Items20The creator’s order
  1. 1Slay the Spire (2019)Slay the Spire (2019) 8.4/10 on IGDBReleased 23 Jan 2019The original game rewards building for the threats ahead, not just collecting every card with the same keyword. A relic can make a modest card valuable, while removing a weak draw may matter more than another reward. Its character pools support very different approaches, with further characters and…0
  2. 2Monster Train 2 (2025)Monster Train 2 (2025) 6.9/10 on IGDBReleased 21 May 2025Pair clans and decide how their units, spells and upgrades will defend three floors of a moving train. A powerful card can need a particular position, support unit or room to become the centre of a plan. The sequel's clan combinations give you plenty to test, with more options opening through…0
  3. 3Wildfrost (2023)Wildfrost (2023) 7.2/10 on IGDBReleased 12 Apr 2023Companions have attack countdowns, so a good deck needs to arrange when its effects happen as well as how much damage they cause. Charms and recruited allies can turn an unpromising reward into the start of another plan. Tribes and cards expand as you develop the town between runs. Read the…0
  4. 4Griftlands (2020)Griftlands (2020) 7.6/10 on IGDBReleased 15 Jun 2020Maintain separate decks for negotiation and combat, then decide how each should serve the jobs and relationships your character has acquired. A peaceful conversation and an efficient fight ask for different combinations, making one universal damage recipe inadequate. Three character campaigns…0
  5. 5Inscryption (2021)Inscryption (2021) 8.6/10 on IGDBReleased 19 Oct 2021Creature costs, sacrifice and transferred abilities let a humble card become the crucial part of a surprising engine. Explore those relationships as part of the story, rather than expecting the entire campaign to keep one fixed format. For repeated challenge runs, the free Kaycee's Mod normally…0
  6. 6Balatro (2024)Balatro (2024) 8.6/10 on IGDBReleased 20 Feb 2024Build a scoring engine from poker hands, Jokers and changes to the playing cards themselves. A useful shop offer can make a familiar hand worth pursuing, or persuade you to abandon the direction you expected. New decks and Jokers become available through in-game achievements, not a collection…0
  7. 7Cobalt Core (2023)Cobalt Core (2023) 8.0/10 on IGDBReleased 8 Nov 2023Choose a crew whose cards share a deck, then decide whether to block, dodge or line up your ship for a better shot. Movement changes which attacks will connect, giving even a modest card a different value in another position. Crew and ship unlocks broaden the combinations over successive runs.…0
  8. 8Across the Obelisk (2021)Across the Obelisk (2021) 7.1/10 on IGDBReleased 8 Apr 2021Build decks for a party of heroes whose roles can support one another through healing, damage, protection and status effects. It works solo as well as co-operatively, so you can experiment with the whole team's relationships yourself. Characters, cards and permanent progression open more…0
  9. 9Chrono Ark (2024)Chrono Ark (2024) 6.7/10 on IGDBReleased 3 May 2024Your investigators contribute skills to a shared deck, so recruiting and developing a party changes which combinations can appear in the same hand. Healing, protection and damage have to work together, with turn timing adding another decision beyond the printed numbers. Investigator and story…0
  10. 10Diceomancer (2024)Diceomancer (2024) 7.3/10 on IGDBReleased 10 Oct 2024Draft cards around different types of mana, then use dice powers that can alter numbers on the interface itself. That extra tool can change the value of a card, an enemy's health or the resources available to your plan. Mana types and classes unlock gradually, so the stranger combinations emerge…0