Raccoons to Riches

I'm not sure the replayability is super high for me personally, but this is definitely worth the price of entry. It is very charming and it is really great to play a deckbuilder that takes such a unique mechanical approach in a wide sea of spire-likes, and it succeeds very much in integrating the mechanics into its theming in a great way.

Raccoons to Riches is a delightful roguelike deckbuilder that does a fantastic job of investing you into running a little shop and then quickly figuring out the best way to squeeze every last coin out of your clients to boost your deck and make the weekly rent. There's a lot of room to change your business strategies between each day as you craft, upgrade, and even buy your customers' items to try and turn them around for a profit, or visit the shoppe to restock your goods, court new clients, or grab a key tactic card. I've had a lot of fun on multiple runs slowly working my way up from selling basic items to high-tier goods - that combined with a deck of curated and upgraded tactics - sell for tens of thousands of coins and completely eclipse the weekly rent requirements. Plus, selling literal trash for thousands to some silly customer after you've haggled it to seem like like literal gold is a wonderful experience. Even at max difficulty, the game was very fair and fun to beat! If you're looking for a fun, approachable, and deep shopkeeper deckbuilder, Raccoons to Riches has plenty to offer!

If you like deckbuilding games, this is a great one to pick up!! It's easy to understand and playthrough on your first run, but has enough layers to add depth, complexity, and challenge without being too frustrating. The art and themeing is also very cute (medieval raccoon shopkeeper heck yeah), and it's whimsical while also being engaging. I was able to clear my first run with a build that made me OP based on literal trash, which was delightful. I feel like I've only scratched the surface so far, but I've liked what I've played and can't wait to spend more time with runs and figuring out how to master this one.

Do you like raccoons? And running a fantasy shop? If so this game is for you! Not only is the aesthetic adorable, but the strategy around building your deck to _sell_ the cards in it is very unique. It's a breath of fresh air in the genre

A surprisingly interesting deckbuilder that had me on my toes a few times! There's plenty of ways to get the ball rolling for your shop, but the game is informative without being rambley with its tutorials, and it's pretty fun for a 2 hour or so session to pick what you do. The ability to always fuse cards together, be it a new thing or upgrade the item, or in some cases "de-curse" them from negative effects is a nice twist to satisfy the need almost any deckbuilder can scratch; Number go up. Not only that; Some of the customer designs are saucy =w= I appreciate the mercenary and landsknecht. Can't wait to see what else they update it with!

Raccoons to Riches is a non-combat roguelike deckbuilder where you run an item shop as a raccoon trying to survive a month of increasingly expensive rent. You craft items, learn customer preferences, customize your shop and decide how to spend each day between selling, resupplying and improving the business. Pros ✔️ The crafting system is really satisfying - Combining items into increasingly valuable multi-type cards gave me a lot more to think about than simply selling whatever was in my hand. Food with a knife attached? Sure, capitalism demands innovation. (hehe... cheese knife) ✔️ Shop management fits the roguelike structure really well - Market days, resupplying and weekly rent give each run a clear rhythm. Decorations also have actual gameplay effects, so changing the shop can become part of your build. ✔️ The art is cute and fits the whole thing perfectly - The simple illustrated style gives the raccoons and customers a lot of personality while we desperately try to avoid financial ruin. Cons ❌ The tutorial does not explain enough - I was still discovering important systems like quests well into the run. I learned more once I stopped assuming the tutorial had actually told…