Deathless Tales of Old Rus Unveils Exciting Update With New Hero and Enhanced Gameplay

Why This Update Matters

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The first major update for Deathless: Tales of Old Rus lands with a new hero, fresh difficulty options, and a set of Steam Achievements. The Early Access build takes another step toward its planned full release later in 2024.

New Hero — Vasilisa the Wise

Journey back into Belosvet with Vasilisa the Wise, a formidable elemental sorceress. She can command Nursemaids to shield and assist or strike solo with devastating arcana. Her toolkit opens new deck synergies and tactical lines, inviting experimentation in both short runs and deep meta progression.

Enhanced Gameplay with New Difficulty Modes

Whether you’re returning or starting fresh, the new difficulty settings provide the right challenge curve for every player. Tuning enemy pressure, economy pacing, and encounter intensity helps you learn the rhythm before pushing into high‑risk, high‑reward runs.

20 New Steam Achievements

Chase 20 new Achievements that celebrate clever play, build mastery, and daring victories—boosting replayability and giving seasoned Slayers new goals. More Achievements are planned in future updates, giving completionists more goals to tackle.

Roadmap: More Heroes, Enemies, and Cards

The team signals a busy road to 1.0: additional heroes, enemy types, and card sets, plus a few surprises, are in the works. Expect meta systems to expand alongside encounter variety as development continues.

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Special Edition Bundle Offer

During Early Access, the base game is $24.99. A limited-time Special Edition bundle that includes the art book and soundtrack is also available during the promotion covered here.

Deathless: Tales of Old Rus

Release: December 12, 2024

Genre: Adventure, Strategy, Indie

Developer / Publisher: 1C Game Studios / FOR-GAMES CR LTD

Platforms: PC (Steam)

About 1C Game Studios

1C Game Studios is the developer of Deathless. The Hero Quest. The game’s Steam listing names FOR-GAMES CR LTD as publisher.

Final Thoughts

With Vasilisa’s debut, broader difficulty options, and fresh Achievements, Deathless: Tales of Old Rus is adding more build variety and replay goals during Early Access. For players already following the game, this is a substantial update on the road to 1.0.