<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>THE LONG DEFEAT Devlog - itch.io</title><link>https://csaf.itch.io/the-long-defeat</link><description>You start at level 99. Every boss you beat, the cairn takes one of your powers and gives it to what is below.</description><item><guid>https://csaf.itch.io/the-long-defeat/devlog/1653656/the-long-defeat-is-out-start-at-level-99-pay-your-way-down</guid><title>THE LONG DEFEAT is out: start at level 99, pay your way down</title><link>https://csaf.itch.io/the-long-defeat/devlog/1653656/the-long-defeat-is-out-start-at-level-99-pay-your-way-down</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:10:58 GMT</pubDate><category>devlog</category><description><![CDATA[<p>THE LONG DEFEAT is out. You start at level 99 and the game takes it away. The rule the whole thing is built on: what you sacrifice does not disappear — the boss two rungs below inherits it. Give up...</p>]]></description></item></channel></rss>