# RUNZ Press Copy Last updated: October 1, 2026 ## Quick Facts Game: RUNZ Developer: sardin-ventures Publisher: sardin-ventures Genre: Top-down roguelite arena shooter Players: Single-player Engine: Godot 4.6.3 Status: Free demo on Steam, playable in Steam Next Fest (Oct 19-26, 2026). Full game coming soon. Platforms: Steam demo for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Price: Demo free. Full-game price TBA. Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4704420/runz/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sardin-ventures/featured TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sardinventures Discord: https://discord.gg/5Zy9YzUEvS Press kit page: https://sardin-ventures.github.io/runz/ Press contact: sardin-ventures@gmail.com ## One-Sentence Pitch RUNZ is a top-down roguelite arena shooter where every bullet in your magazine matters. ## Short Description RUNZ is a top-down arena shooter where you draft your bullets like an auto-battler. Between waves you roll the shop, buy three copies of a bullet to star it up, chase synergies and choose the order your magazine fires in. Then you survive with what you built. ## Long Description RUNZ is a top-down arena shooter, but most of the decisions happen in the shop. Waves last a minute at most. When one ends you get a shop full of random bullets, the way an auto-battler hands you random units, and you decide what to buy, what to sell and when to reroll. Three copies of the same bullet merge into a 2★ version, and three 2★ make a 3★. Each star-up lets you pick one of a few upgrades for that bullet, so two players with the same 3★ bullet can end up with very different ones. Bullets also carry tags like Burn, Chrono or Bounce. Collect enough different bullets with the same tag and that synergy turns on. The magazine fires each bullet in order before it reloads, so carefully manage the order of your bullets. Mods, slot enchants and seven characters bend the rules further. A run is twenty waves and a boss. You start with three slots and basic bullets. If you're a good enough drafter (it might take practice!) you'll end up melting enemies and bosses alike. ## Feature Bullets - Fast top-down arena survival: 20 rounds, then a boss - Shop-driven magazine building between waves - 90 bullets, 23 synergies and 89 mods - 3-of-a-kind star upgrades, each merge with its own upgrade choice - Tag synergies inspired by TFT and SNKRX, plus slot enchants - 7 characters, each with its own magazine and rule - 5 Depth difficulty tiers, each ending on its own boss, plus an endless mode - 43 achievements that unlock characters, bullets, mods and deeper Depths - Free demo on Steam, playable in Steam Next Fest (Oct 19-26, 2026) ## Suggested Coverage Angles - "Your magazine is the build": every slot changes the next shot and the available synergies. - A survival run asks whether one strange bullet build can last 20 rounds. - Shop rerolls, 3-of-a-kind upgrades, and synergy thresholds create quick tactical pivots between waves. - The game sits between Brotato-style arena pressure and TFT/SNKRX-style drafting decisions. ## Submission Blurb RUNZ is a top-down roguelite arena shooter where every bullet in your magazine matters. Players survive escalating waves, collect cash, then rebuild their magazine in the shop with new bullets, 3-of-a-kind upgrades, equipped mods, and tag synergies. The public demo is available on Steam. ## Outreach Email Draft Subject: RUNZ - top-down roguelite shooter demo for coverage Hi [Name], I am sending RUNZ for possible coverage on [Outlet/Channel]. Its free demo is in Steam Next Fest (Oct 19-26). RUNZ is a top-down roguelite arena shooter where every bullet in your magazine matters: survive a wave, spend cash in the shop, combine 3-of-a-kind bullets, and stack tag synergies until the build becomes a screen-filling combo engine. Steam demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4704420/runz/ Press kit: https://sardin-ventures.github.io/runz/ Trailer/gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/@sardin-ventures Key: [Steam key, if relevant] Creators may stream, record, clip, review, and monetize gameplay. No embargo is active unless we say so directly in writing. Thanks, [Name] ## Asset Inventory - Screenshot gallery: https://sardin-ventures.github.io/runz/#media - Creator kit ZIP (14 screenshots as 1920x1080 PNG, icon, splash, demo badge, press copy, factsheet): https://sardin-ventures.github.io/runz/assets/RUNZ-creator-kit.zip - Factsheet TXT: https://sardin-ventures.github.io/runz/assets/RUNZ-factsheet.txt ## Before Sending - Replace `[Steam key, if relevant]` and `[Name]` in the outreach draft. - If sending to streamers, include a Steam key directly in the email when possible.