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
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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