Golgothian Press Kit
Golgothian is a dark-fantasy roguelike deckbuilder about running a three-hero party through doomed dungeon expeditions — solo with bot allies or in online co-op.
Release: Demo available now — full release TBA, playable in Steam Next Fest October 19–26, 2026
Price: $9.99, launching on sale at $6.99
Platform: Steam for Windows, macOS, and Linux/SteamOS
Developer: Robert Hackathorn / Hackastan
Contact: press@hackastan.com
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About the Game
Golgothian is a party-based tactical card RPG. Each round you read telegraphed enemy intent, queue every hero’s cards, then watch the whole turn resolve at once. Queue the right cards across party members and they fuse into cross-class combo attacks like Tempest Oath and Beast Flurry. Between fights you pick routes on a branching map, spend gold at shops, gear survivors, and grow each hero’s deck until the run ends, and the codex remembers what you found.
Features
Plan the whole turn, then watch it resolve against telegraphed enemy intent
Fused cross-class party combos
Six playable classes, each with three different subclass archetypes
Over 500 cards and a 90-enemy bestiary tracked in a persistent codex
Branching expedition maps with shops, events, elites, and bosses
Solo with bot allies or up to 3 player online co-op
Permadeath - Complete the dungeon or die
About the Developer
Robert Hackathorn is a disabled combat veteran and solo developer based in rural Oklahoma, releasing games under the name Hackastan. He also makes music and works at a veterinary hospital. Golgothian, a co-op roguelike deckbuilder, is his current project and has a free demo on Steam.