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Relief

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35%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:story
60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

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Relief is a single player tactical role playing game with fantasy and thriller themes. It was developed by Billiontail and was released on June 22, 2026. It received neutral reviews from players.

Relief is a deckbuilding roguelike set in a post–Journey to the West world. As the awakened heir of the Green Bull Demon (Azure Ox), you'll fight alongside five unique spirits, collect cards and artifacts, and craft powerful builds to carve out your own legend. FIVE UNIQUE SPIRIT COMPANIONS Each features its own cards and brings a distinct combat style to the fight. Lu Wei: Transforms troublesome …

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60%Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews
gameplay2 positive mentions
  • Offers a fresh take on roguelike deckbuilders with a unique 14-day act progression system and diverse character kits.
  • Developer is responsive and actively patches issues, improving user experience.
  • Aesthetically pleasing art style and immersive atmosphere that appeals to deckbuilding enthusiasts.
  • Feels very similar to Slay the Spire with some characters and mechanics closely resembling existing ones, lacking major innovation.
  • Game balance issues exist, especially with certain characters and late-game bosses, making some playstyles frustrating.
  • UI problems on ultrawide screens and forced dialogue are annoying, although patches have addressed some concerns.

  • story

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story includes an enchanting system and periodic missions that add some engagement, but certain quests can feel frustrating due to challenging requirements and inconsistent rewards. Overall, the narrative activities provide moments of fun but can be hindered by difficulty and reward reliability.

  • gameplay

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay features unique mechanics such as elemental interactions between spells, adding strategic depth, though players are still exploring effective ways to build around them. The character's kit draws inspiration from Magic: The Gathering, offering a fresh experience compared to other characters in the game.

    • “She has other interesting mechanics like different elemental types on spells, where heat and frost consume each other, but I haven't successfully built around those cards yet.”
    • “Her kit reminds me a little bit of some mechanics from Magic: The Gathering, but not any other characters from this game or Slay the Spire.”

  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are highly praised for their aesthetically pleasing and unique art style, offering a fresh visual theme that fans of roguelike deck builders, especially those inspired by Slay the Spire, will appreciate. The attractive character and card designs enhance the overall gaming experience.

    • “I know playing a game based on how attractive the characters and images on the cards are is not exactly the best, but this one is so aesthetically pleasing I can't help but talk about it.”
    • “Interesting game and well made, honestly recommend any fan of roguelike deck builders who want a new art style theme inspired by Slay the Spire.”

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is highly immersive and engaging, enhancing the overall experience, especially for fans of deckbuilding games.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is well-optimized with no crashes reported, though some users experience brief freezing moments when starting battles. Overall, performance is stable with minor hiccups.

    • “I had zero crashes; the only performance issue I experienced was the game freezing for a second when starting a battle.”
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Relief is a tactical role playing game with fantasy and thriller themes. Common tags for Relief include turn-based, indie, roguelite, deckbuilding, mythology and others.

Relief is available on PC and Windows.

Relief was released on June 22, 2026.

Relief was developed by Billiontail.

Relief has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Relief for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Relief is a single player game.

Similar games include Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles, Breach Wanderers, Demon's Mirror, SpellRogue, Cross Blitz and others.