Published: 27 Aug 2024
Last updated: 1 Sep 2024
- Developed and Published by: Terry Cavanagh
- Released on: 2019
- Genre: Roguelike Deckbuilder
- Rating: 4/5
- Originally written: ~30th December 2023
Very addicting and very fun! A little card-based roguelike using dice - you have a loadout of equipment which is activated by the dice you rolled, with certain equipment preferring either high rolls, low rolls, evens or odds.
Combat is nice and simple, a turn based affair, however the different classes all play very differently to augment the simple backbone of the game, ranging from simple (Warrior and Thief which like high/low rolls) to the remarkably complicated (mainly the Witch, which ditches the equipment in favour of a spellbook).
The visuals, artstyle and music really does add a lot, with cute monster designs aplenty. Terry and Chipzel did a great job on this side. The polish also continues with the act of playing, its super simple and you can rattle through games super quickly, it has the ease-of-use of a mobile game without sacrificing the PC experience.
The core gameplay loop is tons of fun with the different characters and rulesets which the game offers as twists on a standard run, and each run ending in completion is never too long in the grand scheme of things for a roguelike (45 minutes max?) - but 6 episodes each character is a lot, and the harder episodes/classes do make the margin of error rather tight (e.g. Witch’s Elimination round took me ~20 attempts, its a laughably weak class), sometimes to the point of frustration and feeling like at the mercy of dice rolls - which certainly clashes with the more cutesy/casual feel of the game.
Another great indie game by Terry, however, lots of fun to be had here!