Underplayed Gems

Wildfrost (2023)

Wildfrost cover
Developer
Deadpan Games, Gaziter
Publisher
Chucklefish
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.1 of 5, 8,773 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 23 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a challenging but charming deckbuilder where you carefully craft a party of cute companions through turn-based tactical battles with a cozy, colorful aesthetic.

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What players say

Players praise the art, music, and charm mechanic that lets them upgrade cards, but many find it brutally difficult with steep enemy scaling and RNG that can shut down a run. Some wish for a preview-turn feature to avoid losing to forgotten mechanics.

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