Draconian Wars

About

Draconian Wars is an online card game that offers a new level of strategic challenge. Players engage in combat and manage limited resources in a battle for control of the exotic continent of Hyperborea. The Draconians and Technocrats fight for dominance, with the former drawing power from the earth and the latter from carbon and steel. The outcome will depend on each player's tactical prowess and ability to outmaneuver their opponent.

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44%

Audience ScoreBased on 34 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

The game offers a unique and innovative experience in the CCG genre, with strategic depth and a variety of viable deck builds.
Once players understand the mechanics, the game becomes rewarding and engaging, providing a rich play style with numerous tactical decisions.
The developers are responsive to community feedback and actively work on improving the game, which shows promise for future updates and expansions.

The learning curve is steep, making it difficult for new players to grasp the complex mechanics and rules, leading to frustration and confusion.
The user interface is poorly designed, with card readability issues that require constant zooming in and out, detracting from the overall experience.
The AI can be inconsistent and sometimes freezes during gameplay, which can lead to unplayable situations and disrupt the flow of matches.

gameplay
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
76%
10%
The gameplay of the game is characterized by its complex mechanics and strategic depth, requiring significant time investment to fully grasp. While the tutorials are helpful, many players find the learning curve steep and the control interface unintuitive, leading to confusion during matches. Despite these challenges, the game offers a rich and innovative card-playing experience that appeals to fans of collectible card games, though it differs in pace and style from more mainstream titles like Magic: The Gathering and Hearthstone.
- “This should be quite a good game - you have a collectible (purely through playing the game) card game with some pretty innovative gameplay - your 'mana', life, spells, troops, equipment, and the fortunes of war are all represented by the one pack of 50 cards chosen from your collection.”
- “Once you understand the mechanics, the game becomes very rich in play style and possibilities.”
- “As an avid CCG player, I feel Draconian Wars brings a refreshing twist to the card games genre; the mechanics are well thought out and quite fun.”
- “None of the mechanics are very intuitive, but I also found that the game was not very good at teaching the control interface either, and I found myself just kind of mashing at things more than once.”
- “I found after completing the tutorials I still didn't understand many of the mechanics, and my first couple of matches with AI opponents I found frustratingly difficult and unable to follow what was happening.”
- “That said, Draconian Wars has a thoroughly steep learning curve, and it will take many hours before you feel even remotely comfortable with all of the different mechanics.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
80%
20%
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their quality, with users highlighting the appealing visuals, well-designed artwork on the cards, and an engaging interface. The overall presentation contributes positively to the gameplay experience, making it accessible for new players.
- “The artwork on the cards is good, the presentation of lore was engaging, and I've enjoyed other fantasy-based card games on Steam such as Magic: The Gathering and Spectromancer.”
- “First of all, it is graphically well made.”
- “The interface and card playing arena have really nice graphics, and I was able to start picking up the rules relatively fast.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players feel that the single-player mode lacks depth, necessitating extensive grinding to collect all the cards.
- “The single player mode isn't deep enough to collect all the cards; you have to keep grinding through games.”
- “Grinding feels repetitive and tedious, making it hard to stay engaged with the game.”
- “The amount of grinding required to progress is overwhelming and detracts from the overall enjoyment.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with numerous bugs that render it nearly unplayable for many users.
- “It is incredibly buggy, to the point where it is nearly unplayable.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is generally considered decent, complementing the visually appealing cards and well-designed battlefield.
- “The cards look nice, the battlefield is well thought out, and the music is decent.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere evokes a sense reminiscent of "Infinity War," blending epic themes with a dynamic combat system that incorporates elements similar to Magic: The Gathering's spell stacking.
- “The atmosphere reminds me a bit of Infinity Wars, and the combat system and spell stacks are a little bit like Magic: The Gathering.”