Cobalt Core Reviews

gameplay is amazing, intuitive, and very well balanced, plus all the characters are cute and funny 10/10

Fun card roguelike with a unique presentation and a lot of color! A bit on the easier side, though.

This is a great deckbuilding game with positioning elements. I think the decks from the characters make sense, create some controlled variety to the game that is really fun. I think this game is awesome and I had a lot of fun with it every time I played

I really wanted to like this game, especially since I love deckbuilder roguelikes, but there are too many things in this game that are counter-intuitive and make the game more frustrating the fun. The most recent I ran into is a card that allows you to send out a missile that you captured, yet there's no indication that the missile will be shot back at your own ship. Run over. There are lots of cards like this with poorly explained mechanics and no way to undo when the card works in a very counter intuitive way.

This is an awesome little deckbuilder with some fun positioning mechanics and a decent bit of difficulty. Runs come together pretty easily and it's not too hard to get that Slay the Spire style OP synergy if you know what you're doing. The cast of mentally ill furries is also quite endearing. Will not hold water forever, so complete the main body of content then come back every once in a while. 8/10

This game is great! Super fun deckbuilder ship combat. On top of that, the characters are very cute and the dialogue is fun and funny as well. Recommended!

Nothing but good things to say. Feels very reminiscent of FTL but a totally fresh spin on the concept. Feels well balanced, characters are fun and interact with each other, battles often feel tense and rewarding, and the music is goosebump-inducing, I could easily sink 100 hours into this game, and I probably will

Solid and charming game for those who have already played (and loved) Slay the Spire, Faster than Light, and Griftlands (and all their mods) to death. Most importantly, the strategy and balance is surprisingly good. Rarely have I failed from bad RNG alone on normal difficulty and it took quite a few runs before I occasionally hit an OP build that trivialized the challenge, and at that point you can just up the difficulty. The characters interact tactically (and socially) in some fun and interesting ways. I wish there was more but what is there is well designed. For literally 2D characters their personalities are not 2 dimensional; they have great banter and are shockingly expressive for only having a small handful of expressions. Again I only wish there was more. Story is ok, more than StS and FTL but less than Griftlands. UI is ok, good enough, but for example there are only rudimentary and uncustomizable keybindings. A little light on content for the asking price but the quality is high enough that its well worth it, especially on sale. I recommend to buy the earlier mentioned games first but after that this is a charming addition to the genre. Ill update if they add more content or mod support, which would turn this into an absurdly great deal. Note after finishing story- Riggs is worth having on every team. While Dizzy bugged me at first I not only grew to love him but realized he was the character that at my core I am most alike. In a small way, in growing to love him, I learned to better love myself. Dizzy, you were almost never on the team but you will always be in my heart :) Thanks for such a charming little game devs!

Great roguelike deckbuilder with options for ships/crew that affect what cards/upgrades are available. It's a ton of fun! If you like Slay the Spire (and possibly FTL) it's definitely worth a shot. Great soundtrack, too.

Solid roguelike that uses the loop structure of roguelikes to tell a story. Love the sci-fi theme, and the ship combat and movement system offer some fun and unique gameplay that differentiates it from deck builder roguelikes. Fun experience, would recommend giving it a try.