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Tower Defense with a sprinkle of Deck-Building, Core Defense launches July 31

By Liam Dawe, Jun 5, 2020

After being available in an Early Access stage on itch.io, with a demo available in the form of Core Defense: Prelude, the full Core Defense game is now set to launch on July 31.

The Zone: Stalker Stories blends exploration, card battles and an RPG

By Liam Dawe, Jun 4, 2020

Currently in development with an early demo due during the Steam Game Festival, The Zone: Stalker Stories sounds like a pretty special blend of gameplay features.

You can now roll with a gamepad in Dicey Dungeons

By Liam Dawe, Jun 1, 2020

Dicey Dungeons was one of my favourite releases from last year and it keeps getting better! A fresh update recently released making it even easier to play.

Space Grunts 2 is a roguelike with card-based combat out now

By Liam Dawe, May 29, 2020

Merging together elements of a card-based deckbuilder with a traditional turn-based roguelike, Space Grunts 2 from Orangepixel has now left Early Access.

You can sign up for the Artifact 2.0 Beta now, plus a video

By Liam Dawe, May 22, 2020

Valve have opened up the process to get into the Beta for Artifact 2.0, the revamp of their failed competitive card game.

Competitive card game Chroma: Bloom and Blight hits the funding target

By Liam Dawe, May 13, 2020

A week ago it didn't look too certain that Chroma: Bloom and Blight would hit the goal but with the campaign now over, they actually blasted right passed it.

Fast and furious deck-building action battler 'One Step From Eden' is now on GOG

By Liam Dawe, May 8, 2020

One Step From Eden is easily one of the highlights of this year for the mixture of deck-building and fast-paced action, plus it's now available on DRM-free store GOG.

Hadean Tactics adds deck-building to an auto-battler that takes you through the underworld

By Liam Dawe, May 8, 2020

Emberfish Games recently announced Hadean Tactics, a deck-builder with auto-battling that will be coming to Linux when it enters Early Access later this Summer.

Jupiter Moons: Mecha gives deck-building roguelikes a metal makeover

By Liam Dawe, May 4, 2020

Currently in development with a Prologue coming first, Jupiter Moons: Mecha pulls deck-building roguelikes into the far future with you being a Mech pilot.

Hell Can Wait is an upcoming bullet-hell deck-builder that sounds insane

By Liam Dawe, Apr 29, 2020

Hell Can Wait will be fusing together a bullet hell with a deck-builder, in development by Triplevision Games Limited and planned to release next year.

Ufflegrim is a peculiar deck-builder where you summon creatures and combine them

By Liam Dawe, Apr 28, 2020

Ufflegrim is yet another game to add a card-based deck-building element to it and it does so with a traditional roguelike. Very strange and yet I love it.

Brave your fears again as the deck-builder 'Iris and the Giant' has a big post-release content update

By Liam Dawe, Apr 28, 2020

Iris and the Giant was a genuine surprise when it launched in early March, a roguelike deck-builder with a nice narrative twist and a fun tactical battles. Now it has a big update out.

Free to play competitive deck-builder 'DragonEvo' now on itch.io and it had a big revamp

By Liam Dawe, Apr 28, 2020

As far as turn-based card battlers go, DragonEvo was quite promising when I tried it out recently and now it looks even better with a big update and a release on itch.io.

Valve details more changes for Artifact 2.0, with expanded single-player content coming

By Liam Dawe, Apr 21, 2020

Valve continue to revamp Artifact behind the scenes for the upcoming re-release with Artifact 2.0 and they've discussed more changes that will come for their Dota themed card game.

Valve detail more changes planned for Artifact 2.0

By Liam Dawe, Apr 14, 2020

Artifact is coming back, and this time Valve are being more chatty about their plans for it after it died a quick death originally. So far, their plan sounds quite good.

Ufflegrim is the most bizarre deck-builder yet but it looks awesome and it's out now

By Liam Dawe, Apr 7, 2020

Ufflegrim, a new release from Corpse King Games arrived yesterday looks absolutely bizarre blending together a deck-builder with a roguelike. All the mechanics together make it sound thoroughly unique too.

One Step From Eden is a creative blending of fast-paced action and deck-building out now

By Liam Dawe, Mar 26, 2020

One Step From Eden developed by Thomas Moon Kang and publisher Humble Bundle is out today and it might just be my new favourite game of 2020.

Dungeon Drafters will bring magical deck-building to Linux now it's funded

By Liam Dawe, Mar 20, 2020

Dungeon Drafters is another Kickstarter success as Manalith Studios' campaign just ended, hitting well over their goal and so the game is coming to Linux.

Frantic deck-building action in 'One Step From Eden' looks awesome in the latest footage

By Liam Dawe, Mar 12, 2020

One Step From Eden from Thomas Moon Kang (developer) and Humble Bundle (publisher) is releasing quite soon on March 26, to get your attention they just released a bunch of new footage.