Abyssal Shade (2025)
- Developer
- Jacob Gislason
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Strategy, Free To Play
- Rating
- 4.4 of 5, 36 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.5 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A slow, deliberate descent through a psychological dungeon where you build and refine a deck between contemplative top-down puzzles.
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What players say
Players compare Abyssal Shade to Slay the Spire and Inscryption, calling it a free roguelike deckbuilder with card battles and puzzles. Many note the lack of a tutorial, save function, and some softlocks, while others say it gets repetitive but is still fun for a few hours. Sentiment is evenly split between positive and negative reviews.
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