Deckbuilding
29 games reviewed, ranked by score.
Slay the Spire
The Deckbuilder That Started It All Still Holds
Balatro
150 jokers and zero off-ramps
Slay the Spire 2
More Spire, Sharper Spire, Still Unfinished Spire
Monster Train 2
Leaves no reason to ride the first train again
Worlds Upon The Wind
Sequencing glyphs into a reborn world, no combat required
Inscryption
A deckbuilder that won't sit still, for better and worse
Monster Train
Slay theSpire's formula, rebuilt as a train engine
Shogun Showdown
Into the Breach's brain, Slay the Spire's pull
StarVaders
Chrono Tokens Turn Tactical Deckbuilding Into Chess on Steroids
Omelet You Cook
Pan-tetris omelets with sound design that sings
Cobalt Core
One-axis ship combat that clicks, enemies that don't keep up
Backpack Battles
Tetris with bloodlust, and you can't stop arranging
Across the Obelisk
Co-op deckbuilder where the debuff stack breaks the fight
Black Jacket
Blackjack rebuilt as a deckbuilder, with a story that lands
Griftlands
Negotiation gets its own deck, and it cuts deeper
He is Coming
An auto battler that hides real strategy under retro paint
Oaken Tower
Synergy-stacking shop gamble that clicks, until Grandmaster turns to dice
Rogue Voltage
Wiring chain reactions that pay off, once the bugs settle
Die in the Dungeon
Dice on a grid that clicks, until the board clutters
Fogpiercer
Cliff-throwing tactics that outshine their own card decks
LONESTAR
Make Your Number Bigger Has Never Felt This Deep
Shards of Order
Time-clock combat that clicks, with no runway past the credits
Loop Hero
A Brilliant Loop That Eventually Devours Itself
Sol Cesto
Gorgeous grotesque odds-juggling, tripped up by unfair dice and no save
Beastro
Cook-the-deck charm let down by shallow fights and save-wiping bugs
Gordian Quest
Deckbuilder Depth Buried Under D&D Sprawl
Stacklands
Drag a villager onto a berry bush and lose an evening
Bingle Bingle
Spin-the-wheel buildcraft that hides its own rules
Breachway
Modular ships reshape your deck mid-run. The balance doesn't hold.