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Roguebook

2021AbrakamGoogle Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Enter an ever-changing world full of legendary encounters and stories. Craft your cards, assemble the perfect deck and defeat the Roguebook itself... or die trying. Roguebook is a single-player roguelike deck-builder that takes place in a procedurally generated world.

What it feels like

The challenge and powerful combos create moments of kinetic satisfaction and thrilling deck execution. Defeating legendary encounters and the Roguebook itself delivers hard-won victory moments.

Exhilarating40%
Triumphant35%

What it's about

A fantasy world with legendary encounters, heroes, and magical card-based combat provides the setting.

High Fantasy50%

How it plays

Building and refining a deck of cards is the primary progression and core strategic loop of the game. Cards serve as the units and actions in turn-based combat encounters throughout the game. Combat is delivered as turn-based card interactions rather than real-time action.

Deckbuilding92%
Card Battler88%
Turn-Based Combat85%
Party Management72%
Crafting65%
Character Builds62%
Emergent Systems55%
Drafting45%
Grid Tactics Combat38%
Leveling & Grind28%

How it's structured

Roguelike structure with discrete runs that reset on loss, with the Roguebook as a final challenge to overcome. An ever-changing procedurally generated world ensures different encounters and layouts each run. Explicitly single-player experience with no multiplayer modes.

Run-Based95%
Procedural Levels78%
Single-Player60%
High Replayability52%
Meta-Progression42%

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