Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder

Too ******* random. Reroll and ban exists, but it costs and doesn't alleviate the primary issue. Picking 2 guilds with different buildings that can work together is interesting, but praying to RNJESUS for the right things to land just sucks. It also doesn't really explain what buildings are available right away vs later. My guess while playing is that it makes some random die roll and adds a modifier to it depending on how far along your city is. For example, civil guild's plots are common and I got a ton of them initially, then never saw another one later in the game.

Neat little tile placement game. Solid challenge with some fun variations. Worth the price point.

So with my 23 hours in the game I got all achievements now. And it was a blast! Once you understand the synergies and how to make use of them you are usually able to manipulate the runs enough to succeed in nearly every run. If you are willing to save-scum by going to the main menu and restart at the last milestone even more so. So I'd say it is quite an easy game once you get into it, but I don't mind that and had fun with the different guilds and playstyles. For ten bucks over 20 hours of playtime is also a fair outcome! I can only recommend the game.

Very fun game. Perfect for runs between classes or other commitments, and itches the Balatro number building itch and city building itch.

What can I say, it was love at first sight. Given my passion for roguelikes with semi-random draft mechanics, I didn't have many doubts. Combolands has a lot of elements that just work: the combos (nomen omen 😄) between different buildings, the ability to mix guilds, the heirlooms that give boosts ranging from negligible to phenomenal, and the council members who can grant incredible buffs at just the right moment... all of this tied together by a point-chain mechanic that delivers an incredibly satisfying feeling when it pops up on the screen. It's a game that allows for quick 30 to 40-minute sessions, but quickly becomes extremely addictive!

Extremely solid game. Fits nicely in the random-draft strategy genre with Lootplot and Luck Be A Landlord. Nicely balanced and has some pretty crazy synergies that aren't immediately apparent and make you laugh when you discover them. The only mild criticisms I have are that the two secret unlocks are a pain as they require a specific build tailored to get them as well as a ton of luck getting all the specific bits you need to trigger them. Making them unlockable once you've finished the run and move to Endless would solve this easily.

A tight tile-placement puzzler. More content and depth than a lot of similarly-priced roguelikes. A good amount of unlocks. It is a bit easy, even at higher tiers.