Arcanium: Rise of Akhan

I've only played a few runs so far, but this is already my favorite roguelike deckbuilder of all time. It's the first one I've played where you actually, crucially, get to build your deck. Let me explain. You know how in most of these games, your deck consists of literally every single card you pick up throughout each run, causing the driving force to become finding ways to remove cards from your deck, lest it...

122 found this helpful, 2021-01-25

Anyone looking at the reviews and wondering why a Very Negative score is present, it is due to a very poorly received patch. The developers listened to feedback and reverted alot of the ill received changes. The game itself is a party based deck building adventure where you have a set number of turns to strengthen your party via upgrading cards, getting artefacts, finding passives, adding new cards to your deck, and...

40 found this helpful, 2021-11-06

For the most part, Arcanium is an excellent addition to the roguelite card game genre; you construct a party of three characters with their own decks and use them together in lane-based combat against a variety of enemies. It has some cute designs, a decent array of strategies and options, a relatively cohesive (but expansive) set of mechanics and various forms of progression like new difficulties, new characters,...

63 found this helpful, 2021-12-01

Thing with this game is that it was rushed to release then abandoned due to poor sales and left with bugs and lack of polish. If I could I would give this a neutral as the game has many charms and is still fun if you can ignore some of the glaring issues with the UI. I don't think I will play this game again and the main reason is certainly the clunky UI. Worst thing for me is that you cannot sort or organise your...

34 found this helpful, 2023-12-05

I am really enjoying this game. I have over 600 hours in slay the spire, and I can attest that this scratches that itch, but is different enough that its a fresh experience. The art is great, tons to unlock and find. Each run feels different and the synergies between the different characters can create some amazing combos. If you enjoy card games and roguelikes, this is a good choice to pick up. My only...

27 found this helpful, 2022-09-25

Writing as a 800+ hours Slay the Spire veteran and card battling deck building rogue-likes gamer. If Slay and Monster Train are "top tier" exemplars of deck-building rogue-likes, Arcanium is at the very least close to them in many ways. I rate it as at least as good as other excellent similar games, including Across the Obelisk, Tainted Grail and Blood Card 2. Highly commendable features include: 1. Fully featured...

26 found this helpful, 2022-12-08