Death Howl

Death Howl is a grid-based tactical battler that primarily uses cards to carry out attacks. That simple description doesn't capture the depth of tactical options it has. This game is a definite recommend. The game describes itself as a Souls-Like and it is extremely difficult. But, much like one of my favorite all-time games Underrail, the difficulty never feels impossible because there's always a new way to approach a fight. Throughout the game, acquiring new cards as well as other abilities and then balancing what cards you want in your deck is as important as the fights themselves. And the stamina limitations you face force you to think about each card selection and each move and attack carefully. For the gameplay alone, this game definitely makes it into my top all-time tier. The story is relatively simple; a mother is mourning the death of her son and enters the spirit-world in an effort to bring him back to life. As a parent myself, that story alone pulls at my heart strings so it's effective. I played it on my Steam Deck and you should play it on yours if you like these kind of games.

Gives you the slay the spire rush, the cards you draw are probabilistic, but the enemies move deterministically, so you can Subaru your way out of encounters.

Fun deck builder, kept me entertained for the whole game with the need to build new decks in each new region. Touching story of grief.

I have to let the ending of this game sit for a bit. Compelling story, fantastic deckbuilder. More content than I expected for the price.

Fantastic game through and through! Beautiful and emotional story, immensely rewarding battle mechanics and a lovely deckbuilding system that will have me returning for a rebirth run soon! On top of that, the art and soundtrack are top notch. Genuinely incredible work for such a small team!

想要摆脱悲伤的人终将迷失。