Taktari is a roguelike auto-battler deck builder built around scaling strategy, build freedom, and endless replayability. Assemble your deck, power up your fighters, and battle through increasingly difficult enemies in a run-based experience where no two attempts play the same way. Each card in your deck represents a fighter and contributes to your team’s strength in battle. As you progress, you will earn rewards and upgrades that allow you to shape your build in different directions. Strengthen your entire deck with Banners, specialize individual cards with powerful Badges, and push your strategy further with Chakras and Tokens. Choosing the right upgrades is the key to surviving as enemies grow stronger with every stage. Your goal is to defeat the escalating challenge and clear Level 7, completing the core run. But the journey does not have to end there — once Level 8 is beaten, you can continue into Endless Mode and see how far your build can go against ever-scaling enemies and powerful bosses. Taktari is built for experimentation. There is no single “correct” way to play, and every run offers new opportunities to create different synergies, try new upgrade paths, and discover powerful combinations. Whether you prefer balanced deck-wide bonuses or building around a few dominant cards, the game rewards creative play and adaptation. Beyond its gameplay, Taktari stands out through its identity and atmosphere. Featuring a cast centered on melanin-rich characters with influences from African and African American naming and culture, alongside a fantasy-inspired soundtrack with strong African influence, Taktari delivers a style that aims to feel fresh and distinctive within the genre. Features Roguelike auto-battler deckbuilding Endless run-based progression Clear Level 8 to complete the main challenge Continue past completion in Endless Mode Upgrade your deck with Banners, Badges, Chakras, and Tokens Face stronger enemies and powerful bosses as difficulty scales Experiment with endless build combinations and playstyles Distinct visual and musical identity inspired by African fantasy influences Why Early Access Early Access allows updates to be made to the game based on player feedback as well as allowing time for updates to the in-game art, fixing unexpected bugs and implementing new in-game banners and badges as many more are planned. We will be in early access approximately 1 calendar year The full version of the game will include achievements, UI themes, more enemy class types, boss rewards, new advanced bosses currently not in the game, unlockable items, difficulty tiers and finalized in-game art and music. The goal is to completely eliminate any assets created using generative ai The current early access version is playable on steam. Game optimization is also planned to help the game run more efficiently on most devices as a full mobile version of the game will be available on release as well The game will not be priced differently during or after Early Access. The one-time purchase of the Early Access version will give you access to the full version on release Players will be able to expedite the process of fixing bugs through the in-game bug report form as well as provide feedback about the game and submit their own ideas for future badge and banner effects through the game's discord server