scheme, and in doing so the game feels fresh on each run. The art style is simple yet cohesive, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tomb of the Bloodletter, my word-game roguelike, has a DEMO OUT NOW on steam! Give it a go if you like word games or strategy games or twisted amalgamations of both! store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamdev
unlabelledView post →Me and my friends made a 90s-style commercial for my game Tomb of the Bloodletter! youtu.be/wbbOcI6wjYo #indiedev #roguelike #gamedev
unlabelledView post →I'm aiming to release my word game roguelike Tomb of the Bloodletter soon, and I'm looking for feedback! I've changed some of the game's core systems, so I'm especially interested in opinions from players familiar with the game #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →A dream come true: @minnmax.com talked about Tomb of the Bloodletter on their latest podcast! They really like it! Check it out, and buy the game if you haven't yet! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gJm...
unlabelledView post →I'm happy to announce that my word-game roguelite Tomb of the Bloodletter is now being published by indie.io! Be sure to wishlist the game and check out the demo before the full release in a few months! store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/... #gamedev #rougelike #indiedev
unlabelledView post →if anyone is interested in testing my word-game roguelike TOMB OF THE BLOODLETTER, here's a link to the itch page! would love to hear any and all thoughts! ethans-byproducts.itch.io/tomb-of-the-... #indiedev #gamemaker #gamedev
unlabelledView post →I feel like this game could get a recommend but there are a few things that limit it. The premise is like many rogue-likes you run through over and over, getting upgrades and tools to make it easier as you go along. But, this game doesn't do that. Your upgrades ALWAYS come with a downside. You must take damage or let your opponent get stronger to get mediocre spells. The spells are distributed randomly, meaning if they land right you can unleash a massive combo... Once. Then you hope they land…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tomb of the Bloodletter is releasing very soon! It's a word game, it's a roguelike, and it's got a roster of wacky monsters to defeat! Tell your friends, tell your enemies, and wishlist the game now! (also you can play the demo!!) #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →if you like unlocking characters, Tomb of the Bloodletter is the game for you! #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #indiegamedev
unlabelledView post →My word-game roguelike has options even for people who hate words! "Aged Whiskey" lets you type any gibberish you want, as long as it sounds like a drunken grunt! Wishlist Tomb of the Bloodletter now, and play the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/... #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike #gamedev
unlabelledView post →The store page for my word-game roguelike Tomb of the Bloodletter is up! Please wishlist and repost, thank you! #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →Reminder that my word-game deckbuilder Tomb of the Bloodletter is out now, and I made this cool commercial for it! Check it out if you haven't yet! #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbbO... store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →I truly wish I could recommend this game. But for me the thing that makes a rogue lite game bearable through all the failures is that it feels like it's at least my fault and that my personal skill improving will improve the quality of my runs. That does not seem to be the case here. Be it a failure of, or a lack of, game logic, you're repeatedly dealt unwinnable hands and it just doesn't feel good; it doesn't help that you gain nothing from the failure but a sense that you should play another…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nothing but respect for the developer for trying something new and fresh. It is truly an amazing concept for a game, and I will keep an eye on their future games, but unfortunately the execution on this is not what I expected. If you want TL:DR, the game is just not fun, that's the core problem. It also feels like a quick game jam proof of concept, rather than a finished game. I would keep this game if it was an early access or a demo, but I'm kinda surprised this took two years. It is so bare…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are too many issues with this game as if they haven't even played it. Some of the enemies will just soft lock you from beating them or even hurting them. There are magics that don't work correctly and instead of doing what they say do the opposite. There are too many effects that reduce the fun of the game, and make it very frustrating to play. Getting your abilities stuck on letters like Z or Q or X and then not able to really use them in any ways outside of using one of your very…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enemies are too spongy, most of the "power-ups" actually hurt you instead of the enemy, the amount of damage you can do with your powerups is miniscule compared to the amount the enemy can do, and the rate at which you gain more powerups is painfully slow 5 is not enough. Basically completely unbalanced with the only redeeming factor being the art, and that's just personal preference. Needs to be worked on some more and rebalanced and it could be cool.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very clever word game where you try to construct words in ways to properly proc letter effects (left-to-right). Not too far in yet, but I'm super digging it. Hopefully it'll help my vocabulary recall!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ONE (1) day until Tomb of the Bloodletter is out on steam! The game will launch tomorrow, Feb 5 at 9am PST, and if you'd like to support the game, reviewing it as soon as possible is the best way to do so! store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #roguelike
unlabelledView post →My word-game deckbuilder Tomb of the Bloodletter is 20% off for its first steam summer sale! That's right - $6 for 6 playable characters! What a steal! Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/... youtu.be/wbbOcI6wjYo?... #indiegame #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev
unlabelledView post →Might as well throw my game into the ring! Tomb of the Bloodletter is a word game roguelike that strays very intentionally from the Balatro formula! It's got 75 reviews but I'd love to see that number go up! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →Here's my game TOMB OF THE BLOODLETTER explained in 2 gifs. Gif 1: make your path through the tomb with a word! #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike
unlabelledView post →Once you've seen past a lot of the immediate challenge of Tomb of the Bloodletter, and you understand the roguelike structure of it, you finally encounter the game's toughest challenge: trying to spell chipolte
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a game I'm having a very hard time going between liking and not, and whether to recommend or not for that matter. I do think the enjoyment I had with this game is enough for me to give it a positive recommendation, albeit with the caveat that it is a VERY difficult game. The game is very fun once you're immersed in the challenge the game gives. It encourages really trying out different vocabulary in different fights and honestly has been really great at learning better typing skills due…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When you're playing a word game, you can use it to express your holiday cheer! Wishlist Tomb of the Bloodletter now to make Santa's day! store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/... #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Tomb of the Bloodletter will be in steam next fest this monday! It's a unique word-game roguelike where you can type whatever you want - even curse words if you're evil! Wishlist now and play the demo next week! youtu.be/g39dK5ksC14?... #pitchyagame #gamedev #indiedev
unlabelledView post →TOMB OF THE BLOODLETTER is a puzzly word-game roguelike coming out sometime next year! Strategically craft words from letters with a wide range of effects to defeat the Tomb's denizens and reach the coveted Bloodletter! #TurnBasedThursday #indieDev #gameDev
unlabelledView post →As part of the indie.io publisher sale, Tomb of the Bloodletter is 25% off! Plus, there's a brand new character! If you've been interested in the game, or want to try out a word-game deckbuilder, now's a great time to jump in! #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →it's pretty unbalanced, feels like it relies too much on luck alone
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday! Here's the 90s-style commercial I made for my word game deckbuilder Tomb of the Bloodletter! #IndieDev #GameDev www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbbO... store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →Hi @jacobgeller.com! I heard on an episode of the MinnMax show you that you enjoyed the game Wordplay, so if you'd like to play my dungeon crawling roguelike word game Tomb of the Bloodletter, just let me know and I'll send you a steam key! store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →Tomb of the Bloodletter was such a great time today! Takes the typical typing game format but switches it up a little where your limitations are also your strengths. This one really puts you on the spot and makes you think before you type since your output is so limited. Big brain Scrabble stuff! 😵💫
unlabelledView post →Super unique take on a deckbuilder AND on word games! I never realized how well the two could blend together until I gave this a shot. The magic system is super freeform and turns every combat into an engaging word puzzle. The different spells also give you a ton of choice into what kind of words you want to be making on your run. Long words? Words with weird letters? Words with double letters? Up to you. Definitely worth a buy!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's fun game, but it does suffer from being too random and unpredictable - there's not enough control to allow you to have more control.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last day to get Tomb of the Bloodletter 20% off! And if you've already bought the game, please leave a review! #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →small edit: a theme with a lot of the negative reviews is that they didn't understand the Fury mechanic. where you can damage yourself to gain an increase to all damage you deal during a given fight; in other words, *self-damage is a deliberate and well-thought-out mechanic, abilities don't cause self-damage just because the game hates you, and engaging with it is often necessary to do well in the game*. this is why many abilities involve damaging yourself to some degree, these reviews likely…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel like I'm one of a small handful of people that doesn't like Mewgenics - and I tried it - but Tomb of the Bloodletter is definitely slept on and was one of the most positive reactions chat has ever had to a game. Everyone was suggesting words and playing along!
unlabelledView post →Tomb of the Bloodletter has 58 reviews now, 94% positive! It'd be awesome if we got to 100! Please buy the game and leave a review, it's the best way to support indies! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →What looked like a fun game, became very boring, very quickly, over the top difficulty at the start, first enemy I faced constantly healed back to full health while my health dropped. Second attempt I killed one enemy, the second took out all the vowels that left no obvious words to use, while my health dropped. Boring game, even more boring to stream. NOT MY CUPPA.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't spell, I don't know why I bought this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TOMB OF THE BLOODLETTER, my word game roguelike will have its demo featured in the upcoming steam next fest! Play it now so you're ready to play it then also! #indiegame #indiedev #roguelike youtu.be/g39dK5ksC14?...
unlabelledView post →Finally completed a run on Tomb of the Bloodletter. If you like word games and roguelikes it's a great time. Not a perfect game but (was) under a fiver (I think it's maybe £6 now), has lots of replayability and gets your brain working. Having a good vocabulary helps but there's still tricks to it.
unlabelledView post →The recent (16/04/26) negative reviews here are... weird. Even leaving aside the game costs less than $10, none of them make any sense. "All the buffs have a negative!" Yes, because the entire game is spelling words, and you can use literally any word. Without penalties there'd be no stakes. "It requires you to make up words!" Like, that's the game? If you don't like thinking of words why did you buy a word-making-up game? It's like dungeon-crawling Scrabble - no notes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really liked this game but it has some kind of resolution bug that prevents it launching for me, so I refunded it. Please let us know when you fix it devs. I want to play your game! Edit: devs are aware so hopefully I can change this to positive soon! The game was fun!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a fun game but it's EGREGIOUSLY unbalanced. I know roguelikes tend to be very luck oriented but unless you get a god run you're basically confirmed to lose at some point when you run into an enemy that has some BS buffs and gimmicks. Despite that i still do recommend it. It's still a fun game despite how unbalanced it is, and it's only 8 bucks. I dont regret my purchase, but they do gotta rebalance some stuff with this game ngl.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday! Tomb of the Bloodletter is a word game deckbuilder available now for just 7.99! store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →Tomb of the Bloodletter by @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social - A roguelite (deckbuilder?) word game where you use letters to cast spells. Try to type words that contain your "spell" letters and defeat enemies. Has some dope combos and characters to mess around with. store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strikingly inventive roguelike developed by Ethan’s Secretions and published by indie.io, built around a simple but bold premise: your keyboard is your weapon. Rather than swinging swords or casting spells through hotkeys, every action in the game is performed by forming words. It blends turn-based dungeon crawling with word construction in a way that feels both cerebral and tense, creating an experience that rewards vocabulary, creativity, and strategic planning in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm really happy with Tomb of the Bloodletter's launch! We're sitting at 38 positive reviews at the moment, so tell your friends or review the game yourself to get us up to that magic 50! I've just released the first small update as well! #indiedev #roguelike store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...
unlabelledView post →Great take on a word game roguelike! Differentiates itself by ditching the Balatro structure in favor of novel mechanics that better reward careful word choice. Unsurprisingly, negative reviews seem to be angling for balance "fixes" whereby roguelike intuitions allow a player to completely bypass any gaps in their vocabulary. Haters stay nonwinning (a great word for this game!)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is no way these mf leaving reviews are real. Can be a good game, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the amount of times the game basically sets you up to shoot your own feet is crazy. Anyways- these reviews are definitely bots.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am loving this game. It really scratches the same itch as Scrabble and Wordle, while also involving the strategy and game-learning mechanics of a roguelike. I am glad to see that by learning the afflictions, enemies, and magicks, I am seeing more and more gameplay depth, and the different playable characters change up how you approach the run. Overall a fantastic home-grown gem.
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