Draftula
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After Beating Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Help Dracula Rebuild In This Awesome Roguelike
Following the release of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, the indie roguelike Draftula offers players a chance to help Dracula rebuild his castle. The game, available as a demo on Steam, combines deckbuilding mechanics with tile-placement strategy, where players construct rooms to defend against a knight. Despite a minor criticism regarding the lack of an undo button, the demo is praised for its planning-focused gameplay, retro aesthetic, and chill music, with a new 'Nightly mode' adding further replayability.
"I dunno why they chose Crashphalt": forgotten Steam game suddenly becomes a hit after players start using it for Undertale online multiplayer
The free-to-play multiplayer game Crashphalt, released in 2018, has seen a surge in popularity due to its use in an unofficial Undertale online multiplayer mod. Players are downloading Crashphalt's files to enable co-op play for Undertale, leading to a flood of reviews for Crashphalt that reference Undertale. Developer RetroSpecter is philosophical about this, noting Undertale's inspiration on their game development journey and even playfully suggesting a collaboration with Toby Fox.
