Archon Soul

Very fun dice-based rogue-like. You have four characters to choose from and each has their own unique builds. The game is largely well-balanced and the enemies are fun to fight. Over the course of each run, you get to modify the faces of each of your dice, along with the dice "bodies" which add their own effects, plus runes (adding more affects) and your spells. There are plenty of viable combinations but the combat is still decently challenging. This makes each run feel unique and rewarding. However, there is a lack of variety insofar as the bosses are concerned, as you will always face the same bosses on each run. A content update or even a DLC* in that regard would definitely take this game from great to perfect. Overall I'd put it at 8-9/10. Very fun, very addicting, but could use a bit more content in terms of enemy/boss variety. That said, I've sunk nearly 40 hours already and I'm sure I'll more than double that soon enough. Absolutely worth your money if you are into Rogue-likes and/or dice games. *I will happily throw more money at this game if it releases DLC.

This game feels quite fresh. I have been looking for a dice roguelike with an appealing visual style and so far I really like the vibe of the art direction AND the gameplay feels deep enough. Very important for me to mention: the upgrades are frequent and feel meaningful so that they motivate you to try them out in the next battle right away, so it manages to get this crucial thing about roguelikes right.

Might be a good game, but then the game hit you with a curse dice by the enemy, that *read notes* WILL NOT BE DESTROYED AFTER USE(NOT FLEETING) THAT STAYS WITH YOU FOR THE WHOLE FIGHT, THAT WILL ALSO WILL BE PLAYED AT THE END TURN REGARDLESS IF YOU PLAY THE DICE OR DID NOT USE IT AT ALL DURING YOUR TURN. And also get this, *read second note* THE REDUCE DAMAGE DEBUFF IN THIS GAME JUST FLAT OUT REDUCE YOUR DAMAGE BY THE VALUE OF THE DEBUF. What's weird about this? IMAGINE A CURSE DICE THAT WILL INFLICT YOU WITH REDUCE DAMAGE BY 1 EACH TIME THE CURSE DICE PLAYED, THAT ONCE AGAIN I REMIND YOU THAT THE CURSE DICE WILL TRIGGER AT THE END TURN WETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, WETHER YOU USE THE CURSE DICE OR NOT! So imagine my face when i see my character deal 0 damage with my damage spell(card) and also my sandstorm also being affected by the debuff.

Terrific spin on the Slay the Spire formula. Crafting your own dice and card builds is great fun, and there are plenty of ways to help control the inherent randomness. Lovely aesthetic, visuals and sounds are excellent. Fourth character provides some really meaty build options.

Absolutely fantastic game, after 100+ hours i finally have all of the achievements. I wish there was a guide helping out on some of them because there is no online help to know what runes/bodies were still missing. Despite that I have completed it and it feels good. Hoping more content will come out for this. In the meantime i have 2 spells left to uncover (with no way of knowing which spells they are), but after that i will probably end up starting a new save and going back from the beginning. Overall amazing game

11 hours to beat with all 4 characters (yet I go hard on deck builder games,,,). Short for me, but very enjoyable -- might give a revisit, but prob not as there are only so many bosses and baddies. It hit the Slay the Spire fix rather nicely and I would recommend it. It is a tight game with nice customization, just not as much depth and challenge as Slay the Spire.