Underplayed Gems

Anode Heart: Layer Null (2024)

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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

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.

Screenshots

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