Wildfrost

Wildfrost belongs to Mount Olympus of tactical games, along with Slay the Spire, Into the Breach, X-Com 2 and Invisible Inc. It is based on the core principle of clockwork units triggered every T turns. Units can be manipulated by delaying or preponing the trigger but they can not be controlled directly. Battles are won by careful sequencing and synchonization of units and items rather than mindless damage spamming. Decks are thin and battles are few so players have to be resourceful about each card they take and deploy. Best elements: - all units are fragile and can be one shot, often by friendly fire. It means the thrill does not ever go away, and every decision matters - statuses and effects have complex interactions that erase the distinction between buffs and debuffs. Some allies become stronger or get triggerred when hit, so why not hit them myself? - charming art and music appear in stark contrast to brutal combat - in other deckbuilders, game-breaking combos entail stacking massive multipliers for HP / damage / poison etc. Winning at Wildfrost requires a strong combo, too, but it is always mechanical interaction (e.g. a chain of smackback or transfer of poison) rather than an abstract stat. - enemy units possess clever abilities making each one of them a mini-boss in their own right - the game shines brightest when the player can plan and execute a chain of triggers within the same turn. It's possible to wipe out all enemies by building a sequence of smackbacks, building multi-attacks, triggering clunkers, and a dozen more unique mechanics. - fantastic time-related mechanics around drawing cards, calling enemies early, and recalling companions Downsides: - Zoomlin Nest is overpowered - Shade Sculptor is too boring - there should be at least one more tribe - some allies are too weak and never get picked - the game is not very hard even at difficulty of 10 although I have not yet unlocked the true max difficulty of 22.

Best card battler I have ever played, still come back to it every now and then years later. Screw Slay The Spire, this is the one

fun deck building game with it's own unique twist

你告诉我特么打赢一局后把自己单位牛走卡后面的局是什么神人设计？roguelike牌组构建能这样设计的？不会设计最后的boss也不能这样摆烂设计吧？

Good music, great gameplay, particularly lovely art, and I think all the companions are adorable.

I'm a deckophile, great decks, massive decks, love big decks

Very fun roguelike deck builder! cool mechanics and now easier mods. I would really love a slider on the main town menu because my scroll wheel is busted, but that's not really their fault.