# Better Luck Next Run

> A roguelite classic turn-based JRPG built in RPG Maker MZ. Draft your party. Customize their skills, weapons, and items. Conquer the dungeon. Die trying. Better Luck Next Run takes the classic turn-based JRPG formula from the 16-bit era and adds roguelite elements to it. Every run offers new combinations from over 400 options. Draft Your Party: Choose from 50 unique characters, each with their own class, weapon type, stats, and playstyle. Equip them with weapons, skills, and items from a pool of 400+ options. Classic Turn-Based Combat: Exploit elemental weaknesses across 10 biomes, each with unique enemies and shrines. A standard run takes roughly 30-60 minutes. Epic Boss Battles: Face 5 challenging bosses, each demanding different strategies to overcome. Permanent Progression: Spend gold at the shop to permanently unlock new weapons, skills, characters, and items. Changes occur in the hub with every run. Secrets Await: There are plenty of secrets to unlock. Completing your first run is just the beginning. Features 50 characters, 100+ skills, 250 weapons, 50 items 10 biomes with unique elemental enemies and shrine effects 5 challenging boss encounters Persistent hub with permanent unlocks Challenge modifiers for increased difficulty and rewards Steam Achievements and Cloud Save Keyboard, mouse, and controller support Full Steam Deck support *While I did use Claude Code to assist in development (solo developer), I would like to support artists as a former professional photographer. A portion of all revenue generated by this game will go directly to paying a starving artist (or two) to create original RPG Maker MZ assets for Better Luck Next Run. I would like to replace all the enemy art and environment art with custom, handcrafted assets from real artists. So by supporting this game, you'll be supporting an artist or two.

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## Canonical URLs

- Game hub: https://www.octoscouthub.com/games/better-luck-next-run
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## Game Facts

- Title: Better Luck Next Run
- Developer: Bare Minimum Media Inc.
- Release status: released (Apr 27, 2026)
- Genres: Indie, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
- Badges: Hidden Gem
- Tags: steam, steam_app:4448530, Indie, RPG, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Touch Only Option, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, steam_score:4-user-reviews, steam_reviews:under-100, price:paid
- Primary CTA: Wishlist
- Estimated video/demo length: 0:30

## Description

A roguelite classic turn-based JRPG built in RPG Maker MZ. Draft your party. Customize their skills, weapons, and items. Conquer the dungeon. Die trying. Better Luck Next Run takes the classic turn-based JRPG formula from the 16-bit era and adds roguelite elements to it. Every run offers new combinations from over 400 options. Draft Your Party: Choose from 50 unique characters, each with their own class, weapon type, stats, and playstyle. Equip them with weapons, skills, and items from a pool of 400+ options. Classic Turn-Based Combat: Exploit elemental weaknesses across 10 biomes, each with unique enemies and shrines. A standard run takes roughly 30-60 minutes. Epic Boss Battles: Face 5 challenging bosses, each demanding different strategies to overcome. Permanent Progression: Spend gold at the shop to permanently unlock new weapons, skills, characters, and items. Changes occur in the hub with every run. Secrets Await: There are plenty of secrets to unlock. Completing your first run is just the beginning. Features 50 characters, 100+ skills, 250 weapons, 50 items 10 biomes with unique elemental enemies and shrine effects 5 challenging boss encounters Persistent hub with permanent unlocks Challenge modifiers for increased difficulty and rewards Steam Achievements and Cloud Save Keyboard, mouse, and controller support Full Steam Deck support *While I did use Claude Code to assist in development (solo developer), I would like to support artists as a former professional photographer. A portion of all revenue generated by this game will go directly to paying a starving artist (or two) to create original RPG Maker MZ assets for Better Luck Next Run. I would like to replace all the enemy art and environment art with custom, handcrafted assets from real artists. So by supporting this game, you'll be supporting an artist or two.

## Public Signals

- OctoScout votes: 4
- Demo plays: 0
- Wishlist clicks: 0
- Steam review score: 4 user reviews
- Steam positive percent: 100%
- Steam total reviews: 4
- Source score: 4 user reviews

## Official Links

- https://store.steampowered.com/app/4448530/
- https://betterlucknextrun.com

## Media

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