Slay the spire was honestly one of the first in it's own genre to set the foundation of what a rougelike cardgame should be. It had its downfalls, people talk about RNG but I could defo see the codeware being managed to set you up to follow a strict path to victory, with one little mistake or step outside of what the game wants you to do, setting you on a path to failure.

Monster Train isn't like that.

This game ENCOURAGES you to experiment, and it doesn't make it hard for you to win your first few runs. But, it does make it hard to keep a streak of wins.

Each run is short and sweet, fast paced and if its not fast enough for you there's also a speed up button to flow more through the animations.

I look forward to getting addicted to this.

I think this is my first review ever at steam. This games definitely the best game I ever played. Very diverse across the 6 clans. Summore add with main and sub clan. But a bit sad since there will be no major update beside the last divinity DLC

So, I was perusing the message boards on random games, trying to get a pulse on a few of them, when someone recommended this specific game, said something to the effect is was ostensibly better than "Slay the Spire"...I looked it up, kind of smirked to myself, then saw that it was on sale via a flash deal for $4.99 USD and I thought, "Why not?". Installed it and well...almost five hours later I was still playing it. I do not know whether the hook is as good as Slay the Spire, it is a bit different in that instead of a lone warrior you have clans, but the deck building and the overall presentation are superior in some ways. Further, you are not at the behest of the RNG and pre-destined deck outputs, which is what Slay the Spire is...what this means is, at least in the base game, you are given more leeway if you happen to make a mistake. Always good for a roguelite deck builder, and for beginners, and for anyone who lacks patiences for these sorts of nuances that come with new deck building systems. In other words, it's intuitive, it is fun, and most of all, accessible. If you like Slay the Spire, of deck builders generally speaking, then this should be an instant purchase, especially at $4.99. I did not purchase the expansion yet as I wanted to enjoy the base game first. I highly recommend this title. It is an intuitive, addicting, roguelite deck builder with some truly sublime music to accompany it. Look forward to more from this developer. Rating: 90/100 -LoA-