You play Asura, a demon reborn to take revenge on Hasirama and invade the Daeva empire’s five fortresses. The top-down action roguelike draws on Indian mythology for its fantasy setting and enemies. Fight with melee, ranged, and magic weapons, managing stamina and adapting to enemies with different strengths and resistances. Fallen enemies can be absorbed for experience or scavenged for loot, and each run brings procedurally generated fortresses, hazards, and rewards. A skill tree with more than 80 skills is reshuffled after each death, and dying resets your run. Boss defeats unlock persistent Chakra perks, while three demon variants offer different alignments; the Vengeance Edition also adds an endless wave mode.
Play a reborn demon seeking vengeance across shifting fortresses, using randomized skills and varied weapons in a punishing action roguelike.
Asura is an Action Rogue-like set in a fantasy world inspired by the richness of Indian mythology. It features a unique procedural skill tree which changes on every play-through.
Developed by Ogre Head Studio · Published by Ogre Head Studio
Player Review Breakdown
Players Praise Most
Mythic Visual Style
Combat And Abilities
Changing Skill Builds
Entertaining Runs
Common Player Critiques
Repetitive Unlock Grind
Boring Short Game
Unfair Difficulty
No Cloud Saves
85%
positive of 694 player reviews
You play Asura, a demon reborn to take revenge on Hasirama and invade the Daeva empire’s five fortresses. The top-down action roguelike draws on Indian mythology for its fantasy setting and enemies.
Fight with melee, ranged, and magic weapons, managing stamina and adapting to enemies with different strengths and resistances. Fallen enemies can be absorbed for experience or scavenged for loot, and each run brings procedurally generated fortresses, hazards, and rewards.
A skill tree with more than 80 skills is reshuffled after each death, and dying resets your run. Boss defeats unlock persistent Chakra perks, while three demon variants offer different alignments; the Vengeance Edition also adds an endless wave mode.
Player opinions are mixed. Some reviews describe the game as entertaining and praise its combat, myth-inspired setting, visuals, and changing skill builds. Others find it boring or somewhat unfair, and one objects to repeating runs to unlock content; the detailed praise for combat and presentation comes mainly from one review.
Full Game Details
From the Devs
The Rakshasa is back...
The Vengeance Edition is a free update for Asura which adds new features and content to the game. The expansion is now available and is accessable to those who own Asura!
Vengeance Mode: Introducing an endless mode with a brand new level wherein you resist the invading hordes of the Daeva empire. Eliminate as many waves of enemies as possible and compete on the leaderboard with your friends.
Chakra System: A new persistent system wherein defeating the bosses will unlock unique perks which can be equipped during battle.
Mahasura Difficulty: A new difficulty mode for the hardcore who are looking for a challenge. In Mahasura Difficulty, any enemy, boss or champion can spawn regardless of the fortress. Oh yes! Your weapon will get destroyed when you get burnt.
Shamshan: Save your Asura at Shamshan ( Crypt ) and show off the epic gear and ultimate skills you acquired during your invasion.
New Items: New artifacts and drops items have been added to the roster and will drop to boost your stats while in combat.
New Rooms: Sacrifice your blood in the goblet of Amrut for rewards or test your luck at the dice game called Passa. New rooms have been introduced to the procedural fortresses (levels) in the game.
Several other general improvements and the above features have been introduced with the update.
Asura is an indie, top-down, Hack 'n' Slash game set in a fantasy world inspired by the richness of Indian mythology. It features heavy rogue-like elements and a unique procedural skill tree which changes on every play-through.
Reincarnated as a demon, use your new-found powers and hatred to invade the 'Pancha Dvora'- the five fortresses of the Daeva empire. Embark on a journey to exact your vengeance against Hasirama - The God-King, Maharaja, and Slayer of Innocents.
Asura is inspired by rogue-like genre and is brutally difficult but FAIR…
Note: Asura is best experienced with a controller!
Procedural Skill tree: Craft your Demon using a Skill tree which changes every time you die.
Absorb or Scavenge: Asura can either Absorb enemies for experience points or Scavenge their corpse for loot.
Unique Combat system: Engage the enemies with a variety of Melee, Range, and Magic weapons. Melee attacks will deal reduced damage to range enemies, Magic enemies will resist spells, and the Stamina system will always require you to strategies and adapt during battle.
Unique Loot: Every item in Asura is unique by itself. Slash your enemies with Claw weapon or batter them with a Mighty Hammer. Shoot your enemies with your bow or ignite them with your Magic weapon. There are tons of loot to be discovered in Asura which synergies with your skills.
Brutal Mechanics: When you get burnt, a random equipment will get destroyed from your inventory. When the enemies or traps poison you, you can't heal. When your health is low, it does not regenerate automatically. When you die, you don't get to save your progress.
Perma-Death: Inspired by Rogue-like genre, on death you lose all progress.
Procedurally Generated Skill Tree Mold your character using the unique, procedurally-generated "Shastra" tree (with over 80 skills!) for near-infinite replayability.
Randomly Generated Levels Rampage through the "Pancha Dvora" - 5 randomly generated fortresses, each with its particular aesthetics, enemies, and challenges
Unlock New Demon Characters Unlock 3 different Demon variants with unique alignments to each of the core Shastras. Maximize the return on your choices to surpass your previous personal best.
Unique Weapons & Armour Find epic loot with each play through and adapt your play to make the most of what you’ve scavenged from the corpses of your enemies.
Enemies Inspired by Indian myths Battle hordes of enemies, each with their unique characteristics and abilities, inspired from Indian Mythos!
Indian Inspired Lore Immerse yourself in a fantasy setting based on Indian mythology and discover a whole new take on the battle between good and evil
Perma-Death When you die, you start all over again from the very beginning with a new skill tree.
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A procedurally generated skill tree which changes on every play through (82 skills)
4 Enemy Races - Daeva, Naga, Vanara, and Hathira.
12 Bosses.
9 Champions.
50 Unique enemies.
41 Armors.
82 Weapons.
5 Randomly generated fortress.
3 Unlockable Demon variants to enhance your customization options.
Features a fantastical lore inspired by Indian Mythology.
Ogre Head Studio Ogre Head Studio an Indie Game Company founded by Zainuddeen Fahadh based in Hyderabad, India. We make amazing games inpired by Indian Mythos and aspire to bring a change in the Indian Game Industry.
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