Recent reviews by beardguy

I'm amazed that you could put together a game that is this fun with only WASD keys. It's complete crack. DO IT.

Great game. Lots of issues though. But I'd still recommend it. It's the first game I've "no-lifed" in a long time!

By far the best Auto Chess clone. Best gameplay, progression, and design.

Incredible game. Enormous amounts of depth. The content is fairly weak, but mods fix that entirely.

Great card game with a lot of mechanics. It doesn't have the immediate pop of games like Hearthstone, but you'll find yourself addicted very quickly. If you're a fan of advanced card games like MTG, you'll love Artifact.

Regarding the economy, this game is targeting a certain type of player.

There is no F2P model so people in poor countries or people who can't afford the $20 buy in are going to be mad. People were raging about the lack of F2P option well before the game was even released.

But if you value your time, it's easy to see that spending $10 for exactly the cards you want on the Steam marketplace is far better than grinding 200 hours in other games for packs that are pure RNG.

This is not a predatory model. It is a gatekeeping model. You cannot spend $0 on this game and play it forever for free. But you can spend $20 and play draft for free. You can spend ~$10 (at this moment) and get almost all commons/uncommons you want. I value my time a lot and I don't want to have "daily login" quests anymore. I don't have time for that. This game is not for those type of people. This game is for competitive card players who want the ability to buy exactly what they want without RNG.