Wyldernook

Here's the short version: Wyldernook is the most excited I've been about a TCG in a long time & I think it has a very bright future ahead of it. The long version? Wyldernook is an online TCG (yes, *T*CG, you can trade between players) that has both a very strong foundation & very fun ideas. It has the color identities & concepts of a Commander/Loyalty (similar to MtG), has a fun single-player mode where you fight certain challenges + naturally increasing resource system (ie: Hearthstone), but also the collectible aspects & fun gameplay loops of many other modern TCGs. The mechanics are also interesting, & takes advantage of being an "online" TCG in ways that paper ones can't. By this, I don't mean "selecting random numbers", but the prediction-based actions. The concept of Initiative & the simultaneous play makes this game feel like nothing I've played on paper. The game is also generous to new players, not only giving a free pack per day, but the chance to earn crafting materials or straight-up cards when playing others! Additionally, Collectors also have a lot to enjoy here, with stickers, alternate artworks, showing fake "wear-n'-tear" on the cards, and stats of individual cards you own only being a slice of it. A couple rapid fire things that I'll mention that I like: -Color Identity/Mana Value are separate which encourages building interesting combinations. -Launching with so many different modes gives it a very long discovery period from the jump. -Takes advantage of the design space of being an Online TCG better than any others I've seen. -The Storybook artstyle & the distinct feel of each faction makes it a world I'm excited to learn more about. -Devs are very responsive, helpful, and always doing what they can to help the game grow. Bug patches are quick & attention to detail is high. -It ACTUALLY HAS TRADING in an online TCG, meaning it's so much more fun/easy to onboard your friends & build a collection with others online! There's even custom card modes, an active community for both Duel/Court (1v1 & 4P Free-for-all), and so much more I didn't mention here. Overall, if you consider yourself a fan of TCGs, or any sort of tabletop action, give this game a try. Like I said at the start, I think it has a bright future ahead of it, & I'm looking forward to where it goes.

Suffers from the usual CCG curse, just worse, since there arent ranks: As a new player, you will face players with perfectly refined decks full of epics and legendaries. Its as boring, as it is frustrating.

Very solid start to a TCG. There are no other digital TCGs that I have played that have such a fantastic monetization (hope I am helping Kejami!) strategy where one can relatively easily play F2P, but if you wanna bling a deck out a bit, or rush some cards, you absolutely can, but every single card can be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as F22P. I am seriously hoping the time to complete sets remains about the same, so those who play very often or those who spend a little bit per expansion can obtain a playset/dust for what they want. The community is already incredible with many aiming to help guide the rest towards the meta, though it is still entirely the wild west, and with the restrictions (good thing) to deck building, there should be a ton of diversity regardless of meta, incredibly hyped to see this games future! 100% recommend joining the Discord!

Great community, love to play this after a hard day of work to wind down. Just so satisfying!

This is a card game lover's dream. Alright so, summon monsters with the lane combat of Infinity Wars (or the late-great Elder Scrolls Legends), fun card voice lines like Hearthstone, and a campaign like Slay the Spire, all in one whimscal, beautiful package. Also, you know how Magic the Gathering has Story Spotlight cards with art of an important narrative-beat happening? This game literally has the relevant short story attached in the Collection viewer. Phenomenal game. Thanks for the single player content <3 And I would love to play DnD with Ian Underwood one day lol

Really enjoyed the tutorials, and already find myself preferring one faction (the faeries one seems powerful). Hoping for good things in the future! Maybe even a draft mode if we're lucky?

This is actually a very refreshing game in the TCG genre. It's simple and after beating all of the decks as CPU you unlock a roguelike mode that lets you build your own deck to take into and modify as the run goes on, all for free, and the free to play pve roguelike mode gives you rewards depending how well you do. It plays kind of similar to Runeterra from Riot Games but is vastly different in deck creation as far as I'm aware of might have changed things since I've played Runeterra years ago. Yes like most TCG's you can say it's pay to win because you can buy card packs with real money. The game is free chill. There is 1 free currency in the game that I have seen so far and you can either buy packs, forge cards directly, or buy cosmetics with it. I personally would like the free currency rate per game go up but I play aggro so my opinion might be skewed. Try it out, you'll be surprised.