Dicevaders.Wiki - Tips & Guides
Practical guides, every revealed commander kit, units, artifact synergies, dice combos and score-chasing strategy for the Dicevaders game.
Official Game Trailer
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Popular Guides
Walkthroughs and strategy for the Dicevaders game.
New to Dicevaders? This beginner guide explains the turn loop, dice placement, Chrono and Budges, and how to pick the right commander for your first runs.
The free Dicevaders demo explained: which commanders are playable, what the Daily Challenge is, and how progress transfers to the full game on 2026-09-29.
Every revealed Dicevaders commander ranked for launch: The Captain, Blob Girl, The Core, The Duchess, The Riftmaker, Whisperer and The Exalted, by engine strength.
How Dicevaders combos work: aligning pairs, triples and quadruples, Dicepower scaling, and how Chrono and Budges turn bad rolls into broken turns.
How Dicevaders artifacts work: column XP, level-ups that trigger effects, rarity, and the placement-dependent synergies across the seven revealed kits.
Pushing Dicevaders attack scores to Infinity and beyond: engine stacking, the community Infinity Challenge, Daily Challenge play and what "breaking the game" really means.
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Beginner Guide
Your first runs, the turn loop, and the one habit that carries every build: placement before power
Commanders
Every revealed commander with starter perk, full artifact kit and availability
Units
Chess pieces, Apples, Worms, Webs, the Kraken Die and Mini Dice with confirmed mechanics
Artifacts
All 28 revealed artifacts and perks, grouped by commander with rarity and verbatim effects
Dice System
Chrono rerolls, Budge manipulation and the pairs-triples-quads combo ladder explained
Commander Tier List
All revealed commanders ranked for launch with the methodology stated honestly
Popular Questions
Featured Commanders & Units
Latest Updates
- Beginner Guide - Your First Invasion RunsGuideSeptember 27, 2026
- Demo Guide - What's In It & Progress TransferGuideSeptember 27, 2026
- Commander Tier List - Launch Picks RankedGuideSeptember 27, 2026
- Dice Combos - Pairs, Triples & QuadsGuideSeptember 27, 2026
- Artifact Synergies - XP, Levels & PlacementGuideSeptember 27, 2026
- Score Chasing - Breaking the GameGuideSeptember 27, 2026
- Chess Units (Queen, King, Bishop, Knight, Pawn)UnitSeptember 27, 2026
- AppleUnitSeptember 27, 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
See all FAQWhen does Dicevaders release?
Dicevaders launches on Steam, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on September 29. The date is confirmed by the developer's official release-date announcement and Steam news posts. Wishlist it on Steam to get the launch notification.
Is there a free demo, and does progress transfer?
Yes — a free Steam demo has been live since February 18, 2026, featuring The Captain, Blob Girl, The Core and The Duchess across the first three difficulties plus a Daily Challenge mode. The developers have confirmed your demo progress transfers to the full game, so it is worth playing before launch.
What is Dicevaders?
Dicevaders is a dice-based roguelike deckbuilder about leading the ultimate alien invasion. It is set in the StarVaders universe with the roles reversed: you command the alien bosses and invade Earth, while the legendary Pilots from StarVaders show up to stop you.
Who makes Dicevaders?
Dicevaders is developed by Pengonauts, the studio behind StarVaders, and published by Playstack. The developers ran a public playtest that logged over 25,000 hours of play before the demo era.
What platforms is Dicevaders on?
PC via Steam (Windows and Mac), plus Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 — all confirmed for the September 29 launch. The demo lists full controller support, and the developers have called out Steam Deck readability improvements in their patch notes.
How much will Dicevaders cost?
The price has not been announced yet — the Steam page does not list pricing before release. There are no microtransactions mentioned anywhere in the official material; the game is expected to follow the standard premium single-purchase model like StarVaders.