Union of Gnomes: Prologue

Card Game· Roguelike· Roguelike Deckbuilder· Turn-Based

Released May 2024

The Prologue of the Union of Gnomes awaits your daring and brave gaze. Twisted and broken, it stands — a reflection of what was never meant to be. The threads of destiny fray, and reality splinters like a shattered mirror.

81% positive · 294 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Union of Gnomes: Prologue is a free, standalone demo released on May 23, 2024. It contains one unique mission, a new boss, and a secret quest, and serves as an introduction to the full game, Union of Gnomes. The prologue itself is a self-contained, finished product — it shipped as a complete demo with no further content announced or planned for it specifically. The full game, Union of Gnomes (a separate Steam product), launched into Early Access on July 18, 2024 with a roadmap of future content. However, that roadmap concerns the full game, not this prologue. There is no evidence in the developer's communications that the prologue itself will receive further updates or additional content. The prologue's store description and launch post treat it as a finished gateway experience pointing players toward the separate full game. Because the prologue is its own distinct, free product that shipped complete in May 2024, and no content has been announced or committed for the prologue itself, it is assessed as complete as of its release date.

Evidence

Prologue launched as a free standalone experience with one mission, a new boss, and a secret quest. Players are invited to wishlist the full game after completing it.

news post · May 23, 2024 source content shipped

high

The full game 'Union of Gnomes' launched into Early Access with a roadmap for Acts III–VI, new heroes, and a full release. This is a separate Steam product from the prologue.

news post · Jul 18, 2024 source ambiguous

medium

Media

Details

Developer

Hoolignomes

Publisher

HeroCraft PC

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

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About this game

Is this just the beginning or the end? The boundary blurs and the tale unfolds like an old map, its edges worn by time. But what is happening? The question echoes through the caverns of forgotten lore.

In the basement’s darkness, where cobwebs cling to to wooden beams like the memory of a lost loved one, dreams and truths entwine. The world lies far, far away — its secrets veiled. What has happened to it? Or perhaps, what would have happened? This dream, a fragile tapestry, unravels against the cosmic loom of life.

All is weird

The Master’s will, an iron decree, governs the broken kingdom of Gnomes.
A dark mission, veiled in shadows, beckons only in the Prologue’s hallowed pages. The ink smells of ancient forests, and the parchment cradles forgotten oaths.
See what the Kingdom will become, should you falter. The Gnomes’ destiny rests upon your trembling hands — their hopes, sorrows, their whispered lullabies.
And there, amidst the gnarled roots, a voice in your head murmurs cryptic riddles. Is it memory or prophecy? Listen closely.

Escape from the nightmare, dear wanderer. Traverse the labyrinth of ink, blood, and imagination. Finish the prologue, and perhaps — just perhaps — you’ll glimpse something else: a door ajar, a glimmer of forgotten magic, a path diverging into the unknown.