Dave writes: "It says a lot about a game when writing its review makes us want to close the laptop, boot up the Xbox and return to play it. So it is with Monster Train on Xbox, which chucks out a lot of Slay the Spire’s baggage to create a ride that’s more breakneck and exhilarating. Monster Train is more-ish to the extreme, and we’d worry about our social lives, if there was any social life to be had right now."
"The Netherlands-based indie games publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment and US-based indie games developer Shiny Shoe, are today super happy and excited to announce that their strategic roguelike deck-building game “Monster Train First Class”, is now available for iOS devices via the App Store." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
The October 2022 Humble Choice lineup is here with games like Deathloop and The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope. All told, players can grab eight games plus the Humble Games Collection for $11.99.
They just giving deathloop away. I was about to download it on my X or 5. But now I’ll try it on my deck to see if it will even catch my eye
Slay the Spire may not be the first deckbuilding roguelike, but it is the game that popularized the genre. Since its release in 2017, countless games have followed in its footsteps, ranging from outright clones to games that feel wholly unique.
Here are 10 roguelike deckbuilding games for people who have already gotten their fill of Slay the Spire.