About Plaguebound
Plaguebound is a dark fantasy idle roguelike about a mind that wakes up in a prison of mossy stone and old bones. You have no name and no memory, only a pack that's counting on you to lead it. The people who locked you away did it out of fear of a great evil, and the road ahead runs through 50 floors.
Each floor brings fresh opponents, and the fights play out on their own, auto battler style. Your part is the planning: how you coordinate the pack, which upgrades to take and which new ways of fighting to develop between floors. Progress builds on itself, so a stronger pack reaches further on the next attempt.
This is an early playtest, kept online in its original browser form, so it's a first cut of a bigger idea. You can play Plaguebound free in the window above. It opens on a black screen with a single question and two buttons, and the story starts from there.
How to Play Plaguebound
- To play Plaguebound online, click inside the game window and answer the opening question to begin.
- Use the mouse and keyboard, and check the in-game menus for the exact controls.
- Lead your pack onto the first floor and let the battle play out.
- Spend what you earn on upgrades and new ways to fight between floors.
- Push through as many of the 50 floors as you can, facing new opponents on each.
- When a run ends, use what you've built up to come back stronger.
What to Expect in Plaguebound
Plaguebound leans on mood and mystery. You start with no name and no past, and finding out what you are, and why people feared you, is a big part of the pull. Expect dark fantasy horror themes throughout, with death, decay and a lot of killing at the center of the setting.
Underneath the story, it's an idle roguelike with a clear loop: fight, upgrade, go further. Fifty floors give each run a shape, and every new set of enemies tests whether your pack is ready for what comes next.
Tips for Plaguebound
- Click inside the game window before pressing anything so it registers your input.
- Study each new opponent. Every floor brings different enemies, and a setup that worked before may need changes.
- When a floor stops you, go back to upgrades instead of throwing the same pack at it again.
- Try each new way of fighting as it becomes available, and keep the ones that suit your pack.
- Break the 50 floors into several sittings. It's a lot to clear in one go.
Who Made Plaguebound
Plaguebound was made by ostsergey, Keedjie, who released it on itch.io. They work together as Greedy Games, built it in Godot and are developing it into a larger game called I Am Plague. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Plaguebound page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Plaguebound free?
Yes. Plaguebound is free to play in your browser, with nothing to buy and nothing to install. Click inside the window, answer the opening question and the story begins. The full set of 50 floors is there to fight through from the start.
How do you play Plaguebound?
Click inside the game window and answer the opening question to begin. From there you lead a pack through floor after floor while the battles play out on their own. Between fights you choose upgrades and new ways to fight, then push on to face the next group of enemies.
Is Plaguebound scary?
It's grim more than anything. Plaguebound has dark fantasy horror themes: a prison of rot and bone, a feared and nameless main character, and constant fighting as your pack works through the floors. If you like dark fantasy, the tone is a big part of the appeal. If horror bothers you, start with something lighter.
Who made Plaguebound?
Plaguebound was made by ostsergey and Keedjie, who work as Greedy Games and released it on itch.io. It's the early browser playtest of the game they're now building as I Am Plague, and we embed that original playtest here with a link back to it.
Can I play Plaguebound on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook works, since Plaguebound runs in the browser and plays with a mouse and keyboard. A phone is a weaker fit. The game is laid out for a wide screen and may expect input a touch screen cannot give, so a laptop is the safer way to play.
Is Plaguebound unblocked at school?
Plaguebound unblocked depends on your network. It runs in a normal browser tab with no download, so if FunClicker opens at school, the game should open too. Every school sets its own filters, though, and we have no say over what they let through.
How many floors are in Plaguebound?
Plaguebound has 50 floors, and each one brings a new set of opponents. The loop is to push as far as your pack can go, take upgrades and new ways of fighting, and try again stronger, so clearing all 50 takes steady work across several runs.
Is Plaguebound a finished game?
No. Plaguebound is the early playtest of a bigger game that's still in development. The browser version stays online under its original name, so it's a chance to try the core idea: a nameless, feared outcast leading its pack through 50 floors of fights and upgrades.
