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Cobalt Core

95% positive of 4,097 Steam reviews

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Released
2023
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam

Made by Rocket Rat Games. Published by Brace Yourself Games.

About the game

A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

Tagged by players

  • Roguelike Deckbuilder
  • Card Game
  • Tactical RPG
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Turn-Based Tactics
  • Roguelike
  • Grid-Based Movement
  • Space
  • Deckbuilding
  • Sci-fi
  • Logic
  • Tactical

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Overwhelmingly Positive

What players say

  • Recommended
    If Cobalt Core isn't the best roguelike deckbuilding game available out there, it's clearly the most charming one. I was surpringly into the story thanks to the endearing characters and their overall goofiness, and I absolutely loved the end. I honestly didn't expect to get emotionnal by playing a roguelike deckbuilding game, and yet I had watery eyes more than once. Which is in no small part thanks to the music :…

    41 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    This is a really fun roguelike deckbuilder. It's not as big or ambitious as Slay the Spire, but it has some cool ideas, like moving around in space to dodge attacks or target enemies' weak spots. Highly recommended!

    14 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 2 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    “We are brutal space raiders but what if we’re also very owo about it?” -Dizzy Cobalt Core is a little card-roguelike timekiller wrapped up in a cutesy pixel art aesthetic. X-Factor Takes the roguelike card battler formula and adds positioning as a core mechanic. Gameplay If you don’t know what a roguelike card battler is, let me refresh your memory: You have a number of energy points to play your cards, cards do…

    14 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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