Underplayed Gems

Spellstone (2016)

Spellstone cover
Developer
Synapse Games
Publisher
Kongregate
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Free To Play, RPG, Strategy
Rating
3.2 of 5, 464 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 14 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A strategic card battler with hand-drawn fantasy art and a slow grind to unlock cards and progress through a lore-heavy story.

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What players say

Players describe Spellstone as a fun but deeply pay-to-win card game held back by aggressive microtransactions and a mobile design. The community is fractured: some praise the art and quick gameplay, while others report broken achievements, power creep, and that the PvP is dead.

Screenshots

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