# Veles Rise of the Damned — Enter the shadow road

> Enter the shadow road (iPhone/iPad app by Kristian Iker.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/veles-rise-of-the-damned/id6766313713 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Kristian Iker](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896275454)
- Category: Games, Graphics & Design, Action, Role Playing
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 18 · 302 MB
- Languages: American English, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2026-07-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/veles-rise-of-the-damned/id6766313713/reviews.md

## What is Veles Rise of the Damned?

Battle through five cursed levels against 154 enemy types across 14 distinct archetypes — spectral hordes, wolf packs, enraged werewolves, ravenkin, spider swarms, corrupted treants, vampires, golems, and more. Every archetype has its own identity and traits: Ghosts evade, Werewolves fly into a fury when hit, Skeletons revive once on death, Vampires regenerate relentlessly. Waves surge relentlessly as the darkness closes in from every edge. Kill, collect, and survive.

BUILD YOUR RUN
Level up mid-run and choose from 14 unique abilities. Fire homing projectiles that chain between foes, orbit enemies in arcane fields, detonate AoE blasts, or stack passive bonuses that compound your power. No run plays the same.

5 DISTINCT HEROES
Each hero brings unique base stats, a starter ability, and a powerful ultimate to unleash at the critical moment. Master them all — then push further.

FORGE YOUR GEAR
Find and upgrade 50 items across five equipment slots — weapons, armor, helmets, amulets, and rings — from 30 types of components dropped in the field. The right loadout is the difference between surviving and thriving.

THREE TIERS OF CHALLENGE
• Mortal — learn the flow
• Broken — enter the run cursed with one random Damned modifier
• Damned — face three curses, earn the highest rewards, and hunt rare organs from elite and boss enemies only

Use the Gate of Hell to spend gold on blessed modifiers before each run — for a score penalty.

GROW BETWEEN EVERY RUN
• Paragon System — level each hero to Paragon 10 through boss kills and run completions, unlocking permanent class bonuses
• Rite of Ascension — spend gold and rare organs on a massive permanent skill board, unlocking global and hero-specific power nodes that persist forever
• Over 300 Quests & Achievements — track milestones across all heroes and difficulties and earn lasting rewards

CLOUD SAVE
Sign in with Apple or Game Center to keep your progress safe and synced across all your devices.

How far can you rise before the Damned take you?

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Large Paragon Pack | $14.99 | one-time |
| Huge Paragon Pack | $49.99 | one-time |
| Small Component Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Medium Component Pack | $4.99 | one-time |
| Huge Component Pack | $49.99 | one-time |
| Large Component Pack | $14.99 | one-time |
| Small Organ Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Medium Organ Pack | $4.99 | one-time |
| Large Organ Pack | $14.99 | one-time |
| Huge Organ Pack | $49.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.2 — 2026-08-11

Introduced guided onboarding, redesigned Hunter’s Diary progression, slower and more varied enemies, new comfort settings, an extensive audio overhaul, smoother reward animations, restored item images.

### 2.2.1 — 2026-08-06

This update introduces the Wandering Merchant, the Hero Stats and Inventory overhaul, true device-local offline play with safer saves, and boss-summon performance protection.

### 2.2.0 — 2026-08-04

This update introduces the Trials of Veles, three new equipment slots, the first Epic items, elemental damage types, and a fully reworked Veil of Damned.

### 2.1.0 — 2026-07-23

This update introduces the Codex, expanded graphics settings, performance improvements, and significant combat balancing.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-07-19

Fixed a cache issue that caused some devices to load outdated content.
Fixed an issue with the Shop.
Fixed +Skill bonuses from Ascension and Paragon not applying correctly.

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