X-Angels

X-Angels is a hybrid roguelite deckbuilding RPG developed and published by Barance Studio that blends strategic card battles, visual novel storytelling, and mature anime-themed content into a surprisingly engaging package. At first glance, the game may appear to focus primarily on its adult-oriented presentation, but beneath that surface lies a gameplay loop that demonstrates a genuine appreciation for tactical progression and replayable roguelite design. By combining randomized runs, collectible cards, and a cast of distinctive angelic characters, the game aims to provide more than simple fan service and succeeds in creating an experience that can keep players invested over multiple playthroughs. The story follows a lighthearted and often comedic premise involving encounters with powerful angels who have become corrupted. While the narrative embraces humor, fantasy, and over-the-top situations, it still provides enough context to make the journey feel purposeful. The visual novel sequences introduce a variety of characters with unique personalities and relationships to the central plot. Although the writing does not strive for deep philosophical themes or complex drama, it effect…

Really fun with the card system. Steam trailer and pics don't do it any justice so definitely try it out for yourself. The H scenes are pretty good too, even if some parts in the game can be a little glitchy or iffy with....word choices, lol. Hard recommend. Some of the dialogue is hilarious so for the guys out there, beat with caution. One itty bitty, teensy weensy, little tiny bit of feedback/recommendation: When you hit lvl 10 affection with a selected heroine, you unlock a cute little happy ending if you make choices with them at the end of the game. However you also unlock the ability to run the story again with their Depraved route. Do NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT PICK the depraved route for the pink haired cinnamon roll. I started down that path and had to take a three week break before coming back to finish the consequences of my actions. If you're a deranged psychopath yourself though, or if you ignore story for the "action" then you might be fine but at least I've made my PSA about it. Recommended at full price without hesitation.

It's a very good game that works perfectly on the steam deck. Many games of these genre don't really have good gameplay to support the adult content, but this game actually has a pretty well thought out card game on top of pretty solid scenes. The art ant animations are great. Some of the translations on the cards are a bit confusing and the story is pretty barebones, but for the price this is one of the better games of this genre for sure. If you're an achievement person, some of them are a bit annoying and I would straight up call luck based vs skill based.

Sometimes I wish Lenore never left. But at least I have this to help pass the time.

Damn good deckbuilder. There are MANY parallels to Tamer Vale here, though instead of pixel graphics it's far more normal/anime. The various character archetypes are really good, and UNLIKE Tamer Vale, I didn't have to grind mindlessly for upwards of 50 hours to unlock everything. A couple of really good QOL things I like: +There is an 'Unlock All' button for the H-scenes in the gallery. I didn't touch it, but I know people enjoy that. +It's actually really fun to unlock all the variations, and the mechanics are fairly easy to grasp. +Runs aren't super long +Every single character is capable of building game-breakingly strong decks WITHOUT mixing and matching with another character, but that only adds to the variations. Besides the QOL stuff though, there's just a lot to like about the game in general. The sex scenes are really hot, though half of them start with rape. Every girl has quite a few in general too, let me think about it.... looks like 7 scenes? (first recruitment scene, then 5/10/ending affection, on 2 routes each per girl). There are a few that are slightly the same, like the half-affection scenes on the two routes are mostly the same, but they a…

Good and fun. Gameplay varies based on the heroine you chose first and the R18 animated CG is fine af. Game is also not long and if you don't want to bother replaying repeatably to unlock the other CGs, you can just full-unlock it in the gallery. Though, I recommend replaying it to try out the other heroines' combat playstyle before full-unlocking the gallery.