Creeping Deck: Pharaoh's Curse
- May 9, 2023
- BlanketGames
Get on Steam"Creeping Deck: Pharaoh's Curse" is a deck-building game set in Ancient Egypt where you conquer dungeons, fight mythological creatures, and build your deck with over 100 cards. Each dungeon features a boss, and as you progress, you can upgrade your character and unlock new skills. Chests found in the game contain new cards and artifacts to enhance your deck.
Reviews
- Core gameplay mechanics are solid and provide a good foundation for a deckbuilding experience.
- The game features a lot of synergy and has potential for enjoyable meta-progression, making each run feel meaningful.
- The artwork and character designs are well done, contributing to an aesthetically pleasing experience.
- Power balance is poor, leading to a lack of challenge and inconsistencies in card effectiveness.
- There are numerous UI bugs and issues, such as problems with card drafting and placeholder text appearing for upgrades.
- The game suffers from soft-locking issues and other bugs that can disrupt gameplay, making it frustrating at times.
- gameplay4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally well-received, with solid core mechanics and an engaging experience typical of deckbuilding roguelikes. However, players have reported significant issues, including card distribution halting in later levels and bugs affecting power functionality, which detracts from the overall experience. Improved tooltips could enhance understanding and usability.
“The core gameplay mechanics are good.”
“The game is interesting, and the mechanics work well.”
“Gameplay is decently done; with some better tooltips, it compares favorably to your standard deckbuilding roguelike.”
“Gameplay is decently done, but with some better tooltips, it could compare more favorably to your standard deckbuilding roguelike.”
“There are mechanic bugs; powers seem to not be working correctly.”
- music3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music and sound effects are generally considered standard and not particularly noteworthy, with some players opting to lower the volume. However, the background music is described as pleasant and non-repetitive, contributing positively to the overall aesthetic experience of the game, though some users suggest it could benefit from a higher volume.
“The music fills in the background without becoming annoying or repetitive.”
“It needs minor optimizations like higher music volume, at least for me, but overall a beautiful gem with high replayability without boredom and nice graphics. One of the most aesthetic cards and event drawings I have ever seen in my 100+ card battler games.”
“The music and sound effects are nothing to shout about; standard fare, but I turn the volume down anyways, so no biggie.”
“It needs minor optimizations like higher music volume, at least for me, but overall a beautiful gem with high replayability without boredom and nice graphics. One of the most aesthetic cards and event drawings I have ever seen in my 100+ card battler games.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the game to have high replayability, comparing it favorably to titles like "Monster Train" and "Slay the Spire." Despite some minor optimization suggestions, the game's aesthetic appeal and engaging mechanics contribute to a captivating experience that keeps players coming back.
“It needs minor optimizations like higher music volume, at least for me, but overall a beautiful gem with high replayability without boredom and nice graphics. One of the most aesthetic card and event drawings I have ever seen in my 100+ card battler games.”
“Play Breach Wanderers, Monster Train, or Slay the Spire until this becomes more playable.”
“The lack of variety in gameplay makes it hard to want to replay.”
“Once you've seen the content, there's little incentive to go back.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their beautiful artwork that complements the game's theme, featuring some of the most aesthetic card and event designs seen in the genre. While minor optimizations are suggested, the overall visual presentation contributes to a highly replayable and engaging experience.
“The artwork is well done and pairs perfectly with the theme of the game.”
“Overall, it's a beautiful gem with high replayability and nice graphics. It features some of the most aesthetic card and event drawings I have ever seen in my 100+ card battler games.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has improved significantly, with developers addressing high GPU usage issues. While minor adjustments, such as increasing music volume, are still needed, players appreciate the overall aesthetic quality and replayability of the game.
“The developers appear to have fixed the issue that was causing high GPU usage.”
“It needs minor optimizations, like higher music volume, but overall it's a beautiful gem with high replayability and nice graphics. It's one of the most aesthetic card and event drawings I have ever seen in my 100+ card battler games.”
“Overall, the game runs smoothly and the optimizations have significantly improved the experience.”
“The game needs significant optimizations; it often struggles with performance issues that detract from the overall experience.”
“There are still many areas where optimization is lacking, leading to frustrating lag and stuttering during gameplay.”
“Despite its potential, the game suffers from poor optimization, which makes it difficult to enjoy the beautiful graphics and engaging mechanics.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users report that the stability of the game is compromised by card effects that are either moderately buggy or suffer from poor translation and explanation, leading to confusion.
“Card effects are either moderately buggy or poorly translated/explained; it's hard to tell which is the issue.”
“The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable at times.”
“I often experience lag and glitches that disrupt the gameplay experience.”
