Once Upon a Rogue's Tale

Fairy-tale roguelite deckbuilding with dice-driven combat and branching stories

PolyPirates UG, Lizard Child · Published by PolyPirates UG · Released Aug 20, 2024 · Early Access

Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 64
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Jul 28, 2025
Minimum PC: 1Gb Memory; 4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Once Upon a Rogue's Tale?

This single-player, 2D roguelite deckbuilder takes place in a world where classic fairy tales overlap. You choose a character for randomly generated runs, rolling and trading dice to play cards and activate abilities in turn-based battles. Positioning affects who you can attack, while choices between fights shape a story recorded in your personal storybook.

For you if...

+you enjoy combining card choices with tactical character positioning
+you like experimenting with characters that play differently

Not for you if...

−you want tactical combat without dice-based randomness
−you prefer a continuous campaign over randomized runs

What players say

91% of 64 reviews are positive

Players praise the fairy-tale storytelling and character artwork. Some criticize unclear explanations of status effects and character upgrades.

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Once Upon a Rogue's Tale system requirements

Minimum: 1Gb Memory, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen
Graphics: 1Gb Memory
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space

Does Once Upon a Rogue's Tale have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Once Upon a Rogue's Tale run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Native resolution not supported
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 50
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: German. Text only: English.

Does Once Upon a Rogue's Tale use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam