Mournwake: Across the Styx
The dead pay. The rivers never rest. Become Charon in a story-driven dark fantasy roguelike. Earn your coin ferrying souls, brave the rivers of the Greek underworld, and build temples to grow your power and income. Discover why the inhabitants of Hades have turned against their ferryman.
Every soul pays. You take the risk.
Become Charon, ferryman of the dead, in a dark fantasy roguelike set across the dark rivers and shores of the underworld.
Take souls aboard your boat, carry them along the rivers of Hades, collect their fares, master elemental magic, and grow stronger with every crossing.
A grim dark fantasy roguelike inspired by ancient Greek mythology, with RPG progression, elemental builds and dangerous journeys through the rivers of the dead. Begin a journey through hostile waters, forgotten shores, and an underworld that is far from happy to see you.
The Shore Is Your Home
The shores of the underworld rivers are the closest thing Charon has to home.
Between journeys, return to safety to prepare for the next crossing. Restock healing potions, equip new amulets, upgrade your staff, improve your abilities—and, of course, take new souls aboard.
Every voyage begins here.
Choose your equipment. Prepare your build. Decide which passengers are worth the risk.
Then push away from the shore.
Ferryman of Souls
Every soul must pay for passage.
But not every soul is going to the same destination.
The greater the fare, the farther along the river you must carry your passenger. And with every new dock, the inhabitants of Hades become more dangerous.
A short crossing may bring modest profit with manageable risk.
A wealthy soul may offer a much greater reward—but reaching their destination means sailing deeper into hostile territory.
Decide how far you are willing to go before every journey.
Take the fare. Measure the risk. Survive the crossing.
Command the Elements
Magic in the underworld is divided between five elements:
Water. Fire. Air. Earth. Astral.
Every spell belongs to one of them.
Upgrade individual spells or strengthen an entire element to shape your build around the powers you prefer.
Your equipment can push those builds even further.
Staves can enhance your magic and change the way you fight, while Amulets provide additional bonuses that can strengthen specific spells or entire elemental paths.
Combine spells, elemental upgrades, staves and amulets to create increasingly powerful builds for every journey.
The Styx Is Only the Beginning
The rivers of the underworld are very different places.
Cross the dark waters of the Styx, sail through the burning currents of Phlegethon, brave the frozen reaches of Cocytus, and venture deeper into the realm of the dead.
Each river introduces new dangers, enemies and challenges—and takes Charon farther from the safety of the shore.
Grow Stronger Between Crossings
The coins carried by the dead are more than payment.
Use your earnings to develop Charon, improve your equipment and expand your power in the underworld.
Every successful voyage gives you another opportunity to prepare for a more dangerous one.
But greed has its price.
The farther you travel, the more you stand to gain—and the more likely you are to lose it all.
Find Out Why Hades Holds a Grudge
Charon belongs in the underworld.
Yet its inhabitants seem strangely determined to make his work difficult.
Continue your journeys, travel deeper along the rivers and uncover why the realm of the dead has turned against its own ferryman.