Arcanium: Rise of Akhan

✅ Addicting roguelike card game like Slay the Spire ✅ Fresh take on card battle ✅ Tons of unlockables ✅ Lots of heroes to play with ✅ Cards, artifacts & ability customization ✅ Items can be reused after battle (this was a surprise) ✅ Highly replayable ❌ There's a glitch where map nodes become undiscovered when loading back in game ❌ Some cards/effects like 'Burn' have no audio feedback making it very confusing ❌ Cards needs to be drag and dropped, I wished it had a click and target design ❌ No undo move which was really needed ❌ No controller support ❌ Very personal take but I did not like the character designs

Deckbuilder with nice graphics, the main reason why I buyed it. Gameplay is average. party of 3 with classic deckbuilder. Lots of things arent explained well which make it hard to learn. The balance is bad. Some characters are very good, others totally useless. Some bugs, specially quest giving no rewards. Its not that bad of a game but there is so many better deckbuilder out there, you can skip this one. Neutral recommend

Amazing deckbuilder. Lots of characters and combinations to play through many difficulties.

A deckbuilder with a few characteristics that set it apart from the rest: you have to pick 3 characters instead of one. You can divide roles according to your preference or adjust accordingly. This changes the formula significantly. First, you draw three hands, not one, and have to juggle balancing three decks. Decks have a minimum and maximum size and are tweakable mid fights, which is also unusual, but the variance is still very noticeable, though you still have a "main" whom the others support. Rather than the "tree" formula, there is a semi-open man you can unlock at your leisure, visiting whatever section of the map has the things you need the most - or just offers the best rewards/XP/what-have-you. Overall, pretty fun, with unending combinations, and still some random reward elements that keep you on your feet. In hindsight, it would have been better if the game had leaned more into it by allowing you to change your ultimate mid-run. It feels like you're too set into one playstyle once you do, and never once did I have a run where I didn't wish quite badly I could change my ult to suit a nice artifact or card I found. Even if it came at a cost, or having to find a…

Really enjoying Arcanium: Rise of Akhan. It’s a fun, casual deckbuilder with a cool art style and lots of characters to mess around with, which keeps things feeling fresh for a while. That said, the main downside is the lack of depth once you’ve put some time in. There aren’t a ton of cards to unlock, so builds can start to feel a little samey after a bit. I found myself wishing there was more variety or complexity as runs go on. Still, it’s a great game for when you’re watching TV, bored, or just don’t have the energy for something super intense. Easy to pick up, easy to put down, and still satisfying. Overall, solid experience and definitely worth checking out if you like casual deckbuilders.

Arcanium is quite good in the deck building genre a personal gripe though, the "grind" to unlock everything is just abyssmal