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CODEX MORTIS
A survivors-like deckbuilder with mutating spells and ten schools of dark magic. Build devastating combos, battle through fourteen cursed levels, and spend earned points on booster packs. Survive the isometric bullet hell solo, in local co-op, or online with up to four players.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Developers helped me q&a, I'm enjoying this game. I bought another copy for my wife. Goodness to compare with VS (VS =vampire survivors) is a little off. VS has more characters, and that's about it. This game has deeper options. I'm also an avid fan of local co-op. So I will…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“The game has some very creative synergy mechanics that makes it super interesting to create builds... It also has a good progression mechanics, including for very late game, I'm a hardcore player so I like this combination to go for ever higher difficulty levels... And it's nice…”
— a player, Steam review · 84 hrs played“Game was okay initially. Kinda boring but it had hope. Thought the "AI Game" was a neat hook. It was okay in small bursts. Then some huge update dropped. The interface is utterly incomprehensible and doesn't appear to work. Introduced some "packs" and "deck" concept like it's…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-07 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Codex Mortis 1.0 is OUT NOW! Online co-op, ten schools of magic and 31 heroes
Hi Necromancers! First of all, THANK YOU for supporting us through Early Access. Codex Mortis leaves Early Access today stronger than it has ever been, and your feedback is the reason. Thank you for e
Patch Notes: Widescreen and On-Screen Controls
Hi everyone! More fixes and improvements ahead of the 1.0 release on September 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM PST. Desert textures update: the game now fills ultrawide displays properly instead of stretching or
Patch Notes: Fixes and Balance
Hi everyone! This update collects fixes and balance changes for the last Early Access patch, the one that brought the deckbuilder and the isometric view. Most of it comes from your reports, so thank y
New Update Is Live, and Codex Mortis Full Release Arrives 09.24.2026
Hi Necromancers! This is the last Early Access update for Codex Mortis. It is live today, and the full 1.0 release follows on September 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM PST . We prepared a short teaser that shows
Full Release Is Close, Codex Mortis Is 20% Off!
Hi Necromancers! Full release is getting close, so if you have been waiting to pick up Codex Mortis, we started a 20% off sale today. What is coming in the full release: Every map is isometric now We
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Bullet Hell · Roguelite · Online Co-Op · Action Roguelike · Action · Local Co-Op · RPG · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Dark Fantasy · Loot · Score Attack (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Spanish - Latin America, Dutch, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Por… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 92 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD FX-4300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 / AMD Radeon HD 7750 / Intel HD Graphics 4000 / 1 GB VRAM Storage: 140 MB available space Sound Card: Any