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Throne of Bone is a spooky mix of Hearthstone Battlegrounds and Slay the Spire from an ex-MTG Arena devOut in time for Halloween

Out in time for Halloween

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Cards line up to do battle in Throne of Bone

Throne of Bone has a name that just rolls off the tongue and, from the look of it, this roguelike-cum-deckbuilder-cum-autobattler will roll off the ol’ mouse-clicking finger plenty nicely when it releases into Early Access next month, too.

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Throne of Bone comes from solo developer Pete White, a former lead dev on Magic: The Gathering’s digital appMTG Arenanow working as indie outlet Windmill Slam.

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Scrolls target a card during battle in Throne of Bone

There’s a touch of exploration and branching narrative choices as you make your way through the castle, encountering random events that might help you discover new spells, influence your stats and forge helpful items.

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The aim is to win back your necromancer’s castle from the pesky adventurers there to put a stop to your necromantic deeds, though it sounds like it might take a few runs to achieve that.

There’s a demo for Throne of Boneslive now over on Steam, ahead of the game’s Early Access release in October in time for Halloween.