This is a persistently online single-player game. Where have I heard that before.

The gameplay is nice, quick and cheerful if somewhat unchallenging. However, being unable to play a single-player game because of server connection issues, my own internet sucking or whatever weird stuff the game is trying to do between turns is a massive downer.

Add to the fact that it really has a go at the GPU despite some fairly basic 3d graphics and it makes me wonder if it isn't just a bitcoin miner in disguise.

Grinding the Shaman, each playthrough slowly unlocking additional cards and depth,

Gameplay felt like a hybrid of Slay the Spire, Magic the Gathering, and good ol' roguelike random exploration :)

So far, 1st impression? DD has cool gfx, and a clean UI. Of course, I'm looking forward to seeing more heroes and events added too, (Perhaps an endless mode in future?)

Thumbs up~

The English translation is so bad it hurts. It hurts my brain. It is not just the translation, but plain sloppyness, where you see words with letters in the wrong order.

The translation on the card descriptions matter a lot... they are so bad that you don't know what the card or relic actually does.

Requires connection to servers to be able to play this single player game. The servers are bad and sometimes you can't connect.

Loses connection to servers during game, freezes, doesn't save.

I haven’t played this very much yet but so far I’m really into it.

I love Slay the Spire and this borrows A LOT of mechanics from that game.

My only real issue so far is a minor one — the English localization could stand to be optimized.

There’s weird phrasing and misspellings all over the place.

Overall though I’d call this a “must buy” if you like Slay the Spire.

I’m also not a huge fan of the “always online” requirement — the first time I tried to play it wouldn’t even start due to a server error but I tried again the next day and it fired right up.

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------EDIT (October 2020): It's unclear whether or not this game has been abandoned due to lack of updates since launch. Please be aware of this. Review below was written at initial launch into Early Access.-----

Devil’s Deck 恶魔秘境 is a roguelite card game that is, thankfully, not another Slay the Spire clone. It reminds me a bit of Valve's Artifact instead. It's an easy game to get into and is quite fun. It's in Early Access right now, so I am sure there will be plenty of changes coming.

There is no tutorial to begin, just a few sentences to get you started into the game right now. But it's very easy to learn and to play, so there shouldn't be any problems for people to dive in and get used to the mechanics.

You will have a choice of 3 characters in the beginning, there's not much of a difference as far as who you choose at the moment. The game is played out on a hex grid, and you select nearby hexes to move to. Some of these contain a chest, while others have an altar, portal, blacksmith, etc. Some are empty as well.

During your gameplay you will encounter a battle every 5 turns. These are either normal enemies or elites. After a while you will come upon a boss enemy. There are currently three floors available. The map is randomly generated each game.

The battles themselves are played out with cards. I definitely think that the card game compares more to Valve's Artifact than with games such as Slay the Spire. I think this is a good thing, because this card game plays out differently from many of the other newly released games that try to be a good STS clone.

You will play the minion cards on the board, each with its own HP and attack power. Then your opponent will add their cards. If they place minions opposite of yours, their minions will take damage. On their turn, it's the reverse. If there are no minions opposite the attacking side, the player/AI character will take damage instead.

Having your health reduced to zero will result in a loss.

Aside from minion cards, you also have other cards that can upgrade them or heal them.

You begin with 1 mana, so you can only play one mana card. Each turn you can burn 1 card to gain extra mana. So it results being you having 2 mana in your second turn, then 3 mana in your third turn, and so on.

The graphics are really good for a card game. Everything is very bright in appearance. It looks really polished for Early Access.

I love the music, it's very relaxing to accompany the game.

This game can be fully played with a mouse.

I think this game has a fair price, compared to other card-based games on Steam. It's 12.49 Euro/14.99 USD at base now. But it's in Early Access, so who knows how high it will eventually get to.

https://youtu.be/B3uCmuT_VHI

Devil’s Deck 恶魔秘境 is a strategy card game featuring randomly generated worlds and an overall game set up that is easy to understand and to get into. It's quite fun and I am enjoying it a lot. Keep in mind that it's in Early Access right now, so the content is a bit limited. There are plans for a lot more additional content from the descriptions on the store page. Hopefully the price doesn't spike too much during the rest of the development phase. Though with what is there, the game already seems rather polished and so I am definitely recommending this one.

Overall score: 8/10

I received the product for free. I did not receive any compensation to write this review. The opinions represented here are entirely my own and were not influenced in any way.

This game was translated and has many typos + mistakes. The levels are a little too short for my taste. Is it fun? yeah I guess but i don't know if that will hold up over time. its kinda like a mix of slay the spire and hearthstone. I'd wait a while before getting it. maybe add it to your wishlish for a sale.

Unique system of progression and one of the better Deckbuilder experiences I've had on Steam in the last 3 years. It's quite appealing to anyone who wants a unique deck builder but also wants to experience more from a card battler than just the usual yugioh style battle system. It turns a standard card battler into something engaging and fun while also giving you achievements to work for that give you rewards for achieving them. Best of all, it provides an in game means of acquiring game currency that is used outside of merchants. Always good.

Changing my review because they've basically broken the whole game. All unlocks reset when you re-launch the game. It forgets your entire campaign progress, and even forgets that you've unlocked higher difficulty levels.

I'm not sure how a developer can be this incompetent.

I'm about 12 hours into this on early access and I'm absolutely hooked. This game scratches that same rogue-like itch as games like Slay the Spire or Risk of Rain. But the gameplay resembles Hearthstone (sometimes too much so). I really like the concept of having to burn one of my cards to gain max mana. In a game like Hearthstone this would bug me since that card would be gone forever, but this game takes a note from other deckbuilding games by shuffling your discard back into your draw pile once it's empty. So you may burn a card once, but odds are you'll see it again once your deck is shuffled. I think that's a great mechanic and it forces you to always think a few moves in advance.

I do find it odd that this connects to a server, which makes latency an issue. Games seem to last longer than they should, with short waits for the server to respond adding up over a full playthrough. With this being a single-player game, I don't understand why this is necessary.

This game is also in dire need of some proofreading in English. There are multiple spelling and grammatical errors, but I would imagine that would be fixed over time.

But server and translation issues aside, this game is just fantastic. I love when a game hooks me in this much in the early days of early access. That means it can only get better from here.

不推荐，游戏性不上不下，游戏发行后几乎实质性的内容没有更新，上一次更新还是在2022年3月23日还是修复bug，已经有将近3个月没有更新了。
我感觉制作方圈一波钱跑路了。重点提示，这个游戏有手游版本，内容一直稳定更新，可能是因为手游是免费+内购的模式，可以赚很多的钱。pc端游是买断制，不赚钱，所以放弃端游跑路了，大概？

It is not recommended, the gameplay is not good, and the substantive content of the game has not been updated after the release.

The last update was on March 23, 2022, and the bug was fixed. It has not been updated for nearly 3 months.

I feel that a wave of money in the production circle has gone away. It is important to remind that this game has a mobile game version, and the content has been updated steadily.

It may be because the mobile game is a free + in-app purchase model, which can make a lot of money. The PC game is a buyout system and does not make money, so the producer gave up the game and ran away, probably?