Fit check
Is Holder of Place worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Roguelike players who want party-building decisions between automated battles
- Card-game fans who enjoy arranging characters around trait combinations
- Players interested in dark science-fantasy exploration tied to a narrative mystery
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking direct control during fights rather than watching arranged followers battle
- Players wanting a fixed campaign with predictable encounters instead of changing runs and random events
- Players looking for a character-driven RPG with extensive manual exploration or dialogue choices
Our take on Holder of Place
The store emphasis falls on the dark setting, dragon mystery, and large follower count, while the central activity is repeated preparation followed by automated fights. The experience therefore depends heavily on enjoying party arrangement and run-to-run variation rather than direct combat control.
What is Holder of Place?
Holder of Place combines roguelike runs, auto-battler combat, and card-based follower management.
Each expedition moves through a fading science-fantasy realm, alternating battles with decisions about which followers to recruit and events with uncertain outcomes. Party placement creates different combinations of traits and strategies, while battles resolve automatically against increasingly difficult enemies, including beasts, former foes, and occasional versions of the player’s own forces. The run builds toward a confrontation with a young dragon spreading primordial gloom across a ruined kingdom. Exploration reaches dreadful dreams, ancient battlefields, and cult enclaves while uncovering details about the protagonist’s past and the dragon’s origins. The game includes more than 150 followers and trinkets, along with the changing Reliquary Mode.
How Holder of Place plays
- 01Follower Recruitment
- Each run offers a changing selection of more than 150 followers and trinkets to add to the party.
- 02Party Arrangement
- Placing followers in different configurations opens distinct trait combinations and strategic routes.
- 03Automated Battles
- After preparation, the party fights successive groups of enemies without direct moment-to-moment control.
- 04Changing Run Events
- Expeditions alternate combat with unpredictable opportunities and lead toward a final dragon encounter.
- 05Reliquary Mode
- The game includes a mode described as ever-changing.
Holder of Place compared to similar games
Holder of Place uses automatic battles and follower placement within roguelike runs, whereas Shogun Showdown centers on turn-based positioning, attack tiles, and manually timed actions. Holder of Place emphasizes party synergies and changing event paths, while Shogun Showdown focuses on upgrading attacks, combining them, and building skills before facing the Shogun.
Holder of Place: platforms & release
Is Holder of Place worth it?
It is worth it if: roguelike players who want party-building decisions between automated battles. Skip it if: players seeking direct control during fights rather than watching arranged followers battle.
Where can I download Holder of Place?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Holder of Place's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Holder of Place on?
Windows only.
