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Boons & Burdens

Boons & Burdens

Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of hell. Battle hordes of demons through 12 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?

Released Jul 16, 2024 Developer FromLefcourt Platforms Windows Action RoguelikeTwin Stick ShooterRogue-likeActionAction RPG
View on Steam ↗ $5.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

69.7%positive76 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Menu styles not that great. biggest issue is settings where 25% increment volumes, cant lower past 25% so youd have to externally lower it more so its not blasting your ears.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

56achievements
7.6%median completion
0.5%rarest: Trophy Hunter
59.2% of players 54.2% of players 53.8% of players 51.1% of players 44.8% of players 43.5% of players 43.4% of players 41.4% of players 39.0% of players 37.3% of players 35.8% of players 32.8% of players 31.2% of players 30.9% of players 25.4% of players 24.0% of players 23.2% of players 18.5% of players 17.0% of players 16.5% of players 16.4% of players 16.0% of players 13.7% of players 13.0% of players 12.5% of players 11.7% of players 10.3% of players 7.8% of players 7.6% of players 6.5% of players 5.7% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 4.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 3.5% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 59.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
59.2%Portal Dancer — Spend a total of 45 seconds standing directly on the portal while it is charging in a single game.
54.2%Speed Demon — Beat a level in 1 minute or under.
53.8%High Five — Reach combo level 5 and maintain it for 1 minute.
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Trophy Hunter — Unlock every achievement entry in the Arcanacon.
0.6%Light Packer — Beat Delve 3 with 20 or fewer boons equipped.
0.6%Collect 'Em All — Unlock every entry for every enemy in the Arcanacon.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 11, 2026
Now 60 FPS on Steam Deck

Steam Deck Performance Update I've just finished a quick test of some engine changes that have restored Boons & Burdens to 60fps when running on Steam Deck. The nice thing is that this works for the m

Jun 09, 2026
Regarding Steam Deck

Welcome new and old! Boons & Burdens has recently found itself having a bit of a resurgence. It's been 2 years since it exited Early Access, and as a solo developer, that's basically an eternity. I kn

Aug 21, 2025
Gunlocked 2 has launch!

After years of feedback on the original Gunlocked, a successful Kickstarter, and many sleepless nights, it's time to head back into the void and take on the Swarm! Deeper boss fights, plenty of custom

Mar 06, 2025
New Game: Gunlocked 2

I’m excited to finally announce Gunlocked 2! Making the original roguelite shoot ‘em up was such a formative moment in my life that I knew if I was ever going to make a sequel it had to be special. Fo

Oct 29, 2024
Patch 1.08

This small patch is just to address some special combinations of upgrades that could soft lock the game in rare instances. Fixed an issue where a combination of cursed boons could prevent the Burden o

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAction Roguelike · Twin Stick Shooter · Rogue-like · Action · Action RPG · Pixel Graphics · RPG · Demons · Fantasy · Shooter · Arena Shooter · Top-Down (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Gamepad Recommended · DualShock Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements56
Official sitehttps://fromlefcourt.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 8 / 10/11 Processor: 2.4 gHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GT710/AMD RX550 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 50 MB available space Sound Card: Not Required