Deck Casters

About

Deck Casters is a deck-building, real-time strategy game based on Console game title ArmaGallant: Decks of Destiny which sold 60,000 copies. (This game is the Worldwide Winner of WarGaming Labs Development Contest)

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

27%

Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews

replayability1 positive mentions

story2 negative mentions

Deck Casters offers a unique blend of deck-building and real-time strategy gameplay, providing a fresh experience for fans of both genres.
The game features a wide variety of characters and cards, allowing for diverse deck customization and strategic play.
Visually appealing environments and cool character models enhance the overall gaming experience.

The game suffers from significant technical issues, including poor optimization and a lack of online players, making it difficult to enjoy multiplayer features.
The tutorial is inadequate, leaving new players confused and struggling to understand the game mechanics.
Many cards feel similar, leading to a lack of depth in gameplay, and the single-player mode does not provide a compelling experience.

gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The gameplay of "Deck Casters" combines deckbuilding with fast-paced RTS and MOBA elements, offering a fun experience with significant replay value. However, the lack of meaningful mechanics, such as elemental synchronicity and card strengths or weaknesses, leads to unbalanced deck creation. Additionally, the tutorial is minimal and fails to effectively teach players the game's fundamentals, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “Deck Casters brings deckbuilding to life with fast-paced RTS gameplay and tactical combat.”
- “The mix of deck building, RTS, and MOBA gameplay works so well to create a fun game with a ton of replay value.”
- “Variety of gameplay with 2 maps and 100 cards.”
- “Deck Casters is underwhelming and lackluster, in mechanics and content.”
- “The game allows players to combine any cards into their deck with no incentive to match certain monster or spell cards, as there is little to no elemental synchronicity, no strengths when combining certain cards, and no weaknesses to prevent players from creating mechanically broken decks.”
- “There is very little effort put into the gameplay of Deck Casters and even less effort put towards the game's tutorial, which consists of a small amount of text highlighting areas of the screen, and the overall lore of the game world - even more text that doesn't offer much to expand on the concept of the story and its themes.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story aspect of *deck casters* has been criticized for lacking depth and engagement, with users noting the absence of a dedicated campaign or story mode. The minimal tutorial and sparse lore fail to provide a meaningful narrative experience, leaving players wanting more substance and context.
- “I was expecting a story mode or campaign.”
- “There is very little effort put into the gameplay of deck casters and even less effort put towards the game's tutorial, which consists of a small amount of text highlighting areas of the screen, and the overall lore of the game world - even more text that doesn't offer much to expand on the concept of the story and its themes.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players appreciate the combination of deck building, RTS, and MOBA elements, which contributes to a highly enjoyable experience with significant replay value.
- “The mix of deck building, RTS, and MOBA gameplay works so well to create a fun game with a ton of replay value.”