Charming art, animation and music
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The art is endearing and there are enough fun interactions between abilities to keep it feeling fresh even 80 hours in.”
Steam review · 86 h played ↗
Wildfrost
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Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%Deadpan Games, Gaziter2023Card Battler · Card Game · Turn-Based Tactics
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A charming, polished roguelike deckbuilder with tactical unit placement and a unique boss that is your own winning team. Skip it if you dislike RNG, one-mistake losses, or missing undo and turn previews.
Great for
Slay the Spire and Monster Train fans who enjoy tactical puzzles, build experimentation and a tough challenge
Main risk
Heavy RNG and brutal one-mistake losses, plus a final boss built from your own winning team
What players love
Deep synergies and varied builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Loads of mechanics and different cards, allowing for huge amount of strategies.”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗
Fair, rewarding challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“really good rougelike, every loss is YOUR mistake, you can see everything that happens”
Steam review · 18.7 h played ↗
Tactical positioning and unique turn system
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The gameplay is addicting and so fluid with how you can freely move units to get the perfect interaction on the battlefield.”
Steam review · 118.8 h played ↗
Fighting your past winning team is clever
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The idea of having to overdo/outwit your past self to continue on is simply delightful!”
Steam review · 95.9 h played ↗
Great mods and workshop support
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Never runs out of content because of how many great mods there are”
Steam review · 374.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too much RNG
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Core mechanics are there but the game is far too dependent on RNG. Very little to no agency early run.”
Steam review · 16.2 h played ↗
Balance issues and weak or random starts
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“some cards and heroes are just absolutely too weak compared to the enemies, which makes most of the runs unfair and not fun.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Repetitive, thin content for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Fun for a while, but given the price and how it dies out around the 5 hour mark I'd say its a pass.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Punishing: one mistake ends the run
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Too many runs I've devoted hours to only for it to end because of a single oversight”
Steam review · 12.9 h played ↗
Final boss is your own winning team
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Step 1: Beat the game with an OP, unrealistically busted build in your first run. Step 2: Your busted build is now the final boss. Step 3: Never manage to beat the game again.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
No turn preview, undo or restart
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It's so annoying to have to mouse-over every enemy, every turn, to calculate all the chain-reactions this game is made of...”
Steam review · 26.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/10/11
Processor4GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics2GB Dedicated GPU Memory
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7/10/11
Processor4GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics2GB Dedicated GPU Memory
Storage2 GB available space
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