Huge build variety and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The number of ways to do this effectively, even on higher difficulties, is surprising”
Steam review · 118.5 h played ↗
The Last Spell
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Ishtar Games2023Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · RPG
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $6.24
The verdict
A deep, brutally hard turn-based tactics/tower-defense roguelite with great music and build variety. Skip it if you can't spare 4-10 hours per run or hate RNG and unhinted boss gimmicks.
Great for
Patient min-maxers who love XCOM-style tactics, roguelites and long, tense runs
Main risk
Multi-hour runs lost to RNG or an unhinted boss gimmick
What players love
Excellent soundtrack and pixel art
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game is incredible and has the best soundtrack I've heard in years.”
Steam review · 20.3 h played ↗
Addictive core loop of day building and night defense
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It is hard to pick a good stopping point so you end up playing endlessly.”
Steam review · 63.2 h played ↗
Tense, satisfying tactical gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The game does an incredible job of making everything seem hopeless... until you win.”
Steam review · 31.7 h played ↗
Great value, especially on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Worth every penny and then some.”
Steam review · 113.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, grindy and tedious
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“That's just mindless, repetitive plodding.”
Steam review · 48.5 h played ↗
Runs are far too long
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game doesn't really respect your time.”
Steam review · 25.1 h played ↗
Heavy RNG and weak balance
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Your traits are RNG, your available perks are RNG, your loot is RNG.”
Steam review · 18.9 h played ↗
Unsignposted, gimmicky boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the "gotcha!" boss mechanics often force you to have to totally replay each level”
Steam review · 78.3 h played ↗
Meta-progression grind gates content
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“you can not beat this game on your first run, if you know what you are doing.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Poor performance and bad controller UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the game is so incredibly poorly optimised - it's baffling.”
Steam review · 34.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-8370
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 650, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7770, 2 GB
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-8370
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 650, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7770, 2 GB
Storage2 GB available space
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