黑暗之岛 (2020)

The combat is heavily inspired *cough* by Slay the Spire. So much so that I suspect a Spire player could play this game despite it being entirely in Chinese. The big difference is that between fights you play in a Rogue-like world where you pick and choose your fights, pick up new cards, find coins, etc. There are a couple of mini-bosses that chase you down based on a timer, but you choose when to confront the island's boss. Finishing an island is a "win" and just unlocks the next island. Play does not continue across islands. The exploration phase gives you more opportunities to shape your deck before you have to commit to fighting tough enemies. This lets you build your deck without feeling like you have to grab the first few "good" cards and let that dictate your style. There is a predictable amount of card removal (between the shop and enemy rewards). There are 4 ways that you can upgrade cards (represented by the 4 playing card suits) to fine-tune your deck. The deck building power is offset by relatively powerful enemies. Tough encounters will include enemies with 4-5x your base health, and they hit pretty hard. Enemy variety is a weakness (at least of the first island) whi…

挺好玩的，类似爬塔