

Golden Record Retriever
Hoochoo Game Studios · March 22, 2024 · Indie, Deckbuilding, Board Game, Roguelike, Roguelite
Buy Golden Record Retriever from Steam at $15.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.
Where to buy Golden Record Retriever — official stores
Golden Record Retriever price by region
Golden Record Retriever costs £13.49 in the United Kingdom, €15.79 in Europe (EUR), $15.99 in the United States, $15.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$20.79 in Canada, NZ$23.49 in New Zealand, A$23.50 in Australia, R$49.99 in Brazil and zł72.99 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
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| £13.49 | £13.49 | — | 1 | |
| €15.79 | €15.79 | — | 1 | |
| $15.99 | $15.99 | — | 1 | |
| $15.99 | $15.99 | — | 1 | |
| CA$20.79 | CA$20.79 | — | 1 | |
| NZ$23.49 | NZ$23.49 | — | 1 | |
| A$23.50 | A$23.50 | — | 1 | |
| R$49.99 | R$49.99 | — | 1 | |
| zł72.99 | zł72.99 | — | 1 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About Golden Record Retriever

Golden Record Retriever (GRR) introduces dice instead of cards to the roguelike deck-building genre, creating a new genre of Roguelike Dice Building. Collect and upgrade unique dice that contribute to your team in their own way, and grow from victim to conqueror of luck and chance!
On Earth, a golden retriever named River had an owner named "Paul". An inventor, Paul's fascination with space and aliens led him to spend his life savings on building a spaceship.
Soon, the ship is off into space, loaded with golden records of friendly greetings.
Shortly thereafter, Paul falls ill and dies. Lonely and alone in the empty house, River one day receives unexpected visitors who say,
"The golden records your friend shot out have caused trouble throughout the universe. You will now travel to the planets and retrieve the Golden Record".
With an enormous mission to save the universe, River sets out on a journey.
...But for River, who has only ever lived on Earth, life in space won't be easy - it's more like a puzzle.
Engine Building for Puzzle Solving
Each time, River is given a new mission and destination, and he must overcome a series of challenges as he builds his team to complete the journey.

However, the situations he faces are far from typical combat. Instead, they're more like puzzles that require thought and deliberation.
You'll need to place colored orbs called "auras" on the board to use Action Cards to resolve the situation. It's your teammates that create these auras, and it's up to you to place your teammates in the right places to solve the puzzle.

Almost every teammate has the skill to create auras. But they don't always do what you want them to do, because skills are represented by dice sides and abilities. If you want a blue aura and roll a die that shows blue on three of the 6 sides and red on the other three, you have a 50% chance of getting your wish.

But don't worry, there are ways to control the luck and odds. As you work your way through situations, you'll have the opportunity to "upgrade" your teammates by changing the composition of the dice sides, or enhancing their effects and abilities to produce more auras or be more reliable.

There is another way to upgrade your teammates: Gear. You can equip one piece of gear per teammate, and you can earn gear in a variety of ways, including shop purchases, situation resolution rewards, and planet scouting. With the right combination of gear, your teammates will be even more powerful than when you first met them!

Then collect "Antiques," the equivalent of the relics in the traditional deck-building genre. When their requirements are met, they provide you with the means to overcome an unfavorable situation, by generating bonus auras, healing your teammates' injuries, and so on.

It's up to you how you build your team, with which teammates and items, but ultimately your team's goal is to succeed in the mission, so you don't want to stray too far from the direction the mission requires.
Each new mission will determine the theme of the run. Just as you would adjust your deck build based on who the final boss is, your team build should be different each time based on where the mission takes you.
Inspired by Legacy Board Games
GRR is heavily inspired by the legacy board game genre. Each mission follows the roguelike format, but the choices and actions you make will ultimately affect the universe. So, when visiting a planet to resolve a situation, it's good to go for an easy and quick option. But try to consider other options if they can buy you the planet's favor. Then the planet will remember your warm heart and repay you someday.

Furthermore, the planets you helped and those you didn't will meet different fates in the great vortex created by the factions of the universe. To make matters worse, as the number of decaying planets increases, your mission may become more difficult to complete.
But don't limit your imagination before you play GRR, because it also includes:
- 80+ characteristic teammates
- 3 destinations
- 200+ visitable planets and countless routes
- 120+ gear items
- Antiques(Relics) and story cards
☉ All names and stories in this game are fictional and have nothing to do with actual events or history.
Golden Record Retriever — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Player modes
- Single-player
- Controller
- Full controller support
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
While I greatly enjoy the unique approach to the genre, it puts so much emphasis on chance that any strategy you try to develop has very little effect. Between hoping the right side comes up (Hardly ever does), and sides being wounded rendering them useless, and the very limited ways of healing those wounds. The whole thing quickly becomes more frustrating than it is fun. Oh yeah don't forget enemies that enter the board and screw over your strategies even further, Traps that further wear you down, and no significant development between runs like most rougelite games. This is a hard pass for me. Challenge is one thing, Repeatedly beating my head against the same mission 400 times hoping something will be different, is not my idea of a good time.10 found this helpful
This game can be fun but it just feels like overall it's an underwhelming experience. most runs end up feeling so samey and there is not a whole lot of diversity in objectives. the presentation is not the best and a lot of the menus feel clunky in my opinion. I bought this game in early access and have came back to it much in the same state it was in. Feels like there is some missed potential here.5 found this helpful
Too random to be interesting3 found this helpful
Extremely heavy RNG-related. RNG renders any kind of thought-out tactics useless. UPD for the sake of clarity: there is a certain degree of meta-progression, but it's somewhat spread-out and feels lacking.1 found this helpful
not really a fan of the humor or dialogue, the mechanics seem interesting but... game isnt for me.1 found this helpful
I'm really enjoying this game! The foundation is great, just needs a bit more polish and content overall but so far I like it. Plus the premise is silly but so weirdly heartbreaking for me? (in a good way)1 found this helpful
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