The Eternal Die — Steam Gift

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die — a Steam gift for a board-game roguelite

Remember the sinister Queen from the original Lost in Random? Now she's the star. Lost in Random: The Eternal Die is a standalone spin-off from Stormteller Games and publisher Thunderful Publishing, released on June 17, 2025. The genre has shifted: instead of an adventure with card-tactics flavour, this is a full-on board-game-inspired roguelite dungeon crawler. You grab a Steam gift for the base game, accept it from the bot, and fall into a cursed board game you have to escape run after run.

Who is Queen Aleksandra, and why is this a separate game

In the original, Aleksandra was the antagonist — the very Queen who ruled the world of Random. In The Eternal Die she's trapped inside her own board game alongside her dice companion Dicey, and now she has to fight her way out through endless rounds. This is not a story DLC or a one-to-one sequel: the narrative stands on its own, and you can play it without knowing the first game. If you loved the first Lost in Random for its dark, Tim-Burton-esque fairytale look, the aesthetic is back — but the gameplay was rebuilt from scratch as a roguelite.

How it plays: dice + real-time combat + relics

The core loop rests on three things. First, real-time combat — Aleksandra wields one of four weapon types, hacking and dodging in genuine action, not turn-based menus. Second, dice and cards: at the right moment you roll Dicey and trigger card abilities — 15 skills tied to the values you roll. Third, relics: there are over a hundred, and they stack into synergies — one build turns you into an elemental berserker, another into a machine that poisons everything alive. Each run assembles biomes randomly, throws 30+ enemy types at you, and caps off with four world bosses.

What this gift includes

You get the full base game Lost in Random: The Eternal Die — the complete roguelite with all relics, weapons, biomes and bosses. The game also has extra content on Steam: three cosmetic packs (Wardrobe Expansion / Stitched in Style / Cursed Couture), a digital artbook and the official soundtrack. Those are separate DLC, not part of this gift, and not required to play — they're flair for fans, not game content.

• Developer: Stormteller Games
• Publisher: Thunderful Publishing
• Release date: June 17, 2025
• Genre: roguelite / action dungeon crawler with board-game mechanics
• Platform: Steam (PC)

How you receive the gift

This is a Steam gift, not a key, so there are no codes to type in. Delivery runs through a friend-bot: the bot adds you to its friends list itself, sends Lost in Random: The Eternal Die over as a gift and then leaves — you don't need to send or confirm any friend request manually. Steam Guard isn't required to receive the gift. For the gift to be accepted, your Steam account region should be Russia, and the game must not already be in your library. Delivery usually takes a couple of minutes — you accept the gift, and the game stays on your account forever.

Region and compatibility

The gift is accepted on a Steam account with the Russia region — it's a regional gift, not a global one. The game targets PC via Steam; if you play on Steam Deck or on Linux through Proton, check the game's Steam page where the current compatibility status is officially flagged. The base version carries no expiring pre-order perks — you're buying durable content, the full game.

Who it's for

If you sank hours into Hades or Dead Cells and love when every run comes together differently from random finds, The Eternal Die slots right into that niche — just with the signature dark-fairytale art of the Lost in Random universe and a die in place of the usual modifiers. And if you came from the first game for the mood, you'll get it again, with far punchier, more replayable combat.

Why a roguelite instead of a story adventure

This is an important fork for anyone expecting a «part two» in the spirit of the original. The Eternal Die leans deliberately into replayability: there's no single linear 10-12 hour playthrough that simply ends. Instead you get cycles of runs where you die, return to the start of the board game a little stronger, and try a fresh combination of weapon, cards and relics. Progression carries over between attempts, so even a failed run pushes you forward. If you prefer a calm narrative, keep this shift in mind; but if you're the kind of player for whom «just one more run» turns into three hours, this is exactly your thing.

Grab the Steam gift, accept the game from the bot in a couple of minutes, and roll round after round — this board game won't let go until you've built your perfect relic deck. 🎲

💚 Same game — another format

Nearby in the catalog: Lost in Random: The Eternal Die as a Steam key.