Ichorous Guides
Complete Ichorous guides from your first demo run to advanced Warlock play — combat healing, Ichor farming, curse pricing, and boss prep.
What are Ichorous Guides?
Step-by-step Ichorous guides covering the Warlock basics, the combat-healing loop, Ichor collection, blood purity, buffs, curses, and everything inside the free Steam demo.
Why read Ichorous guides?
Survive the Opening Hours
Learn the combat-healing loop and dodge timing before the curse curve punishes bad habits
Grow the Right Way
Collect Ichor, price your curses, and pick offerings that compound instead of collide
Master the Demo Content
Clear both demo levels and both bosses with builds you understand end to end
Featured & Essential
Ichorous S Rank Guide: Scoring Tips & Best Strategies
Learn how to earn S rank in Ichorous with blood purity management, trinket priorities, curse handling, and boss execution tips for top run scores.
Ichorous Beginner Guide: First Runs, Curses & Trinkets Walkthrough
Learn Ichorous basics as a new Warlock: combat healing, Offerings vs Trinkets, managing Curses, and surviving your first Demo runs.
All Guides
Ichorous Buffs Guide: Types, Stacking & Best Combos
Learn how buffs work in Ichorous, the dark fantasy roguelike by Monster Crate. Understand buff types, stacking rules, and combat-heal synergy.
Ichorous Curses Guide: Effects, Risks & Curse Management Tips
Learn how curses work in Ichorous, the dark fantasy roguelike by Monster Crate. Understand the 15 curse types, risk vs reward, and how to manage them.
Ichorous Demo Walkthrough: Blood-Splattered Stage-by-Stage Guide
Conquer the Ichorous Kickstarter demo with our stage-by-stage walkthrough: combat tips, blood mechanics, boss strategies, and survival tricks.
Ichorous How to Heal: Combat Healing Tips & Sustain Builds
Learn how to heal in Ichorous using combat healing, Ichor collection, blood purity, trinkets, and offerings to survive brutal boss fights.
Ichorous Tips: Essential Survival Tricks for the Blood-Soaked Roguelike
Practical Ichorous tips covering combat, blood mechanics, positioning, and run strategy for the pixel art horror roguelike demo and beyond.
Ichorous Trinkets Guide: Effects, Combos & Priority Tips
How Ichorous trinkets work: effect types, synergies with offerings and curses, and build priorities for the Warlock in the 2026 demo.