Runeveil

I was a little hesitant to get this because it looked like it might have some common issues that pop up sometimes with indies but it ended up being surprisingly good. 10 hours of play went by shockingly fast. I'll write up a proper review later when I have more time but I just wanted to get this in early since it's deserved.

An excellent deckbuilder with solid variety between classes and a variety of synergies within each class to build around. I enjoy the sequencing aspect of the game, which is that you need to arrange your 5 card hand to be played in a specific order from left to right. All of the cards in your hand are played each turn and I am a sucker for mana-less card systems. It's complex enough that it creates a lot of engagement while not being so hard to understand that you constantly feel like you're making misplays each turn. My personal experience with the game that really hooked me was just how much power there is in mid-run and late-run cards and artifacts. If you can survive about half way through a run and land the right card or item, you can snowball into some neat stuff. Also, the ability to mix deck types in the middle of a run adds a neat complexity that other games don't have. After beating the first area of a run you can decide to stay with your deck type (i.e. if you chose the fire wizard, you can choose to stick with fire only spells) or you can choose to start seeing cards from other characters in your shops. I can only imagine what crazy builds you can make from this seeing as I already have so much to explore and learn about how to build good decks while sticking with one element only. Fans of the genre will find a lot to love here.

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Nice. Fun game. Good replayability. Active devs. It's own thang, but a cozy, familiar vibe. Great stuff!

Fun game! Runeveil is similar to Balatro with a flat damage and damage multiplier component accrued from runes (cards) and artifacts (jokers). However, combat is much more fleshed out and similar to Slay the Spire with enemy intents, shielding, various status effects, and auras (powers). I'm looking forward to seeing this game develop towards a full-release.

I've played lots of card games. I dont have much play time on normal game but played demo of this. So here are my impressions: Pros: They balanced game well. Every deck and combos are viable and playable. Have good synergies and combos to execute. Variable characters and variable decks to play. You can remove unwanted cards to make your deck feel more usefull and have better chance to reach your wanted combos. Very player friendly developers that listen you and fix issues fast. Pricing Cons: Its still got some minor bugs. But dont worry they gitting rid of it very fast and they are not game changing. Late phases of games are very hard to calculate outcome dmg. You have lots of things that interact each other. I didnt find tutorial enough. Some characters have unique gameplay but only after 1 game you fully understand mechanics.

This is a fun and addictive card drafting that keeps pulling me back for "just one more run". The different mages come with their distinct playstyles that fundamentally changes how you approach drafting, combat, and resource management. The ascension system is another highlight that challenges your understanding of the game's mechanics. Higher ascension levels don't simply inflate enemy stats—they challenge you from different angles and push you to adapt your strategies. Climbing through the ascensions feels rewarding because success comes from improving your decision-making and game knowledge. Recommended if you like to draft and figure out the "meta" (but without any mana screw problems).

Balatro is one of the games I really enjoyed playing and Runeveil combines the deckbuilding I love with the addictive elements that Balatro has. That alone makes it the perfect game for me. My only critique is that playing on steamdeck gets a little challenging when in the shop. I think the controller needs to be tweaked a bit to be more responsive there. I found myself accidentally removing cards i didnt mean to or buying something i didnt want. Switching to keyboard and mouse makes going to the shop easier. It's a slight hassle going back and forth like that, but the game is overall very enjoyable and I would still recommend everyone give it a try. It might surprise you.

short version: I love the freedom this game gives on how you can build your deck because I love experimenting with janky decks in any deck building game. Overall: A nice roguelike deck builder with a twist on its damage system. There is a great load of variety between runs with random rewards after each fight and the different cards of each element. The dual element system also allows players to combine different mechanics unique to each color (like MtG) which I really like.

Lacks too much polish for my taste. Fonts are difficult to read and it feels slow to gather the necessary information each turn. Feels like it has a lot of potential.