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This is the game of all time

This is probably the best warhammer 40k game on the market to this day, I still revisit it regularly and it stays engaging throughout. I highly recommend this even if you aren't a fan of turn based strategy because it is something truly unique and satisfying

Buy this game pretty please

This is the perfect game for me! I've always wanted to enjoy a casual rhythm game that is replayable without the songs getting stale, especially one where I have the option to only use the keyboard! I think the way the game uses rhythm is completely unique and a legit way of creating new challenge as well as varying your play style just enough to keep you on your toes. I thought the game was a tad easy for me as I play a lot of rhythm games but the game really picks up starting on loop 2 [especially if you take the +25% song speed increase]. The game is ultra satisfying and stays on the razors edge between simple casual fun and ramping challenge. I think this game is extremely elegant with everything it does to create your experience, from the simple yet funky tracks that are easy to follow the rhythm to. My main complaint with "rhythm games" that I have played is they will constantly swap between giving you notes for the rhythm and notes for the melody and sometimes you can get completely lost, especially with lyrics and this game does neither in the best way possible. Also I really love the non-binary representation with shoxza, all of the characters make me feel comforted and it all really adds to the experience. If it means anything this is pretty much the only game that I didn't skip dialogue for at almost any moment someone was talking to me. THAT'S ANOTHER THING!!! The way you do the text scroll to the rhythm of the music makes it so much more engaging and oddly satisfying to read and be patient with the dialogue IT'S SO GENIUS! anyways I don't want to keep typing for like 2 hours so that's my review, I hope it was convincing for people who want to buy this game because it really is something special. Please support your indie devs!

Trans rights

Castaway station is a unique utilization of the rogue-lite deckbuilding genre. It takes an approach similar to Griftlands with a narrative through-line that you can explore over the course of multiple playthroughs. The cut-scenes are a nice addition that help you get more immersed in the narrative and break up the action.
as far as the mechanical side of things are, they work well, I like the teamwork mechanics and the card crafting. I think the equipment you can take to add sets of cards to your deck are a great way of being able to experiment with different ways of building a deck without needing to get lucky and make the gameplay more accessible.
What I find important in these kinds of games is information clarity, and I think the fact that all of the enemy actions are highlighted as different icons is nice but I think the fact they are all the same color of blue doesn't help the player tell at a glance what the enemy is going to do. The art and style of the game is good, however I want more music to play during gameplay. I think the music in the game, especially the title screen is great but I'd love some more tracks in the game.
I think the way defense works in this game is a lot more engaging than other games in the genre. In Castaway Station you evade attacks entirely and have more opportunities to completely avoid combat under certain conditions which I find more interesting than it deckbuilders with simply just attack and defend where things can turn into a real slug-fest.
I think the slay the spire comparisons to this game are inaccurate, this game really stands on its own in the genre and has distanced itself from many of its contemporaries, again the closest thing I could compare it to is Griftlands and I think even that comparison feels like a stretch. I think there is a lot that makes this game more than just deckbuilder and I can really appreciate the creative decisions.

[bugs that I have run into that will most likely be patched quickly]
-In the shuttle the sound that the various stations make when you highlight them with the mouse remain and constantly play throughout the entirety of the next mission unless you quit to the main menu and resume from there

-On my windows 11 laptop the game would continue to a blackscreen and failed to initiate the into cutscene when I selected "New Game" necessitating reinstallation

Last Kids on Earth: Hit The Deck takes the standard deck-builder format and expands on it in a few interesting and fresh ways. The game takes place over a series of missions where the deck you build over time for each of the 4 playable characters remains throughout the course of the game. It’s refreshing to build a deck in a deck-builder and be able to keep it over more than one play session, continually refine it, and master the play-style. Alongside that, each mission has an interesting extra deck to draw from called the ‘story deck’ where you can draw cards based on your environment that are specific to each mission and use it to your advantage. With all of the interesting unique objectives for each mission, the story deck, and the various mechanics, Hit The Deck is a very fun and fresh take on the deck-building genre.


Mechanics:
Before every mission you start in the tree-house, which acts as a hub or main menu where you can access various mechanics, including: The armory, a place to view your achievements, a custom card crafter, and an upgrading station for all of your gear. The armory is where you can access all of your gear that you’ve earned and upgraded. Before a mission you get a choice to take 2 of many item options (per character) to take on any given mission. These items add a set of 3 cards to your deck that do different things. Some items might add 3 cards to your deck that focus on area damage while another will add status effect cards or evade cards. The Armory lets you build your deck to fit your play-style or the mission you plan to embark on. Each of these items add different cards depending on the character you put them on as well which makes mixing and matching different styles and effects extremely fun and diverse. In each mission after a fight you might get an option to add a card to your character’s deck, you will get a choice of 3 cards that pertain to the character that you are adding cards to. These cards remain in that character’s deck between missions and can help fit that character to better show off their play-style. Something else that you may get while on missions or buy in the tree-house are consumable items. These consumables take the form of yummy snacks that can be the difference between winning and losing a fight.
I’ve mentioned how items and cards pertain to specific characters a lot and this is because with the Teamwork mechanic you can take more than one character on a mission with you. This makes building your deck and what items you take even further and enhances the strategy and fun through the roof! This is a good time to mention the ‘Teamwork” card type, they are cards that act like skill cards that affect one or both members of the party and can add a huge boost to your power. Some give you and your partner energy, or strength, or reduce the cost of cards in their teammates hand. It allows you to set up for extremely powerful turns that can win fights in an instant if you play your cards right (pun intended). Teamwork really opens the game up to a lot of really fun strategies and makes the game a lot more replayable as it allows you to explore each character and give you time to master each of them.

Issues:
I haven’t had very many issues with the game overall. It is stable and never crashed or bugged out on me in any way during my time playing it. There are a few things however that made my experience a little off at times. For example: In the game you use evade cards to evade attacks and sometimes it’s hard to tell how many times an enemy is going to attack you and it makes it difficult to use the right amount of evade cards to avoid damage. Another issue I’ve had with the game is that before a mission starts sometimes it will play a cool cutscene from the animated series of Last Kids on Earth. These cutscenes sometimes stop too short and cut off the cutscene in a jarring way or might feel a little lacking in context or significance. I think this could definitely be fixed in the future to make the story or context more cohesive.



Conclusion:
Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck is worth a shot, especially if you enjoy deck-builders already as it has something new to bring to the table. I personally haven't seen the Show or read the novels but The game did a good job overall introducing me to the characters and premise. It manages to keep you interested in the premise and game as a whole using the various cutscenes from the series that are full of charm and humor. At the same times it’s also extremely accessible and easy to play without needing very much experience with deck-building. I recommend this game!

this game is super awesome! The progression is well paced giving you enough time to master each skill as you earn it. The community is incredibly friendly and almost all of my matches with higher belt players end up with them teaching me some new piece of tech. The gameplay itself is genius and is a truly unique vr experience, there is nothing quite like it!