This is the pre-alpha version of the How Many Dudes? demo from January 2026. If you want to play the most up-to-date version of the demo after July 23, 2026, you can do so via Steam.

How Many Dudes? is an autobattler roguelike that seeks to answer one of humanity's oldest questions - How many dudes does it take?

Recruit Your Dudes

Welcome to the Dude Ranch, where you recruit and manage your ever-expanding army of Dudes.

• Choose from a wild cast of Dude Families: Undead Dudes, Warrior Dudes, and Fantasy Dudes.

• Set up your Dude Roster to mix and match Dudes and form ridiculous synergies - like Zombie Dudes who get stronger as other Dudes fall in battle, or Ninja Dudes who enter the arena shrouded in shadow.

• Each run brings a fresh batch of Dudes for you to choose from.

Synergy - Tactics - Mayhem

Create game-breaking synergies with your roster of Dudes and strange powers.

• Collect dozens of Dude Relics that warp the rules of battle.

• Choose your Dudes wisely. Each Dude has their place in battle, from dishing out damage to tanking it to commanding other Dudes.

Absurd Challenges

• Face escalating enemy waves—from toddlers to wolves to gorillas.

• Conquer boss fights that test your team’s synergy (and your sanity).

• Master all the Dudes and Relics by blasting through boss rushes!

Features

• Strategic auto-battler roguelite full of game-breaking synergies

• Tons of Dude types to recruit manage

• Relics and synergies that completely reshape each run

• Boss fights and escalating nonsense

• Infinite replayability and absurdity

💬** TL;DR**

It’s Slay the Spire meets Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, but everyone’s a Dude.

Recruit your Dudes. Expand your Ranch.

And find out how many it takes.