Dimwood

an amazing game that really scratches the rougelike itch. deckbuilding ACTUALLY matters, and the game presents so much depth from simple mechanics. on top of that, you have a well-crafted meta-progression system, amazing pixel art, and great music. this game really, really rocks.

This is a freaking amazing game. It's actually really sad to finish a run because you know you'll never use that deck again. The decks you can gradually build for yourself have so much character you genuinely grow attached to it. The enemies and bosses are amazing too. Highly recommend

Highly modular deck builder, cards are piles of effects and you can move those effects around to make bigger effects per card. The light levels are a really neat mechanic that often rewards you for keeping utility in your deck. Since the constraints of the game mean that cards don't have unique text to combo with, you have to be aggressive and dig for passive effects that you can work around, and/or that your deck is small enough to exploit your good cards. The more you play, the more access you have to dense cards, and the more numbers go up.

Between switch and steam I have over 1000 hours in Slay the Spire. A few hundred in Balatro. Probably 500 in Dawncaster. I like deckbuilders is what I'm saying. This is a good one. Lots of stuff to unlock, different ways to play, interesting mechanics. Learning the mechanics is fun. I was worried I wouldn't be able to read some of the symbols but I've had no problems (though my eyes are still bad). I really recommend this game!

Dimwood is one of the best rougelike card games I've played. The player's starting decks and monster's decks are well designed with specific functions that make them enjoyable to play with. There's 3 sets of starting decks based around different ways of modifying cards, and each of them is a blast to play with, and changes the way you approach gathering new cards. I definitely have favorites among the starting decks (like king, moth, and magician), but none of the decks and inept, unfun, or poorly designed. One of the things that makes this game different from games like slay the spire is that your deck in Dimwood must have great versatility. It can't just do one thing really well, it has to be able to preform well against various different monsters, and a lot of the late game enemies can really tear apart rigid builds, especially the final boss. Another aspect worth pointing out is that I never feel as if I just got a back luck of the draw, or didn't get the cards I needed to make a build work. There's so many options with your deck, that you can make 100 fun, effective builds with whichever cards you come across on a playthrough. Playing decks you've constructed can also require a lot of skill when you start using artifacts like inversion pact and control. The art is also very unique, beautiful, and remarkably clear. The music is also a great part of the game. I love the theme for act 3 especially. I would heartily recommend this game to basically anyone, even my mom. 10/10

Where did this game even come from and why does nobody talk about it. If you are into deckbuilders and the moody pixel visuals, this game is pure gold.

i am having a really good time with this game so far! the light phase system is really cool, especially managing it for the boss fight

it's good. the amount of cards and things you can unlock is overwhelming, might be a little too much

Really fun game. You have to learn the mechanics but it's really rewarding

This is an incredible roguelite. The light balance is a twist in gameplay like the movement in 'cobalt core', but executed brilliantly when combined with the way enemies interact with light. It's a mechanic you can't avoid, and balancing your light level flexibility with stacking phrases to maximize card value is thought provoking in an exciting way.