Olexa says The Pyramid, a free roguelike and indie challenge tool, launches on Steam on 19 November 2026.
The Pyramid doesn’t add new games to your library. Instead, it gives the ones already there a reason to come back. You pick the games you’re willing to play, and The Pyramid randomly deals a challenge for each, with a primary objective and a secondary twist. That old copy of Slay the Spire you finished years ago becomes a fresh run with rules you didn’t choose.
Olexa says there are over 3,000 handmade challenge cards across more than 150 supported games. The list runs from roguelikes like The Binding of Isaac, Balatro, and Slay the Spire to Hollow Knight, Celeste, and Baba Is You. It also includes decks for Wordle, Wikipedia, and touching grass. Together, the cards make around 22.5 quintillion possible challenge runs (22,529,682,453,000,683,520, to be exact).
You’ll need to own the games, though. The Pyramid is a challenge tool, not a game bundle, so you need to own each featured game separately. Inside the app, you can browse and filter the full library, save presets, and share custom decks through Steam Workshop. Co-op and competitive rules cover local game nights and screen-share sessions, and Olexa also pitches the tool at streamers.
The Steam release is the latest step in that history. Rogueliker calls The Pyramid a ten-year project that started in Tabletop Simulator, moved to itch.io, and is now moving to Steam, where it’ll run on Linux, Mac, and Windows. Olexa, whose indie and roguelike YouTube channel has nearly 300,000 subscribers and over 100 million views, leads the small team behind it, with programming by codeWonderland Development.
The Steam page lists it as a free-to-play game, but it’s unclear whether the Steam version will add paid DLC or in-app purchases. Rogueliker notes that it arrives the same day GTA 6 hits consoles.
