Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse

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Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse is a single player tactical role playing game with fantasy and post-apocalyptic themes. It was developed by EXLIX and was released on June 26, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

STORYAt the end of the 21st century, world was engulfed in great war and human civilization had come to an end. Handful of people who escaped from the devastation of the war hid themselves in a huge bunker, then hundreds of years have passed. The door of the bunker is finally opened after 500 years of seclusion, the people cut off from outer world are confronted with world that has completely chan…

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Audience ScoreBased on 40 reviews

story7 positive mentions

Deep and engaging narrative with rich world-building and multiple story branches that make each playthrough unique and immersive.
Innovative deck-building mechanics combined with RPG elements and wide character and deck variety, providing extensive replay value and strategic depth.
Highly addictive gameplay that captures the 'one more round' feeling, supported by a large array of events, quests, and a rewarding progression system without pay-to-win elements.

The difficulty spikes significantly after completing normal mode, with random curses making deck-building frustrating and sometimes feel unfair or exploitative.
Repetitive map tiles and lack of clear information on some game mechanics (such as curse effects or card categories) can cause player confusion and annoyance.
Visual art style may feel amateurish or unimpressive after extended play, and some localization issues and bugs/mistranslations detract from the experience.

story
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is praised for its depth, world-building, and the variety of branching quests that significantly enhance the deck-building experience. While many appreciate the rich narrative and its integration with gameplay, some find that heavy emphasis on the story can become repetitive after multiple runs, and a few would prefer an option to play without the story. Overall, the narrative is regarded as a unique and engaging element that sets the game apart within its genre.
- “The story is amazing, and the world-building is great.”
- “I love the huge range of plots you can go down, quests you can solve, great variety of decks, the fun little secrets you can discover, and just how big and expansive the world feels.”
- “Epic story with various routes going multiple ways; it's like a card roguelite in the Fallout universe.”
- “Since there is a very high emphasis on the narrative of the story, running it multiple times (especially the starting 'main story') might become boring after a bit.”
- “Love the game, hate the story.”
- “Please give us a no story option to play.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The gameplay is praised for its meaningful choices, refreshing mechanics, enjoyable combat, and extensive customization options, contributing to an entertaining narrative. However, some players find it becomes stale due to a reliance on defense status effect builds.
- “The choices are very meaningful and the game mechanics are refreshing.”
- “Entertaining story/narrative, easy mechanics, vast customization, and highly enjoyable combat.”
- “This also causes many builds to be pigeonholed into a defense status effect dependent deck and makes gameplay stale.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are consistently praised as very good and visually appealing, complementing the exceptional story and music. Overall, the game's visuals are well-received and enhance the immersive experience.
- “Very good graphics and exceptionally good story and music with all sorts of events and characters.”
- “Great graphics and sound.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's humor is enhanced by amusing cameos of celebrities like Gordon Ramsay and Bear Grylls, along with clever pop culture references such as "slavemon," making random events entertaining and adding to the overall experience.
- “Featuring cameos of Gordon Ramsay, Bear Grylls, and others, as well as references to other things ('slavemon' for example, lol), make these random events quite funny sometimes and add to the experience.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music is highly praised for enhancing the overall experience, complementing the game's strong story and diverse events and characters.
- “Very good graphics and exceptionally good story and music, with all sorts of events and characters.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers a high level of replayability, providing players with numerous opportunities to enjoy it multiple times.
- “Lots of replay value.”