About This Game
Gloomvex is a dark sci-fi arena roguelite where you face increasingly brutal enemy waves, corrupted Vex entities, and powerful bosses.
Choose one of 10 playable characters, expand your arsenal, collect chips, improve your stats, and create new builds run after run. Every run grows more intense, every decision matters – and the Vex corruption continues to spread.
The arena is no longer a clean training ground. Ruined sci-fi structures, wreckage, smoke, and damaged machinery surround the combat zone while increasingly dangerous enemies rush toward you.
Fight through wave-based survival gameplay, dodge attacks, collect experience and gold, upgrade your weapons, and survive for as long as possible.
Auto-targeting weapons
Increasing difficulty with every wave
Enemies with different roles and movement patterns
Elite enemies, mini-bosses, and major boss fights
Live DPS, Max DPS, and run statistics in the HUD
Gloomvex features 20 weapons, including 10 base weapons and 10 powerful Epic hybrid weapons.
Upgrade your weapons during a run and use the Vex Synthesis system to fuse two Rare weapons into a new Epic hybrid weapon.
[h3]Examples of weapons and hybrid weapons[/h3]
Lightning Chain
Flamethrower
Homing Missile
Boomerang
Orbit Blades
Shredder Cannon
Storm Rifle
Inferno Scatter
Cryo Pulse Core
Arc Beam
Thermal Rift
Refractor Disc
Find powerful combinations, change your playstyle, and use the right weapon at the right time.
Choose from 10 different characters, each with their own stats, starting weapons, and playstyles.
Ironclad – balanced starting point
Buckshot – high damage at close range
Vortex – chain lightning specialist
Prism – energy weapon expert
Stormrage – defensive orbital strike fighter
Ember – fire and crit specialist
Glacius – frost control and survivability
Seeker – homing projectiles and XP advantages
Ricochet – critical hits and high damage potential
Reaper – high risk, high reward
Unlock characters, test new starting weapons, and find your preferred build.
Face 11 bosses with unique attack patterns, dangerous mechanics, and escalating intensity.
Bosses appear every 10 waves
Each boss has its own attack patterns
Below 33% HP, bosses become more aggressive
Boss fights reward you with chips and boss cores
Boss cores unlock new characters
Boss achievements are fully integrated with Steam
Every boss is a milestone in your run – and a new opportunity to push your progression forward.
Builds, Chips, and Meta Progression
Gloomvex combines fast arena action with multiple progression systems.
Collect and equip upgrade chips
Use boss cores to unlock new characters
Purchase permanent upgrades in the Upgrade Shop
Improve stats such as damage, health, movement speed, XP gain, gold gain, crit chance, crit damage, and armor
Choose new upgrades for your current run when leveling up
Discover augments, capsules, and additional run modifiers
This makes every run a different mix of character, weapons, upgrades, chips, and decisions.
Capsules and Arena Events
During a run, destructible Capsules can appear in the arena. They contain random effects that can influence the fight.
Possible effects include:
XP bursts
Plasma explosions
Healing fields
Stasis fields
Hazard fields
Chain lightning effects
Temporary drones
Free level-up menus
Capsules are not a safe reward – they are unstable Vex technology. Some help you, while others change the battle in dangerous ways.
Compendium and Progress
The Compendium documents important content and systems in Gloomvex.
There you can find information about:
Characters
Weapons
Vex Synthesis
Chips
Enemies
Bosses
Capsules
Augments
Game mechanics
The further you play, the more you understand the systems behind the arena.
Features
Dark sci-fi arena roguelite
Wave-based survival gameplay
10 playable characters
20 weapons including Epic hybrid weapons
Vex Synthesis system for weapon fusion
11 boss encounters
Upgrade chips and boss cores
Permanent meta progression
Level-up upgrades with icons
Capsules with random effects
Live DPS and Max DPS display
Highscore screen with expanded run data
Full controller and keyboard support
Steam achievements
12 supported languages
Can you perfect your build, defeat every boss, and survive the Vex?
