Unique, addictive core loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It’s deceptively simple: you just walk in circles, but the depth comes from how you manipulate the map with your deck.”
Steam review · 14.1 h played ↗
Loop Hero
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Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Four Quarters2021Roguelike · Deckbuilding · Roguelite
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A distinctive auto-battler roguelite where you build the hero's loop with tile cards, with gorgeous pixel art and music. Skip it if you dislike grinding or want direct control.
Great for
Players who like semi-idle, number-go-up roguelites, tile synergies and pixel-art atmosphere, or a second-monitor game
Main risk
Repetitive runs and slow resource grinding that feels like a chore after the first several hours
What players love
Beautiful pixel art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“pure soul, best art and music direction in the past 10 years please make a sequel!”
Steam review · 68.9 h played ↗
Charming story, lore and dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“there is dialogue for nearly every enemy type that you encounter, and also the fact there are are encyclopedia entries at all!”
Steam review · 35.4 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“it's so good i actually set it as morning alarm ringtone”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
Fun tile and card synergies
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“It's fun discovering all the interactions between the tiles and getting better and better at optimizing your loops.”
Steam review · 24.3 h played ↗
Relaxed, semi-idle, good for short sessions
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Great for lunch breaks, or little gaps later in the day after work when you can't devote 2+ hours to a game session.”
Steam review · 31.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Grindy, slow meta-progression
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Buy it only if you don't value your time. Progression is painfully slow.”
Steam review · 26.8 h played ↗
Repetitive runs, little variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I feel like I am playing the same run over and over again, it instantly commits the greatest sin of a rogue like: repetition.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Too little player agency
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Most of the time you watch your hero auto-battling monsters and then you just press pause and move better gear into the slots.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Harsh death penalty and heavy RNG
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Punishes your curiosity and risk-taking far too much, with way-too-steep sudden difficulty spikes. The 70% loot penalty is absolutely fun-killing.”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Broken on Mac / unfinished and abandoned
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“This game is incorrectly labeled as playable on mac. It crashes no matter what.”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Shallow synergies and limited depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“There's simply not enough card synergies here to provide sufficient depth or strategy to make this game worth playing.”
Steam review · 27.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable300 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, 8.1, 10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo E4500 (2 * 2200) or equivalent, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+ (2 * 1910) or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 7300 GT (512 MB), Radeon X1300 Pro (256 MB)
Storage300 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7, 8.1, 10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo E6750 (2 * 2660) or equivalent, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ (2 * 2600) or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 8600 GT (512 MB), Radeon HD 4650 (1024 MB)
Storage300 MB available space
OSWindows 7, 8.1, 10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo E4500 (2 * 2200) or equivalent, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+ (2 * 1910) or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 7300 GT (512 MB), Radeon X1300 Pro (256 MB)
Storage300 MB available space
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