Deck-building games are a dime a dozen these days. Don't get me wrong, I love a good card shuffler, but they're edging closer and closer to 'cozy' levels of oversatured. Thankfully, developer Gil Lawson is shaking things up a bit with Rogue Light Deck Builder.
It'd be fair to assume that this is a Slay the Spire-inspired indie, but you'd be wrong. It's actually about building a deck in your garden with a hammer and some nails! Deck building, not deck-building, geddit?
Try the demo out for yourself as part of Steam Next Fest.
"Your house needs a deck. You have a hammer. You have wood and you have nails. The light outside is faulty. You work, you earn. Freedom is $1,000,000," the description reads. "Build a deck. Use your hammer. Drive the nails in. Scrimp and save. Freedom is just around the corner.
"Upgrade your hammer, your hand, your nails. Squash a bug. Upgrade the bug. Squash it again. Say it with me: 'Freedom is just around the corner.' Keep your streak alive. The light is blinking. Listen to your nails. Cash out. $1,000,000, remember? Step by step. Hit your hand. Ignore the pain. Just around...
