Open now · By request
runz playtest
by sardin-ventures
RUNZ is a top-down roguelite arena shooter where every bullet in your magazine matters. Draft bullets like an auto-battler, combine three of a kind, stack synergies and upgrade your gun to survive 20 waves.
It's free to ask. The developer chooses who gets in.
- Access
- By request
- On playtest since
- Nov 10, 2026
- Planned release
- Q4 2026
- Developer
- sardin-ventures
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German and 12 more
How to join the runz playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Request access button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Request access to the runz playtest there. It's free and doesn't commit you to anything.
- The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.
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About runz
BUILD THE BULLET HELL
RUNZ is a top-down arena survival roguelite where every wave pushes your build harder. Blast through swarms of enemies, collect cash, survive the arena, then use the shop between rounds to rebuild your magazine into something completely unreasonable.
Buy new bullets, equip powerful mods, merge upgrades, and stack synergies. Every choice changes how your magazine fires, chains, burns, pierces, bounces, explodes, or spirals out of control.
Be smart and theorycraft the poggiest of builds, while honing your bullet hell dodging skills in order to prevail.
MAGAZINE
This is where the magic happens. Load your magazine with bullets sharing synergies to modify how your gun fires during rounds.
Bullets that share a synergy power each other up. Add a second Chain bullet and your Chain bullets start jumping between enemies.
BULLETS
With over 70 unique bullets with different synergies, your magazine will never feel the same from one run to the next. Manage your economy, collect them and play with what you're given to create the strongest lineup.
UPGRADES
When you level up, your bullets gain powerful upgrades.
MODS
Mods are another type of buff that will enhance your magazine's power. Some provide passive stat buffs, while others define your build and encourage you to build differently.
ENCHANTS
Sometimes you will be given the opportunity to enchant your magazine slots with additional synergies. Any bullet placed in there will inherit the synergy's capabilities, enabling even more combinations!
FEATURES
- Fast top-down arena survival
- Shop for bullets with unique stats, synergies, and effects
- Magazine builder where every slot matters
- Multiple characters with very different playstyles
- Mods that add crazy behaviours
- Enchants to add additional synergies to magazine slots
- Bullet upgrades that will make every run feel unique
- Synergies that reward clever combinations
From the game's Steam page.
