I play a lot of deck builder games, and I’ve also played a ton of Slay the Spire clones. Slay the Spire is certainly a great a game that led to the genre being as popular as it is today. I, however, prefer to play games that put a unique spin on the formula, rather than copy it wholesale. I’ve thrown together a list of 10 deck building games that aren’t Slay the Spire, literally and metaphorically.
So many video games release every month that it can be nearly impossible to keep track of them. More importantly, the deluge usually means that at least a few really good games get buried under the tide.
It’s that time of year again where every single person, alien and dog creates an end of the year style list, contributing to an ever-growing pile of lists that slowly but surely dilute the increasing pool of game of the year awards. Progressively draining away the significance of the term until it will eventually become a meaningless concept to join the cemetery of dead things that will somehow be blamed on young people despite the fact that the age of the average gamer is 35!
2018 is almost over so its just about time to bring out the wine, party poppers, and pointy hats to celebrate the start of the new year. It’s also about that time when every single video game reviewer and blogger on the face of the planet makes a fancy list of their favorite games and biggest disappointments. Then proceeds to spam your social media with them!