Scavengers may have been exploring the dystopian future in Deep Sky Derelicts on PC for a couple of years, but now the most complete version of it is launching on all major platforms. So prepare to delve into this Definitive Edition of the tactical rogue-like RPG on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Pirates Outlaws first released back in 2019, on PC through Steam, picking up some 'Very Positive' reviews in that time. But seafarers, roguelikes and card-battlers are extremely popular right now, and so it makes sense for launch on console too.
You may be familiar with Dandy Ace, for just over a year ago it was present as part of the ID@Xbox Summer Game Fest Demo event, kicking around with 70 other titles, all vying for your attention. Now though Dandy Ace hits the big time with launch on Xbox, via Game Pass and on Nintendo Switch.Â
Deck-builders and card games have really come to the fore in the last 12 months or so. In fact, there are a ton of decent options for gamers looking to flip their decks present on nearly all the digital stores. Today though we get one more - The Magister.Â
Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four is a case of Emperor’s New Cards. It’s one of the finest looking card games out there, but it’s hiding a frustrating, buggy experience and a battle system that leans too heavily on a good first turn. It’s not a complete disaster (or cardaclysm) but these are all avoidable problems that hunt Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four down, like one of its Cursed Beings.
For a game genre based on little pieces of cardboard, it’s surprising how many card games opt to portray death, violence and combat. Luckily, we have Signs of the Sojourner, out today on Xbox, PlayStation and Switch, which instead uses cards to represent the back and forth of conversations.
The hardcore, story-driven RPG involving cards from Buka Entertainment and AY Games, Deck of Ashes has been given a release window alongside the unveiling of a new character-focused trailer. You’ll be able to put your card-playing skills to the test in Q2 of 2021, when Deck of Ashes heads to Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.
We've known about The Falconeer from Wired Productions and Tomas Sala for many a month, but today we find out that by boasting a minimum 4k 60 frames per second and HDR, along with utilising the power of Smart Delivery, we'll be seeing this stunning open world air combat RPG soar onto Xbox Series X at day one.
Deep Sky Derelicts on Xbox One offers a tough but rewarding RPG with interesting mechanics, but this is sometimes let down by a small level cap and occasionally tedious dungeon crawling.
Hand of Fate is still a wonderful reinvention of the collectable card game genre, seamlessly mixing action-RPG dungeon crawling with addictive deck building mechanics to create a truly unique experience.
