In a job where I play and cover massive big-budget titles like Call of Duty, Overwatch 2, and Marvel Rivals, I think my most anticipated game might be an indie roguelike card battler about mushrooms.
A new Steam demo for a game called Shroom and Gloom caught my attention recently, and I finally got the chance to play it. And now, I really can't wait for the full release because it scratches a variety of itches for me when it comes to relaxing and gaming.
Shroom and Gloom from Devolver Digital and Team Lazerbeam twists the roguelike structure by putting it in first-person, offering more immersion than you'd normally get. And as a card game from that perspective, it's giving big Inscryption vibes, and that's huge for me, as that's one of my favorite games in recent memory.
As you move forward through "26 handcrafted tunnels, and face off against spore-swarming enemies and biome bosses," you gather new cards, purchase different abilities, and battle a variety of weird-looking mushroom creatures in turn-based card battling fashion a la other card games like Slay the Spire.
The game's distinct art style is similar to the developer's previous titles Teenage Blob and Wrestling With Emotions: New Kid on The Block, offering even more personality on top of its existing charm, and it's a glory to explore in first-person.
"Our dream version of Shroom and Gloom features hundreds of cards, deep meta-progression and scores of unique enemies, spread across a dense network of caves and tunnels," the game's Steam description says, thanking anyone who buys in early in the team's quest of making the title "the best looking, most fun deckbuilder out there." I think it's off to a solid start of doing just that.
Shroom and Gloom's release date is currently TBA, but the demo is definitely worth playing if you're a fan of indies, deckbuilders, or unique titles in general.
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