Voidmaw Announces Othercrown, a Slot-Machine Deck-Builder Played as the Villain
Voidmaw, the studio behind Katanaut, has announced Othercrown, a deck-building auto-battler roguelite played from the villain's perspective. You draft cards before battle, build them into slot reels, and spin to summon spells and monsters, which then fight automatically.
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Why it matters
Voidmaw is betting that the reel itself, a card-built slot machine you spin mid-battle, can carry a roguelite the way Katanaut carried its premise, and it is putting the game on Steam with Japanese support from the start.
Key Facts
- Voidmaw announced Othercrown, a deck-building auto-battler roguelite played from the villain's perspective.
- Othercrown is scheduled for Steam release in Q1 2027 for PC.
- The Steam store page lists Japanese language support for Othercrown.
- Voidmaw is the studio behind Katanaut, which holds a Very Positive rating on Steam.
- In Othercrown, drafted cards build slot reels, and summoned monsters fight automatically.
The story starts deep underground, with an amnesiac narrator digging for answers about who buried them. Othercrown is scheduled for Steam release in Q1 2027 for PC, with Japanese language support listed.
Voidmaw has a formula it trusts. Katanaut drew a Very Positive rating on Steam, and Othercrown keeps the same broad shape: a run-based structure, a card economy, fights that resolve without direct control. What changes is where the player sits. The kingdoms above ground are the enemy, and the army is summoned, not commanded.
Wilds and multiplier symbols alter what the reels do depending on the situation, and lining up creatures or spells across reels grants bonus effects. When a jackpot is one reel away, resources can slow time to target the symbols needed. Mutations attach fire, cold, or poison attributes to creatures, and stacking duplicate creature cards raises their level.
The game heads to Steam for PC in Q1 2027.
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