I did not have many expectations for this game, and the ones I did have were not very high. Specifically, I thought it would be a slog of a grind-fest. While there are some elements that are a little bit of a slog, they were minor relatively to what ended up being some interesting gameplay. As you get into the game, each round you have to choose which buildings and features will appear that you can use to populate a destroyed world. These buildings will determine the enemies you fight, how many you fight at once, and which rewards you get. You never have to place a given card, but you need to place at least some cards to 1) fight more enemies to get better loot and increase player level and 2) place enough tiles to summon the boss of the round. The game becomes a balancing act of placing enough tiles to increase your power in preparation for the boss, but not too many tiles that you become overwhelmed by enemies. There is also some meta-progression where you reclaim a town from the void that has swallowed up the world at the beginning of the game.

There is more to get out of this game, and I will likely pick it up and put it down with some regularity. It is a game that is good for filling in the gaps of the day should you so desire. Such a use is fitting since it is about filling the gaps of a desolated world.