Tendryll
- April 30, 2024
- Brute Farce
Get on Steam"Tendryll is a single-player strategy game, described as a combination of Slay the Spire and Into the Breach. Assemble a team of heroes, each with their own move deck and unique abilities, to battle corrupted Tendryll. Coordinate your heroes' moves and attacks to overcome deadly enemies, traps, and environmental hazards in this turn-based tactics roguelike deckbuilder."
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a unique blend of roguelike deckbuilding and tactical combat, providing a fresh take on the genre.
- The art style is beautiful and well-polished, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
- Gameplay is engaging and challenging, with a good balance of strategy and randomness that keeps players invested.
- The game suffers from balance issues, particularly with boss fights and card draw mechanics, leading to frustrating experiences.
- Players often feel that the randomness can undermine strategic planning, making it difficult to succeed even with well-thought-out builds.
- As an early access title, the game currently lacks sufficient content and variety, which may lead to repetitive gameplay.
- gameplay16 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a unique blend of Slay the Spire-style mechanics and classic auto-battler elements, offering engaging and challenging experiences with a solid progression system through card rewards and relics. While some mechanics may require balancing and can be frustrating, the game features interesting characters and unique enemy designs that encourage strategic thinking. Overall, players find the gameplay fun and exciting, with potential for future enhancements.
“Great mix of Slay the Spire style mechanics with a classic auto-battler.”
“The gameplay loop is solid and progression is tangible in card rewards and relics.”
“Unique, very challenging enemies that use interesting mechanics and who pose a serious threat to players, forcing them to truly think through every situation.”
“The gameplay is absolutely cruel where you have no choice but to take damage.”
“The game might need some balance or mechanics tweaks, but which ones might be debatable.”
“This mechanic is fine overall, but can be frustrating at times.”
- music4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The music in the game has been criticized for feeling empty and contributing to a hollow experience, particularly during gameplay. While players acknowledge the game's early access status and the small development team, they express hope for an improved original soundtrack that could enhance the overall atmosphere and gameplay experience.
“One large factor that seemed to almost instantly improve the experience was when I replaced the background music.”
“I understand that the game is in early access and it's a very small team that is making the game, and I say this with no malice, but the background music feels very empty and leads to a hollow feeling throughout the whole run.”
“However, I believe this can be easily fixed, and I look forward to seeing an original soundtrack developed.”
“I understand that the game is in early access and it's a very small team that is making the game, and I say this with no malice, but the background music is very empty and leads to a hollow feeling throughout the whole run.”
“One large factor that seemed to almost instantly go away was when I replaced the background music.”
“I feel the main reason for this is a mix of the card draw and deck management feeling cumbersome, the lack of a range of music, and bosses feeling way too tanky, even as a boss enemy.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are highly praised for their amazing art style and beauty, contributing to a smooth gameplay experience. Players appreciate the visual appeal alongside the challenging and rewarding combat mechanics in this fantastic deckbuilder.
“The art style is amazing, and the combat is challenging yet rewarding.”
“A fantastic deckbuilder with beautiful graphics, smooth gameplay, and interesting choices.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be slow-paced and tedious, particularly noting that the card abilities contribute to a frustrating experience.
“As of now, the gameplay is a little too slow and card abilities are a little too tedious.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The story involves players selecting two heroes for each mission, suggesting a narrative that emphasizes teamwork and character dynamics, with a minimum of four heroes available to enhance gameplay variety.
“The story feels disjointed and lacks a coherent narrative arc.”
“Character development is shallow, making it hard to connect with anyone.”
“The plot twists are predictable and fail to create any real suspense.”
