Her Name Was Fire

Her Name Was Fire

Released Oct 2022

Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories.

72% positive · 295 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Her Name Was Fire launched on October 11, 2022. At that time, the developer explicitly stated they would "be providing updates for a few months, including new cards, bosses, enemies, etc." True to that commitment, the game received two major content updates post-launch: a Halloween Update on October 25, 2022 (adding new enemies, cards, and a new boss), and a crossover update with Furcifer's Fungeon on January 18, 2023 (adding new spells, cards, and an elite enemy). The January 18, 2023 update also carried version number 1.0.1, and the patch notes from that date represent the final developer communication on record. The developer's launch-day statement scoped support to "a few months," and that window aligns with the content activity that followed. There have been no developer posts of any kind since January 18, 2023 — over three years of silence — and no unreleased DLC or roadmap items are listed on the store. The game appears to have completed its planned post-launch content cycle as the developer originally described it.
Evidence
Furcifer's Fungeon crossover update ships with a new sorcery, 3 new cards, a new elite enemy, and added language support. This is the last major content release on record.
news post · Jan 18, 2023 source content shipped
high
Halloween Update ships with 4 new enemies, 5 new standard cards, and a new Allegory boss (Temperance).
news post · Oct 25, 2022 source content shipped
high

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Tissue Inu
Achievements
23
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Survive the 5 stages of grief in this Tarotpunk action roguelike by entering deep into the nightmare and vanquishing the Major Allegories.

Craft Unique Builds

Ignite hordes of void creatures and collect the ash of their remains to progressively unlock cards of spells and upgrades.

Face the Allegories

Descend into the nightmare and face different Major Allegories in each run. Only you can interpret what their presence entails.

Unlock Major Allegory Cards

Unlock powerful cards to expand your deck by defeating the Major Allegories. Choose your fate by forging deadly builds for your future runs.

Deactivate the Void

Deactivate the servers in the pools of void at each stage of grief to confront the Major Allegories and descend into the next stage.

Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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