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Unsung Ballads playtest
by Read Play Code
In this indie turn-based roguelike card battler, embark on an exciting adventure of epic proportions inspired by the rich folklore of south-eastern Europe.
Anyone with a Steam account can join, and it's free.
- Access
- Instant
- On playtest since
- Oct 7, 2025
- Released
- Mar 18, 2024
- Developer
- Read Play Code
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- English
How to join the Unsung Ballads playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Join playtest button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Use the Unsung Ballads playtest signup there. You're in straight away, with nothing to pay.
- The playtest shows up in your Steam library, ready to install and play.
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How AI is used
Unsung Ballads uses AI pre-rendered images (via Leonardo.AI) as elements for its marketing material, some backgrounds, and some story illustrations.
The developer's own words, from Steam.
About Unsung Ballads
Embark on an exciting adventure of epic proportions inspired by the rich folklore of south-eastern Europe.
In this turn-based roguelike card battler, take the role of a miller’s offspring, their life upended during a vicious raid, and shape their place in a war-torn medieval world.
Find companions to help you overcome adversity, train, collect, and equip your party with better gear to give yourself an edge in the tests ahead.
A Fresh Spin on the Deckbuilding Genre
Your equipment and training dictate what cards are available, how many, and how powerful they are.
Tactical Combat
We fused dynamic initiative, simple positioning, turn delay, and turn-based card play into a rich and rewarding combat experience.
Varied Card Play
Not all cards are created equal; some are actions the characters will take during their turn, while others are reactive and must be kept in hand.
Character Progression
Manage your party's training to better prepare them for the trials that await them. Only through focused training combined with battle experience will they progress from novices to masters of their weapons of choice.
Your actions will determine how people will remember you. Will they sing heroic ballads in every tavern, or will they whisper tales untold about your infamous exploits?
Only time will tell if your stories will become Unsung Ballads.
From the game's Steam page.
