Category: Deck-builder

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

By Liam Dawe, 28 Apr 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, 21 Apr 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, 14 Apr 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, 7 Apr 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, 26 Mar 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, 20 Mar 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, 12 Mar 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.

Build a legendary deck of magical cards in 'Dungeon Drafters' - confirmed for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 7 Mar 2020

Dungeon Drafters is a deck-builder that's also a rogue-lite dungeon crawler, with cute graphics and action that looks seriously sweet.

Iris and the Giant is a deck-builder about facing your inner demons - out now

By Liam Dawe, 2 Mar 2020

Iris and the Giant is a new release that pulls you into the mind of a young girl, as she fights her inner demons in turn-based battles with card deck-building.

Space Grunts 2 shows how versatile a deck-builder can be and it's good

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2020

With how popular deck-builders have become, it's no surprise to see many developers have a go at it. Orangepixel have with Space Grunts 2 and after playing it, I'm really enjoying it.

Deck-building card battler 'Dreamgate' is out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2020

Dreamgate, a turn-based deck-building battler is now out in Early Access with Linux support giving you another game that wants you to have just one more turn.

With deck-building and real-time action 'One Step From Eden' launches on March 26

By Liam Dawe, 18 Feb 2020

Announced today, One Step From Eden from developer Thomas Moon Kang is going to be releasing on March 26 and they've managed to pull in Humble Bundle as their publisher.

Unique deck-builder 'Faeria' has a huge patch out with gamepad support

By Liam Dawe, 17 Feb 2020

A few bits of interesting news to talk about for Faeria, a deck-builder with a unique board-building mechanic as it just got a huge update.

Fusing a deck-builder and a narrative adventure 'Iris and the Giant' releases February 27 - demo up

By Liam Dawe, 16 Feb 2020

Developer Louis Rigaud and publisher Goblinz Studio have announced their fusion of a deck-builder with a narrative adventure and turn-based battles, Iris and the Giant, is going to release on February 27.

Fun looking fast-paced grid-fighter 'EndCycle VS' plans to support Linux

By Liam Dawe, 12 Feb 2020

With combat looking similar to (and likely inspired by) Mega Man Battle Network, EndCycle VS is another modern attempt to create a fun grid-fighter.

The creator of Pony Island is back with a strange narrative-infused deck-builder 'Inscryption'

By Liam Dawe, 6 Feb 2020

Daniel Mullins Games (Pony Island, The Hex) announced their latest game that's been in development for over a year. It's called Inscryption and it's a narrative focused, card-based deck building roguelike.

The fantastic deck-builder Dicey Dungeons has a big bug-fix update, plus a new modding tool is out

By Liam Dawe, 3 Feb 2020

Dicey Dungeons is easily one of the best indie games released with Linux support last year, a success for the developer and it's continuing to get better.

Nethercard Kingdom - a free deck-builder with real-time battles

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jan 2020

I'm always on the hunt for new and exciting games, a big fan currently of deck-building strategy games of all kinds. This never-ending search recently led me to the free Nethercard Kingdom and I want more.

If you enjoy Slay the Spire you should try the opt-in Beta for a better experience

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2020

Now that the huge update to Slay the Spire is live adding in The Watcher as the fourth character, Mega Crit Games have also updated their opt-in game engine upgrade Beta.