On February 19, 2026, indie development studio Pengonauts began distributing a demo version of the deck-building dice roguelike *DiceVaders* on Steam.
Roll the dice and invade the solar system! Your enemies are the heroes from the previous game
This deck-building roguelike challenges you to assemble a unit force led by aliens and invade the solar system. Each turn, you roll three dice; the goal is to add the attack power of the units in the columns corresponding to the roll results to achieve an attack power that exceeds the target planet’s defense.
Each turn, you can purchase units and artifacts with various effects, so the basic strategy involves using these to boost attack multipliers and overall attack power. It’s also important to make strategic use of “Chrono,” which lets you reroll dice rolls and purchased items, and “Cheat,” which allows you to adjust dice rolls by +1 or -1.
In the third area of each stage, heroes from the developer’s previous title, *StarVaders*, stand in your way as enemies. They possess special abilities, and you’ll face restrictions such as being unable to use “Cheat” or “Reroll.”
Of course, we can’t let them get the better of us. Let’s aim to invade Earth by making the most of our commanders’ special abilities!
We’ve also received a message from the game’s developers addressed to Japanese users.
“The entire team is deeply moved by the overwhelming support Japanese fans have shown for ‘StarVaders.’ Thank you so much for all your encouragement and love. To bring the game to you as soon as possible, we’ve localized the ‘DiceVaders’ demo into Japanese. We hope you enjoy it!”
A demo version of “DiceVaders” is now available for PC (Steam). The full version is scheduled for release in early 2026.
