Cards with Personalities Reviews

A fun, single player version of a drafting game like star realms. I recommend it if you like the genre, but it lacks personality (oh the irony!) and feels a bit generic. Certainly enjoyable though.

An enjoyable little single player deckbuilding game that can be played on lunch breaks but still has some depth. Worth a purchase if you enjoyed the Pico-8 version, this version has some notable improvements.

Very fun afternoon game. To be clear, this is not a roguelite like Spire (not that the store page would lead you to believe that but I think some people see deckbuilder and just assume), instead you select a boss fight and develop your deck from a weak starter deck over the course of the fight. Feels very boardgame-esque (I didn't play much Legendary but from what little I did play it reminds me of that) in that you're moreso focused on building a decent deck that can beat the boss QUICKLY rather than a perfect deck slowly. Throws a couple of surprises at you but nothing too too crazy. Only qualm is that once I learned all the systems, it felt like the endgame fights were a little too easy, especially if you're able to get going in the first couple of turns. All in all had a great time with it though

NICE GAME but gets repetitive because there are no unlocks

The Pico version was honestly better. The strategy is not very deep nor rewarding.

Very interesting and inventive card game. Definitely deserves more love.

A nice, short deckbuilder which plays alot like a singleplayer Ascension, but with a focus on damage. There's a series of different bosses to fight (which mostly functions as a timer but they often throw additional spanners in your works) that are all, atleast interesting. I like the shakeup halfway through that changes the starting deck as well with a nice sendoff on the new final boss. It has an appealing artstyle (atleast to me), the sounds are nice and crunchy, played with a controller turns can go fast and animations are snappy. Which is great cause it allows you to stay in a flow state and focus on building your strategy and react to whatever is coming instead of waiting for long animations. For the price i got a good 3.5 hours out of it and i would say i enjoyed all of it.

Singleplayer Ascension. It's great, quick. and easy to understand. Only complaint is that the game is clearly made for controllers and doesn't support mouse outside of menus.

I've always been a sucker for PICO-8 games, and coincidentally, the original version of this was always one of my favorites! This version is better in some ways, but also is slightly worse in other ways. That being said, it sums up to being a great experience all around, and I really enjoyed my time with it. The positives: - The game has a very simple yet addicting gameplay loop, almost like Balatro mixed with a tabletop game. I was so enamored with the gameplay that I ended up accidentally marathoning the entire game in one sitting, including both sets of bosses and ||the secret superboss||. It really is a lot of fun. - Good difficulty curve ranging from easy to manageable to downright unfair (in a good way) - Very cute card art and UI The negatives: - The music in the original is a lot better, and it's replaced in this version by what I can only assume is stock music (possibly by Kevin McLeod?). It's not that much of a downgrade, but it is still a downgrade, so it's worth mentioning. - The rules are a bit obtuse at times, especially when it comes to the Mouth and how it operates, but it's still pretty easy to understand once you've played enough rounds. The neutral points: - The sprites are all upscaled from the PICO-8 version, and it's quite interesting to compare the two. - The second track of fights introduces new mechanics, which definitely help to shake things up during the harder refights. All in all, it's a great game! If nothing else, I'd at least recommend playing the original game, which you can find [url=https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=36862]here.[/url] Excited to see this developer's next project! :D

Single-player deckbuilder in the tradition of Ascension with a random center row of buyable cards and fightable monsters. Twist: You're also fighting a boss! Solid mechanics and room for synergies and clever plays. Made for controller (originally a PICO-8 game), which makes it a great fit for the Steam Deck too!