Anode Heart: Layer Null (2024)

- Developer
- Stove Powered Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Indie, RPG, Early Access
- Rating
- 4.6 of 5, 228 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 28 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam

The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Playing feels like climbing ranks in a colorful, retro-styled card battler with a linear story and a hint of mystery.
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What players say
Players are split on this card-battling RPG. Some love the nostalgic callbacks to Digimon World and find the deck building fun, while others criticize the balance, bosses reportedly cheat, the main campaign is too forgiving with infinite retries, and the postgame becomes repetitive and unfair. Gamepad controls, especially on Steam Deck, are widely panned.
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