Board-based Rogue-lite Beatrix Gets Demo

Earlier this year, I played Hell Maiden’s demo, which is a Rogue-lite based on Dante’s Inferno. It turns out that it isn’t the only game in the works set in that world, twisting it on its head. Now, Developer Tambu Digital is revealing its upcoming Board-based Rogue-lite starring the lady Beatrix herself.

The Rogue-lite, titled Beatrix after the heroine, looks somewhat like Triple Triad. You control the board, changing tiles and making sure you control more tiles than your opponent. Here is what the press release says about Beatrix and its demo:

“Indie developer and publisher Tambù Digital has unveiled the first playable demo for its upcoming Rogue-lite board-builder Beatrix, now available to download on PC via Steam. Launching later in 2026, Beatrix is a hauntingly stylised strategy experience where positioning is power, and your ability to craft a board-wide strategy determines the fate of a fractured underworld.

Inspired by the spatial logic play, Beatrix transforms traditional deckbuilding into a deep board-building experience played across a shifting battlefield. As the enigmatic Beatrix, players descend through the Circles of Hell to uncover a rotting anomaly threatening the Abyss itself. By deploying Canons, powerful field effects that rewrite the rules of the grid, and mastering positional combat, every move can reshape the board and turn the tide of battle.

Will you restore balance to the underworld, or be consumed by the corruption spreading through its frozen heart?

The newly released demo plunges players into the first Circle of Hell – Limbo, where they will learn the fundamentals of Beatrix’s strategic tarot combat while uncovering the first threads of the game’s dark narrative.

During the demo run, players will encounter the twisted denizens of Limbo and ultimately challenge Charon, the Custos Limbi, in a climactic boss battle. This first taste of Beatrix introduces players to its tactical board control mechanics, evolving deck systems, and the ominous world that lies deeper within the Circles of Hell.

In Beatrix, Hell has descended into unbridled chaos. As Beatrix, you are summoned to the Circles of Hell to uncover a mysterious anomaly rotting the afterlife itself. To restore order, or dismantle it entirely, you must master the laws of the grid, craft a lethal build of Canons, powerful effects that reshape the battlefield, and survive a perilous descent into the frozen heart of Treachery.“

You can download the demo for Beatrix now. While we don’t have a full release date just yet, the developers have announced that Beatrix will be released in 2026. I’m intrigued by the idea of Beatrix, and I think fans of games like Triple Triad will love it. Beatrix is definitely one to watch this year.