Deirdre

Deirdre is an Action Roguelike game where you fight a looping Gauntlet of Bosses.

Made by Skull Kitchen in a month for Boss Rush Jam 2025

Strimp - Director & Programmer
WaddleDev - Programmer & Boss Designer
SideLineGames - Pixel Artist & Composer
Bloobird - Pixel Artist
Subsandwich - Pixel Artist

Gamepad is supported

Before the start of time, a sacred realm was formed to isolate anomalies from the usual reality. Deirdre, the Goddess of Time, overran the timeless limbo. 

Throughout history, many places and individuals have been brought to Deirdre’s Domain as sacrifices or for the crimes and blasphemies they have committed. As the time anomalies increased, so did the sacred realm’s habitat. The prisoners would be tormented in various ways while the ones that have proved themselves were granted Deirdre’s Apotheosis, to be her servant Angels.

One day, a group of tormented prisoners with weapons formed together to get their revenge on the Goddess of Time and her Angels. Over time, they have discovered the magical attributes of Torque. The essence of spin would fuel Deirdre’s Domain the same way Time fuels ours. The heroes would enchant their arsenal with Torque, allowing stronger methods to torment their enemies back.

The Angels shifted their focus to decimating the rebels to protect Deirdre. Dokuraki, Valerie, and Ball, the Torque-imbued prisoners of time, started taking on the Angels one by one with their fueling rage and lethal weaponry.

Will they be able to break Deirdre’s curse? Or are they truly hopeless against Time…

Sharicog

Once fragments of a nasty machine, The Sharicog have found a new life with Deirdre's aid. They will drive through their enemies, emit sparks of immense energy, and ensure nobody separates them again.

Time Watcher

The Time Watcher was once a powerful wizard with incredible knowledge about black magic and Time. After being punished by The Goddess of Time, he has proved himself and quickly climbed through the hierarchy to become Deirdre's right-hand man.

…and more Angels are awaiting our heroes in the Gauntlet.

Geared-up Skeleton Witch

Dokuraki used to be a young witch in a small town. She was one of the few ones against black magic, thinking that messing with nature and Time may bring misfortune. After an accident, the High-Wizards of the town froze the time for a whole night, causing Deirdre to punish the whole town. Dokuraki and her favorite toy Duke Duck have been sucked into Deirdre's Domain.

Losing her physical form and being tortured in a timeless void, Doku swore vengeance on the Goddess of Time. She has imbued Duke Duck with Torque going against her ideals, beat up the void's elite guards to escape her torture, and went on her way to find Deirdre.

Cursed Fancy Swordfighter

Valerie used to be a soldier from a long-forgotten realm. She's done a deal with Deirdre to stand victorious in an impossible war to save her kingdom, but the catch was that she would be obscured from the timeline and be remembered by no one.

This victory would eventually lead to a disaster in her kingdom with Valerie stuck in Deirdre's Domain, unable to do anything to save her people. She sneaked into Deirdre's Vault and found a mighty Amethyst Sword to take her revenge on the Goddess of Time.

Webbed Gunslinger Abomination

Ball used to be a pile of remnants from past prisoners and the lost wildlife of punished landscapes. He was born from a 100-year-long metamorphosis to be a chimera of every creature that has stepped foot on Deirdre's Domain, smart enough to comprehend the deeper context of Time and Deirdre.

He was captured by one of the Angels while trying to find a way out of the void and got punished for it. Hoping to cure his fatal wounds and fueled by his curiosity, Ball swore to find Deirdre and make her pay with the living Pistola he had crafted with the remaining parts of his wounded shell.