
What if you combine the best of story-driven RPGs with the strategic decision-making of cardgames? Dawncaster was created to answer that question, containing over 1100 handcrafted cards and over 100 unique challenges designed by veterans of the cardgame genre.
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The realm of Aethos lies corrupted. The legendary Dawnbringer has vanished into the twisted lands of Umbris. A desperate plea has gone out to all who will defend Aethos in its final stand against the tides of darkness.
Will you answer the call out of duty as a noble Knight? Bring your lust for battle as an unstoppable warrior? Deploy your sharp mind as a cunning rogue or any of the other classes available in Dawncaster? Your choices will determine not just your survival—but the fate of a world desperate for salvation.

Create your character, then level up and choose the talents that define your approach. Specialize in one area to overwhelm enemies with focused power, or diversify your strategy to withstand any threat - the choice is yours, for better or worse…

In Dawncaster your strategy is always subject to change. Add, alter, copy, upgrade or remove cards as you progress and try to go toe-to-toe with the perils of Aethos. Adapt, develop or fall victim to the challenging encounters designed by veterans of the cardgame genre.

Discover the fate of the missing Dawnbringer, and the tragic history of a realm caught in the struggle between light and darkness. Find the twisted roots of its troubles and vanquish it through strategy, foresight and perhaps a bit of luck.

Dawncaster offers a true roguelike experience to ensure no two runs play alike. Each class offers a radically different approach to every challenge. Unlock new starting decks, adjust difficulty to push your limits, and discover just how deep your strategic mastery runs. When you finally conquer one path, countless others await.

Play Dawncaster in the alternative fastphased Bossrun draft mode called the Sunforge, discover hidden bosses, play weekly challenges to compete against the very best players for points or enable the Infernal Invasions for an even more challenging experience! Dawncaster truly offers endless opportunities to develop and refine the deck-crafting skills of any card-game enthusiast.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
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NB: I don't really like deckbuilders like Slay the Spire. I play stuff like Path of Exile because I like the loot, buildcrafting, and power-scaling. Dialogue, events etc are all the same each time so I use the game's official reference site "Blightbane" to look up event outcomes and card lists to help with making my deck builds. $20 gets you the base game + all 5 expansions on PC, but **you can get just the base game on mobile for $2** with none of the expansions; The base game is so good that I think either way is a good deal. I'd guess there's probably 100+ hours of different builds in this game. PROS: + Tons of build variety & content + Strong themes; Thief feels completely different than Warrior, and Bow-Thief has a totally different gameplay style compared to Dagger-Thief or Bomb-Thief. + You can really draft a concise, strong deck consistently. Card removal is plentiful and cheap. + (I think) Runs are deterministic. Certain paths will result in the same outcomes but in different orders, like finding a cost-reduction upgrade shrine in the second zone or a boss always dropping a certain legendary artifact to add to your deck. Game knowledge is rewarded CONS: - Enemies can brick runs; Game knowledge is rewarded, but new players & blindly playing can be punishing. - Expansions massively dilute the card discovery pool; New players should probably only enable whatever expansions enable your desired build, starting with just the Core cards w/o any expansions at all.
Love this game, have been playing since it was only on mobile.
Epic replayability
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I am huge fan of this game. i couldnt recommend it enough. i easily sunk in 400 hours on android. However there are two cons to this. - Lack of essential cards for builds to be meta - Multiplayer that being said i am huge supported of this game and this company. they are on the right path and i support them in any way i can on the way to take its glorious place among card games. Onward! <3
VERY addicitve. Go the easier route and chose your stuff and play the basic set or the ones fitting for your starting stuff, or do it like me: Put everything on random and enjoy the ride. Anyway: Never played a game that felt SO different every run. Lovin' it! And there's so much stuff to unlock... Lovin' it even more! :-D
Lúc mới chơi thì thấy hơi rối vì nhiều hiệu ứng card, nhưng làm quen tí thì thấy game rất hay nhé !
Das Reich von Aethos liegt verdorben darnieder. Der legendäre Dawnbringer ist in den verdrehten Landen von Umbris verschwunden. Ein verzweifelter Ruf ist an alle ergangen, die Aethos in seinem letzten Gefecht gegen die Fluten der Dunkelheit verteidigen werden. Wirst du dem Ruf aus Pflichtgefühl als edler Ritter folgen? Deine Kampfeslust als unaufhaltsamer Krieger einbringen? Deinen scharfen Verstand als listiger Schurke einsetzen oder eine der anderen in Dawncaster verfügbaren Klassen wählen? Deine Entscheidungen bestimmen nicht nur dein Überleben sondern das Schicksal einer Welt, die verzweifelt nach Erlösung sucht. [h1]Ich spiele zu 90% die Android Handy Version ....[/h1]
Un jeu dont on ne se lasse pas. C'est un pur classique deckbuilder, mais il est d'une richesse folle car chaque personnage/ carte de départ/pouvoirs... va modifier l'optimisation et la façon de jouer votre deck avec des cartes complètement différentes. Dans d'autres jeux, on a vite fait le tour et on reproduit les mêmes build, mais c'est beaucoups moins le cas ici. Certaines cartes ne sont accessible que par certaines combinaisons, développement de l'histoire (qui est un prétexte pour obtenir des pouvoirs ou des cartes spécifiques), ou combinaison de départ. SI vous aimez le jeu deckbuilder, allez y les yeux fermés, sinon passez votre chemin.
Absolutely phenomenal! If you like deckbuilders at all this is the one you want.
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