Deepest Chamber: Resurrection

After 12 hours and maybe half a dozen runs, I'm really liking it. It's true that it feels slower and heavier than more mobile-friendly/short-sesh deebs like Slay and Balatro, but that's a flavor, not a flaw. It's more of a cozy dinner on your laptop / 1-3 hour weekend session game than a lunch break / work commute game. The card boosting mechanic (whereby playing a card upgrades adjacent cards by one of potentially multiple available levels until those cards are used or the combat encounter ends), in combination with the ability to manipulate the relative positions of and/or retain some - but not all! - of your cards, offers an enjoyable sequencing optimization puzzle on every turn & interacts nicely with the higher-level strategic decision like card selections, trinket/potion selection, upgrade selection, and pathing. I like the world-building too, there's a charming R-rated weirdness to it, with a dash of body horror and a hint of Soulslike gloom. I think 10 hours of quality fun is already enough to justify this kind of purchase price, but I expect to get at least 20-30 more hours of good times out of the game, and very possibly more. I should note that the default difficulty …

It's pretty good. The animations on the enemies is a nice touch and I really like the sound work. The extra puzzle of playing cards boosting other cards in your hands makes this title feel unique from a lot of similar games.

Yes... somehow. For how great everything looks. Its boring to play. It really is.

Like Slay the Spire

One of the best deck builders I have played in a while, the mechanics are interesting utilizing card positioning in the hand to boost surrounding cards, this makes for creative buffs like slick which allow you to reposition a card in your hand. In addition to this the redirect mechanic provides tactical depth as the cards are tied to each hero and once they die twice there's no more cards. Very refreshing take on the genre.

one of the more clever card battlers out there