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Watch out, I suspect the NPC cheats. It'd be nice if we got to see that had a limited deck too, and at least see the random cards they were playing after they played them. Probably the npc units are just too damn powerful. But you do keep coming back for more. Heck, I bought this thing despite my misgivings about it. Hints: What you think is a good signature probably isn't and not using that reserve properly can hurt you. I've found decent success by juggling those with cards that i didn't think aught to be in them.

keystone card game died for this

I didn't expect this game to be as addictive as it is. If you're experienced with deck-builders like Slay the Spire, I'd recommend going straight for the "Standard Campaign", which is the main roguelike gameplay. It has the equivalent of ascensions, and at higher ascensions it becomes challenging without feeling unfair. There are a few mechanics that aren't immediately obvious (or maybe you learn them in the story mode), but it's fairly intuitive and you pick up on them as you play. There's a surprising amount of depth to understanding how ships will interact during a "turn", so once you understand the nuance it's very satisfying to execute on.

The story mode was a nice surprise for me, It's the first time in awhile the characters felt well balanced and not forced. The gameplay is an enjoyable loop of autobattling/deckbuilding, however I will say that it is tricky to hyperfocus one strategy. Lots of stage challenges can mess up a deck, so making sure you can cover your bases is important. This leads to generally (in my experience) medium-large decks with rag tag good cards, but signature strategies (one of the boss/elite rewards) guarantee you have that card in your opening hand. The later stages of the Roguelike mode have been rough, but the dev is active and already added some perks to help out the early game, and is looking and adjusting things as of this review. The demo is very good, and you can see if you like the game play plenty with it. It's certainly worth a shot if you want a unique flavor of autobattler/card game.

Fun, casual and simple. good game guys!

Very cool gate and a passion project of the developer? Why that matters, is that earning it not a priority, I believe more content will come, and I hope it will be available without a need to buy a DLC. Overall, compared to other Roguelikes the price is steep, if I was not confident in the developer, I would probably wait until it is like 5-7 EUR to purchase, but since I am confident in the dev, I do not feel bad spending the full amount. Either way, like roguelike - deck builders? Get it. Like cool story campaign? Get it Like to build your own strategies and customise your decks? Probably get it, tho it is currently not as expanded as I would like. Overall like Roguelikes? Probably wait until it is cheaper Like games with great animations and graphics? That is a skip for you

Fun game. Most of the time when I lose I feel it is due to a missplay. Could use some QOL features, like something to stop the tutorial messages from reappearing.