Dice with the Devil

This is a hidden gem of a roguelike that I'm very happy was recommended to me. The basic mechanic is you start with a set of five dice that you automatically role at the start of a turn, with two rerolls and the option to lock the dice you want to keep. You start with a team of two minions and a relic generally, each minion has a dice requirement to attack, after which they level up. Each time a minion levels up they gain a new ability along with increased damage of their attack. For example a chain ability lets you also attack with any adjacent minion, so if you plan well you can get these crazy turns where your entire board is attacking and buffing each other. The ability they get with their attack changes each level but if you hover on a minions you can see what each level will give them. After a minion attacks at level 6 they escape hell and leave your party, leaving you with a few powerful single use potions in their stead. So you gotta attack sparingly and plan how many bosses you have left in the run, lest you lose your most powerful asset before the last fight. There's 9 bosses in a run and each boss you get three full turns to beat, so you really can't waste any…

fun

Addictive ... quick to learn ... fun in the realm of Despot Game

I'm almost ashamed about getting it for 1,24€ during the sale. This is a steal and a must buy!

Other than a couple hiccups in the English translation, very good game. Might need a little more options in the randomization, but overall a good, short-session rougelike.

Raw, but some nice systems here to play with. Worth a try.