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Rune Dice

Smart Raven Studio · Kwalee · 2026-05-19

SteamPlayStation Store

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 19, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 05, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S), May 19, 2026 (PlayStation 5), May 19, 2026 (Nintendo Switch)

Tactical deckbuilding in bite-sized sessions. Launch dice to create magical chain reactions. Choose from distinct hero classes with unique abilities. Build synergies between dice, relics, and runes to defeat challenging bosses.

79%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
76/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 261 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~33/week).
  • · Review velocity down 72% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 22% of 18,216 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 25k–56k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,252 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
41841820262026Week of 2026-05-19: 418 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 125 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 172 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 62 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 9 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

34
achievements tracked
96.8%
earned "Damage Dealer"
20.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputDualSense Controller Support1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,5001%34
PS5 (PlayStation)26416%31
Xbox Series (Xbox)482%31
Switch (Nintendo)210%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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