Aliosso

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Aliosso is a single player tactical strategy game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by fiorettos and was released on January 30, 2026. It received very positive reviews from players.

Aliosso is a turn-based roguelike all about combining tiles and cards to win battles and survive a perilous journey across the desert of Samsara. TILES! Customize your tiles: place a rune, increase their trigger value, set an edition, or change their type entirely! Find the right cards that synergize with your tiles, and turn that Power into devastating strikes. CARDS! Cards represent run-al…

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91%

Audience ScoreBased on 22 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Innovative dice/deck-building roguelike mechanics with deep combo strategies and multiple viable builds.
Strong replayability with diverse characters, unique cards, prayers, and various customization options.
Engaging gameplay that blends familiar elements from games like Balatro and Slay the Spire with its own unique setting and mechanics.

Gameplay can feel overly dependent on luck, especially with early drops and late-game combos leading to inconsistent runs.
Presentation and UI issues including unclear item descriptions, slow turn resolutions for large combos, and occasional bugs or freezes.
Some players find the difficulty balancing inconsistent, citing parts of the game as too easy and others requiring extreme high rolls for success.

gameplay
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
72%
14%
The gameplay features a deep and engaging deckbuilding mechanic centered around combo-based tile play, offering both accessibility and complexity with diverse ways to strategize and unlock content over multiple runs. Its mechanics, inspired by Balatro but with unique adaptations like a water-based mana system and class-specific cards, provide rich tactical depth and replayability. While the low starting health on initial characters can limit early experimentation, the overall interplay of mechanics creates a compelling and rewarding experience.
- “Mechanics are easy to grasp but have depth, with numerous things to unlock over many runs, so replayability seems good too.”
- “Aliosso’s combat mechanics are easy to understand, but wildly complex in the sheer diversity of ways in which they can be approached.”
- “Where aliosso excels, however, is in how players can twist this basic mechanic into absurd combinations.”
- “Just because mechanics can be added doesn’t mean their addition is always necessarily to the game’s benefit.”
- “- Health feels too low on the beginning character to experiment with some of the -hp risk reward mechanics.”
- “To be clear, the mechanics are all there really is to Aliosso.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
80%
20%
The game features a charming 90's-inspired art style with polished, slick animations that enhance the gameplay experience. Despite minor issues like spelling errors, the graphics are visually appealing, varied, and contribute to the game's depth and overall enjoyment.
- “I really enjoy the art style and variety of this hidden gem.”
- “I really connected to this in loads of ways, absolutely lovely 90's graphics and animation, truly well thought out gameplay and an absolute ton of depth.”
- “The animations are really slick and the art style honestly looks great — everything feels polished and satisfying to watch while you play.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The game lacks a traditional written narrative, instead allowing players to create their own unique story through the decisions they make and the path they choose, making each run a personalized experience.
- “Setting aside the actual contents of the deck, the story each run tells and the decisions the player makes to get there are fundamental to the experience of playing this game.”
- “There is no real story, beyond the story the player crafts for themselves.”
- “There is no real story, beyond the story the player crafts for themselves.”
- “While there may not be a written story, or a particular path the game advocates following, which path and which decisions the player makes have as much impact on the shape their deck takes as the contents of their deck.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music and sound design tend to be unobtrusive, allowing players to focus elsewhere, but they do not particularly stand out. Overall, the audio aspect is functional but lacks memorable or engaging qualities.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game experiences stability issues such as freezes and soft-stops, notably when opening the deck during battle resolution, which can cause progression buttons to disappear and halt gameplay.
- “Freezes and soft-stops (e.g., if you open your deck whilst a battle is resolving, the button to progress to the next level disappears).”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers strong replayability due to its easy-to-learn yet deep mechanics and a wide variety of unlockable content available across multiple playthroughs.
- “Mechanics are easy to grasp but have depth, with numerous things to unlock over many runs, so replayability seems good too.”