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Deck-builder. With style.

As We Descend

A new, stylish roguelike deck-builder for PC has been released through Early Access: As We Descend. What sets this game from the Swedish duo Box Dragon and Coffee Stain apart from its competitors?

Marcel Kleffmann17.06.2025 06:49
As We Descend
As We Descend Box Dragon and Coffee Stain

Roguelike deck builders are very popular right now. Examples include Balatro, Drop Duchy, Monster Train 2, 9 Kings, Die in the Dungeon, and StarVaders - just to name a few, while Slay the Spire 2 is also on the way. This popular genre is also overcrowded, so it's important for new games to stand out. As We Descend, from Box Dragon and Coffee Stain, attempts to do so by incorporating city management and politics alongside tactical combat, where positioning is also important. The game takes players to a dystopian underground world where they command the last survivors of humanity in a city. They must fight against decay and powerful monsters while the city descends further into the underground, visiting various biomes. Occasionally, the city pauses so that expeditions can set out to find valuable items and resources.

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