Underplayed Gems

Cards of Cthulhu (2016)

Cards of Cthulhu cover
Developer
Awoker Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Action, Indie, RPG
Rating
3.7 of 5, 346 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A fast-paced card battler that feels like a frantic, improvised scramble through a B-movie horror world, where quick thinking and dexterity matter more than deep strategy.

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What players say

Players describe a no-frills roguelike deckbuilder that launches directly into action with no menu or tutorial. Many see it as a cheap time-waster for quick runs, but others find the gameplay monotonous and the difficulty punishing, especially when facing multiple monsters at once. The monster art is criticized as generic.

Screenshots

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