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Deck of Haunts Review | TheXboxHub
Deck of Haunts offers a unique deckbuilding twist on the Dungeon Keeper formula, tasking players with tormenting intruders in a haunted house. While the core gameplay loop of managing cards and building rooms is engaging, the PC port suffers from awkward controls and opaque room-placement rules, making it a challenging experience, especially on controller. Despite these issues, the game becomes a "disturbing delight" for those who persist, offering deep strategic optimization and satisfying moments of macabre fun.
Geometric Puzzle Game Drop Duchy Launches on Mobile!
The PC puzzle game Drop Duchy has launched on mobile platforms, including the Google Play Store. Developed by Sleepy Mill Studio and published by Doghowl Games, the title combines block-dropping mechanics with kingdom management, deckbuilding, roguelike elements, and real-time strategy.
Beastro Review | TheXboxHub
Beastro is a unique culinary mash-up that successfully blends life simulation, cooking minigames, and deckbuilding elements. Despite its ambitious scope, the game remains accessible and engaging, offering a colorful and inviting world with charming characters. While the cooking minigames can become repetitive, the overall experience is a surprisingly hearty and enjoyable meal that keeps players coming back for more.
Grab a 97%-rated samurai roguelike and a surreal detective game for nothing with this week's Epic Games Store free games
The Epic Games Store is offering Shogun Showdown, a turn-based strategic roguelike with deckbuilding elements, and Mindcop, a surreal noir detective game, for free. Both titles are highly rated and can be claimed from September 17 to September 24.
Shroom and Gloom Is Bringing Double Deckbuilding and Edible Mushrooms to Steam Early Access
Team Lazerbeam and Devolver Digital announced that Shroom and Gloom will launch on Steam Early Access on September 10th, 2026. This first-person roguelike features a double deckbuilding system where players manage separate decks for exploration and combat, with the unique mechanic of eating defeated mushroom monsters to restore health.
Slay the Spire 2 fan's card pitches are so good, devs might steal them: "What the heck"
A fan's creative card pitches for Slay the Spire 2 have garnered significant attention, with Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano expressing enthusiasm and suggesting they might be incorporated. The fan proposed cards like 'Buddy Slam,' which deals damage equal to another player's block, and 'Gonna Finish That?', which transfers status cards. The developers are reportedly slowing down smaller updates to focus on larger content additions, such as a new character.
Do a literal monster mash in Dance of Theseus, a strangely undisgusting blend of plastic surgery and Balatro-style fashion battles
Dance of Theseus is a life simulation RPG with deckbuilding and fashion battle elements developed by Citreat Studio. Players control Thea, a plastic surgeon who falls into a monster realm and must use monster parts to compete in fashion contests. The game features a unique blend of body modification, resource gathering, and narrative puzzling, with a demo available now.
Montabi review for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch
Montabi is a creature-collecting roguelike that successfully blends monster taming, deckbuilding, and tactical combat. Developed by Mankibo and published by Akupara Games, the game was rebuilt from the ground up, resulting in a cohesive experience that rewards experimentation and replayability. The review highlights the satisfying tactical grid combat, the distinct deck for each creature, and the rewarding progression systems, making it a compelling choice for fans of the genre.
Heroes of Magic & Cards slated for Nintendo Switch
Forever Entertainment is partnering with First Day Games to bring the deckbuilding poker roguelike, Heroes of Magic & Cards, to the Nintendo Switch. The game features three heroes, over 90 abilities, more than 40 enchantments, and powerful relics that alter gameplay. Players will build decks, collect cards, and refine tactics to defeat bosses, with poker hands activating combo effects.
Catch, Build, Battle – Montabi Launches On Xbox, Switch, PC
The creature-collecting, deckbuilding roguelike game Montabi has launched on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC for £16.74, with Xbox Play Anywhere support. Developed by Mankibo and published by Akupara Games, it is also available on Nintendo Switch and Steam. The game features tactical 3x3 grid battles where creature positioning and card combinations are key to success.
Tower Tactics 2 Announced
Assemble Entertainment and asraworks have announced Tower Tactics 2, a deckbuilding tower defense roguelike. The game is set to launch in Early Access on Steam for PC in the third quarter of this year.
New Slay the Spire 2 patch adds keyboard-only mode, lots of balance changes, and one major buff: "Finally I won't be humiliated by Turn 1 Bowlbugs"
A new patch for Slay the Spire 2 has been released on the beta branch, introducing a keyboard-only control option, significant balance changes, and updated card art. The patch includes buffs to the 'Relax' card and adjustments to Uncommon card appearance rates, aiming to refine gameplay and player experience.
Fight or Kite: Flawed Tactics is an autobattler that blends tactics, deckbuilding, and a unique self-balancing system
Flawed Tactics is a new autobattler that combines deckbuilding and a unique self-balancing system designed to keep the meta fresh. Developed by Flawed Games, the title aims to address common player frustrations with overpowered builds by dynamically adjusting in-game costs based on usage. The game is available on Steam and features Pokemon-inspired minion designs.
This week in PC games: a Mass Effect-style RTS, a gamebook RPG for back-stabbing nobles, and a civilisation builder that offers to teach you kanji
This week's PC game releases include a variety of genres such as a Mass Effect-inspired RTS called ZeroSpace, a political RPG gamebook titled The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian, and a civilization builder with Japanese language learning elements called Worlds Upon The Wind. Other notable titles include the medieval fencing simulator Ritter & Rotwein and the horror demo Moldrise.
Blackout Jack Announced
Blargis has announced Blackout Jack, a new roguelite deckbuilding adventure game. The title aims to bring a fresh take to blackjack mechanics, similar to how Balatro approached poker. Blackout Jack is available to wishlist on Steam.
The Horror Awaits in the Feardemic Publisher Sale Now Live in XBOX Store
Feardemic is holding a publisher sale on the Xbox Store, offering discounts of up to 90% on 35 titles. The sale features a variety of horror subgenres including psychological horror, survival adventure, and deckbuilding roguelikes, with notable discounts on games like Bad Cheese, I Hate This Place, and The Backrooms 1998.
'Balatro' Plays Winning Hand at GDCA 2025, Receiving Game of the Year
Balatro, the indie roguelike deckbuilder from solo developer LocalThunk, won Game of the Year at the 25th annual Game Developers Choice Awards. The game also secured wins for Best Debut, Best Design, and the Innovation Award. Other notable winners included Astro Bot for Best Audio and Best Technology, and Sam Lake received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Flask is a grim brew of homunculus autobattling and hand-drawn alchemy, and it’s got a new demo on Steam
Flask, a deckbuilding autobattler with alchemy elements developed by Chop Chop Games, has released a new demo on Steam. The game features hand-drawn art by John Kenn Mortensen and a roguelike structure where players recruit homunculi to battle fantasy beasts. An asynchronous multiplayer mode allows players to challenge each other's teams.
Shards of Order launches July 28: a card-based RPG with no turns and no mana
Awaken Realms and Fardust announced that Shards of Order, a dark fantasy card-based RPG with a unique time-based combat system instead of turns or mana, will launch on PC via Steam on July 28, 2026. The game features three heroes sharing a single deck, RPG elements like skill trees and dialogue choices, and a narrative focused on restoring broken Laws.
Mistbound, The First Digital Card Game Set in the Guild Wars Universe, Announced
Mistbound, the first digital collectible card game set in the Guild Wars universe, has been announced by NC and published by bilibili. Officially licensed by ArenaNet, the game will be available on Android and iOS. Mistbound features deckbuilding, a tactical grid-based battlefield system with dynamic movement, and incorporates lore, artwork, and music from the Guild Wars series.
