This game is currently in the Humble Choice for January 2024, and this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before February 6th, 2024, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
Slay the Spire while uncovering a map.
Card-based games have stuck with the Slay the Spire formula for the longest time, and Roguebook’s battle combat is exactly what you’ve seen before. Blocks, and various attacks as you build a deck to try to beat your way through normal enemies, elites, and bosses. But in Roguebook there’s also a lot more map exploration allowing players to make better choices, than following a predetermined path, as well as a progression system that unlocks new benefits to the player.
The downside is this game just feels brutal in the first few playthroughs. Part of the process is learning what skills and cards to reach for, but the progression system feels similar to Hades, where you’re going to have to die quite often to start making progress, and in Roguebook, those deaths happen earlier at least they did to me.
Pick this up if you aren’t burned out on Deck-builders. There’s a fresh map system here that’s worth checking out, but this is still yet another deck builder at the end of the day. The game also can take a second character as your support so players will mix and match their characters as they play through the game.
If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/6IY4Gl2JdaQ
Slay the Spire while uncovering a map.
Card-based games have stuck with the Slay the Spire formula for the longest time, and Roguebook’s battle combat is exactly what you’ve seen before. Blocks, and various attacks as you build a deck to try to beat your way through normal enemies, elites, and bosses. But in Roguebook there’s also a lot more map exploration allowing players to make better choices, than following a predetermined path, as well as a progression system that unlocks new benefits to the player.
The downside is this game just feels brutal in the first few playthroughs. Part of the process is learning what skills and cards to reach for, but the progression system feels similar to Hades, where you’re going to have to die quite often to start making progress, and in Roguebook, those deaths happen earlier at least they did to me.
Pick this up if you aren’t burned out on Deck-builders. There’s a fresh map system here that’s worth checking out, but this is still yet another deck builder at the end of the day. The game also can take a second character as your support so players will mix and match their characters as they play through the game.
If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/6IY4Gl2JdaQ