Runeborn

Really fun game. The only downside is that it gets a bit grindy to unlock the last levels, because you need to win the game with almost every book (=character) several times.

On pourrait croire qu'une machine à sous n'est que hasard et chance, et pourtant… ce jeu tord la main du dieu du hasard avec brio. Au cours de parties d'une durée d'environ une heure, vous vous retrouvez à modifier les cases de votre machine à sous pour parvenir à déclencher des combos toujours plus puissants et toujours plus souvent. Il faudra trouver l'équilibre entre augmenter la valeur de chacune de vos runes et améliorer votre multiplicateur. Pour ça, vous aurez pas mal de ressources à votre disposition : à vous de choisir votre stratégie, les outils sont variés. Les mécaniques de jeu sont amenées progressivement au fur et à mesure que l'on débloque artefacts, deck et parchemins. De la chance, certes, mais aussi beaucoup de stratégie, et surtout du fun !

A fantastically addictive game. The early runs are ROUGH, because you only have a few (weak) unlocked trinkets and shops, so I'd say the first few hours are more luck than skill based (luck of getting the very few possible trinkets that can carry your run to the final act 1 boss...) but once you start unlocking more trinkets, more shops, more books... then the game really shines and shows its potential and becomes a genuine strategic roguelite, among the best I've played these past few years.

And here i thought "No way this game is interesting" Well well well how wrong I was. This is a really well made roguelike. It has a wide variety of trinkets and you unlock even more with time. Some of the trinkets are very impactfull completely shifting your strategy and playstyle which is why no run feels the same even in my 90 hours. And every strategy feels viable. And it is very satisfying when your strategy works. Just gotta get through early runs. I felt really weak at the beginning and even started thinking I am missing something. But the more stuff you unlock the better it gets

Après 80h pour débloquer tous les succès, j'peux dire que l'addictivité est ouf ! J'avais aimé Balatro, mais Runeborn est encore plus prenant, beau, un poil complexe au début à prendre en main, mais au bout d'une heure c'est parti pour "une petite dernière" à l'infini. Foncez, moi j'y retourne !

At the beginning the trinkets were a bit luckluster, but after a few rounds I can say there are a few fun build variations. It does trigger the 'One more round' syndrom. Really good price for what you get. Works well on Steam Deck. 9/10

It's a Balatro clone, reasonably well done. In this game instead of decks you get spellbooks that determine your playstyle. I completed 3 of the difficulty levels on every spellbook, and enjoyed the experience. In the 4th difficulty, it's just an RNG fest on whether or not you can complete the level, so I gave up. 74 hours was still a pretty good value.