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Combolands NextFest Demo v7 island city with a Small Town milestone

Independent player guide · Pre-release

Combolands: the roguelike deckbuilder city builder.

Place building cards, stack cascading combos, and grow a tiny island city in 30-minute runs. Use this guide to check buildings, guilds and patch-backed interactions.

Open combo planner Learn the first run
Background: official NextFest Demo v7 screenshot
120+buildings at launch
100+passive heirlooms
13+city councillors
10increasing ranks

Choose your next move

A practical field kit for launch week

Start with the decision you're actually facing.

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Open the combo planner

Select any known building and see its effect depth, version and confirmed direct links.

Look up buildings

Separate complete effects from balance-note fragments and name-only screenshot evidence.

Match guild pairings

See all seven guilds plus five victory names visible in the official Guild Progress screen.

Learn your first run

Understand building cards, population targets, weeks, Gold, Council and rank progression.

Demo v9 interaction

Composter turns removal into a farm engine.

Removing a building in range gives each farm +0.1 multiplier. Adjacent Manure is removed automatically and triggers for +1 Gold.

Open combo planner
Composter+Manure
Confirmed direct link · Demo v9

Adjacency, removal, farm multiplier and Gold are all part of this documented loop.

Official screenshots

Read the interface, not just the scenery

The images reveal milestones, limited weeks, Guild Progress and building cards. Open any image at full size to inspect the evidence.

Small City screenshot showing 385 Gold, Council, target 6500, 8 weeks and three building cards
Small City · target 6,500 · 8 weeks · View full screenshot
Guild Progress screen showing seven guilds, Baron rank and named victories
Guild Progress · Baron rank · View full screenshot
Official Combolands Roguelike Citybuilder key art
Official key art · uncropped
Pre-release note: the game is scheduled for August 24, 2026. Demo values may change in the launch build.

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

What is Combolands?

Combolands is a roguelike deckbuilder and city builder by Crux Games. You place building cards, stack interactions and grow a procedural island city in runs designed to last about 30 minutes.

When does Combolands release?

The official Steam store lists August 24, 2026 as the planned release date. The date should be rechecked on launch day.

Does Combolands have a demo?

Yes. The official Steam page currently offers a separate demo app. Demo balance and content may differ from the full release.

How many guild combinations are there?

The official store describes seven guilds and 21 possible two-guild combinations. The Guild Progress screenshot also shows 21 victory slots: five named entries and 16 marked ???, without publishing their effects.

Is this an official Combolands site?

No. This is an independent player guide. Important game claims link back to official Steam pages or versioned patch notes.