THE SPIRIT LIFT
prettysmart games · 2026 · Roguelike Deckbuilder, Card Game, Roguelike, Roguelite, Card Battler
PC
Very Positive95% · 115
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About THE SPIRIT LIFT
WELCOME TO THE VEXINGTON HOTELIt's graduation night in Lucid Falls, and eight teenagers have wandered from the party only to discover THE SPIRIT LIFT, a magical elevator that transports them through 13 floors of monsters and mayhem!This ever-changing 3D hotel changes depending on the boss which awaits them in the penthouse. Gather cards, gold, and gear while navigating the eerie corridors on the way to the top. Beware of unpredictable events and creepy enemies lurking in the shadows!
EACH TEAM CHANGES STRATEGY AND STORYFamiliar deck-building gameplay with a survival horror twist! Use your equipment deck to fight the creatures prowling the hotel. Upgrade cards as you gain experience, balancing your deck by blending four deck focuses any way you prefer. Decades of history have filled the halls with items from many eras, including plenty of '90s nostalgia. Even that one squiggly doodle cup everyone used to have.Your trio of teenagers determines your start deck and so much more. Watch their relationships unfold as they answer riddles, discover their own backstories and use their individual strengths to bypass risky dilemmas.
BE KIND, REWIND, AND SEEK THE TRUTH LOST BEHINDDeath is encouraged in this deranged experiment! Unlock new characters, bosses, and events by playing multiple times and exploring different strategies. Learn how to collect more cards and gear by perusing the Library.Win or lose, earn Spirit points to spend on customizing your next trip through the hotel. Discover hidden evidence, unexpected secrets and the lift's true purpose.
Content NotesCartoon violence against non-human creatures, mention of alcohol and drugs, mild crude humor, mild cursing, spider-themed creatures, mild jump scares (creatures moving towards player to trigger a battle), depictions of guns and blades.
EACH TEAM CHANGES STRATEGY AND STORYFamiliar deck-building gameplay with a survival horror twist! Use your equipment deck to fight the creatures prowling the hotel. Upgrade cards as you gain experience, balancing your deck by blending four deck focuses any way you prefer. Decades of history have filled the halls with items from many eras, including plenty of '90s nostalgia. Even that one squiggly doodle cup everyone used to have.Your trio of teenagers determines your start deck and so much more. Watch their relationships unfold as they answer riddles, discover their own backstories and use their individual strengths to bypass risky dilemmas.
BE KIND, REWIND, AND SEEK THE TRUTH LOST BEHINDDeath is encouraged in this deranged experiment! Unlock new characters, bosses, and events by playing multiple times and exploring different strategies. Learn how to collect more cards and gear by perusing the Library.Win or lose, earn Spirit points to spend on customizing your next trip through the hotel. Discover hidden evidence, unexpected secrets and the lift's true purpose.
Accessibility and Content Information
Accessibility Features- Separate Volume Controls for Main (all audio), Music and SFX
- All dialogue is readable on screen
- Windowed or Fullscreen modes, resolution controls, brightness slider
- Toggles for disabling flashing lights and screen shake
- Toggle for outlining searchable objects to reduce pixel hunting
- Toggles for hold to walk and hold to rotate
- Movement controllable by on screen arrows or WASD
- Walk and Rotate speed sliders
- Mouse only controls
Content NotesCartoon violence against non-human creatures, mention of alcohol and drugs, mild crude humor, mild cursing, spider-themed creatures, mild jump scares (creatures moving towards player to trigger a battle), depictions of guns and blades.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Genuinely one of my favourite titles from this genre, roping me back in day after day. The sheer variety of starting characters/gear/cards you can mix & match, and all the builds they can enable, really gives you a reason to come back and play run after run after run. There were also a not-insignificant number of times I thought I was reaching the end of things you can discover, only for the game to open up another layer of complexity. Additionally, it feels like there's more variety with statuses and cards than in other comparable games, and I can't put my finger on why, but the very act of deckbuilding has a distinctly different feel from its colleagues like Slay The Spire. Also, Dorian is hot.
i love this game, what a beautiful passion project, genuinely fun to play and such personality in the design with a hint of nostalgia
I can understand why not all fans of deckbuilders would like this game, but for me, it scratches just the right itches. It's about building synergies, and then making a small, highly-upgraded deck. If you like adding a lot of cards, this isn't your game. It also has rougelite meta-progression which makes the game MUCH easier, mostly in the form of adding passive healing and gold to each run. You don't unlock higher difficulty runs until you've defeated all four bosses, and since which boss you get is random, that can take a while. Even so, you'll be getting new characters to add to your team and try out the whole time, so it didn't get boring. I like the asthetic and the music, too. Overall, I've been liking this a lot.
its ok for what it is , but it just wastes to much time for transitions and such , it feels like it pads everything , plus its legability and such feels off
A really polished roguelite deckbuilder with a unique premise and some fresh twists. It doesn't get bogged down in minutiae to maintain an engaging level of complexity, allowing battles to be both quick and strategic. And the music is excellent, getting you right in the mood for some ghost-bustin'. A minor complaint is that there isn't a huge level of enemy variety, with the game relying on palette swaps to pad out its roster of foes. Other than that, it's solid, and a great thematic contrast to other games in the genre.
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