Shrine Protectors blends tower defense, roguelite deckbuilding, and direct RTS-style soldier control.

Build a squad, stack items and effects into powerful combinations, reposition soldiers during combat, and adapt as each run becomes increasingly dangerous.

The game is designed around experimentation, so runs can develop very differently depending on the soldiers, items, spells, and upgrades you choose.

Why it works well for streams and videos

Every run creates visible decisions and easy-to-follow progression: which soldier to invest in, which upgrade to stack, whether to spread your power across the army or create one absurdly strong unit.

Players can actively control and reposition soldiers when things go wrong, while AFK mode opens the door to build-testing, challenge runs, and “how far can this setup go?” content.

Runs are also disrupted by special events such as UFO attacks and Illuminatus encounters, forcing players to react instead of relying on a fully passive defense.

A strong build can snowball dramatically, but unexpected events or one bad decision can quickly turn a stable defense into chaos.

Key features

• Build your own deck of strategies using soldiers, items, and spells
• Stack synergizing upgrades to create increasingly powerful builds
• Choose card upgrades that modify and enhance each run
• Directly control and reposition soldiers during battles
• Roguelite progression with permanent soldier levels and meta upgrades
• Create custom item combinations and experiment with different synergies
• Multiple ways to play, from active RTS-style management to hands-off AFK mode
• Defend the shrine against increasingly dangerous enemy waves

Create custom items with the Combinator

The Combinator lets you merge properties from different items and create custom equipment tailored to your build.

Select the effects you want to keep, discard the ones you do not need, and combine them into a new item that better fits your strategy.

It adds another layer of experimentation to each run and can turn several ordinary drops into a highly specialized item built around a specific soldier or synergy.

Permanent progression between runs

Meta upgrades and soldier progression carry over between runs, gradually opening stronger strategies and giving players more options to experiment with.

Creator Guide

Demo access

This campaign provides access to the Shrine Protectors demo only.

The demo is intended to give creators a substantial look at the game's core systems, including combat, army building, roguelite progression, upgrades, and build experimentation.

Full-game keys

A demo key does not include the full game.

Full-game keys may be provided later to creators who engage with the game and are interested in covering the full release.

What kind of content fits the game

Shrine Protectors is particularly suited to:

• First impressions and demo coverage
• Roguelite and tower-defense showcases
• Build and synergy experiments
• Challenge runs
• AFK build tests
• Strategy-focused videos
• Longer progression-focused playthroughs