Dimraeth Beginner Guide — How to Start

Dimraeth is Mudtek’s handcrafted pixel-art action RPG for 1–8 players. A ritual gone wrong grants you immortality while corruption spreads across Mirkea — the wizard Faustas recruits you to fight the darkness of Sylbos. This guide covers everything you need before your first run.

The Story So Far

You awaken after a broken ritual grants you immortality. Corruption spreads beneath Dimraeth and across the lands of Mirkea, while Sylbos, Last of the Ogre Magi, covets Dimraeth itself. The wizard Faustas recruits you to oppose him. The campaign supports solo play from start to finish — co-op is optional.

Your First Big Choice: Race × Class

You build a hero from 8 races and 6 classes — 48 archetype pairings, each with its own skill tree. See the Classes and Races pages for the full breakdown before you commit. You can also shape your character further with the improved character creation options at Early Access.

Souls-Lite Combat Basics

• Stamina management: combat is built on stamina — every strike, dodge, block and parry costs some.
• Read the telegraphs: enemy attacks are telegraphed; positioning and timing beat button mashing.
• Spell loadout: equip up to 5 spells at once from a pool of 300+, mixing elements for your build.
• Strike / dodge / block / parry: the four core verbs — learn the parry window early.

Progression & Persistence

Your hero level, gear, inventory, spells and personal progression carry between worlds in co-op (split persistence), while story progress, allies and buildings stay in the host’s world. Loot, gathering and quests feed your home base — crafting, potions, cooking, farms and quarries all run from there.

Beginner Tips

1. Solo is fully viable — the game can be played alone from start to finish.
2. Try every archetype in the first hours; skill trees are per-archetype, not per-class.
3. Build your base early: farms, quarries and crafting stations pay off across the whole campaign.
4. Spend stamina before spells in boss fights — spell windows open after dodges and parries.
5. Expect balance changes throughout Early Access; the meta will move with every update.

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