The Lost Glitches

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The Lost Glitches is a multiplayer tactical role playing game with a anime theme. It was developed by Honig Studios GmbH and was released on April 29, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Easy to Start. Tactical to Master. The Lost Glitches is a tactical card battler built to respect your time. We stripped away the barriers so you can get straight to the fight. Whether you are a genre veteran or a newcomer, the gameplay is designed to be accessible instantly. There is no steep learning curve preventing you from your first win, but the strategic ceiling ensures that mastery is a l…

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73%

Audience ScoreBased on 207 reviews

gameplay30 positive mentions

stability71 negative mentions

The art style is unique, vibrant, and highly praised, delivering a strong cyberpunk aesthetic with detailed character designs and immersive visuals.
Gameplay offers strategic depth combining familiar mechanics from popular TCGs with unique features like a skill tree and abilities usable during both players' turns, creating fast-paced and engaging matches.
The developers are responsive and active within the community, frequently patching issues and incorporating player feedback, fostering a friendly and supportive player environment.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and technical issues including glitches in gameplay functions, UI clunkiness, crashes, and confusing turn phases that hinder the player experience.
The onboarding and tutorial systems are insufficient, often failing to adequately explain mechanics, card effects, and game phases, which can alienate new players.
The matchmaking and progression systems are unbalanced and grind-heavy, leading to frustrating experiences like unfair matches, long queues, and slow rank advancement.

gameplay
113 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
69%
4%
The gameplay of this cyberpunk-themed TCG blends familiar mechanics from titles like MTG and Hearthstone with unique elements such as a "glitches" system and customizable hero abilities, offering strategic depth and fast-paced, tactical matches. While praised for its thoughtful design, artistic style, and rewarding skill-based play, it is also criticized for bugs, clunky UI, slow pacing, and occasional balance issues that hinder the overall experience. Despite these flaws, many find the gameplay engaging and promising, especially as an evolving game with room for further refinement.
- “Gameplay-wise, it’s not just about building the strongest deck — you’ll need to think several turns ahead, manage glitches (a clever mechanic that adds unpredictability), and adapt to your character’s class and build.”
- “The gameplay is smooth, strategic, and highly rewarding, with fast-paced matches that keep you thinking and engaged.”
- “Everything from the mechanics to the deck-building feels thoughtfully designed and well-balanced.”
- “The minimal gameplay is just a veneer, a thin skin wrapped around a predatory, mobile-style cash shop.”
- “Boring gameplay, bad card balance, and difficulty with matchmaking.”
- “Played a few matches and it's rough out there, had to surrender one match because a card wouldn't resolve properly and me and my opponent got tired of emoting at each other. As other reviews have stated, this game is basically just copying the mechanics of a bunch of other online CCGs and slamming them together. They do have a few unique things like a customizable set of three hero abilities and the heroes having their own mana pool, but if you've played online card games for a while now, nothing gameplay-wise will leave you shocked or impressed.”
stability
71 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The Lost Glitches offers deep strategic gameplay and striking cyberpunk visuals but suffers from numerous bugs, frequent freezes, and a clunky, unintuitive UI that hampers smooth play. Stability issues, including glitches during matches that affect outcomes, detract from the overall experience despite the game’s strong core mechanics and supportive community.
- “The game has a lot of problems, not in the game design space, but in the dev area: lots of bugs, game freezes a lot, UI/UX problems, feels clunky.”
- “True to the name, the game has plenty of glitches to prevent you from actually seeing what is happening in the game.”
- “It's buggy, in minor and detrimental ways, I personally despise this UI so far, not even being able to filter by ascending and descending mana costs when deckbuilding?”
graphics
69 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
54%
42%
4%
The game features stunning, unique cyberpunk and glitchy artwork praised for its vibrant, stylish, and immersive visuals that blend influences like Hades and Artifact with anime and steampunk aesthetics. While the graphics and animations are generally smooth and atmospheric, some users note minor issues with the interface and pacing, but overall the game’s art style is considered one of its strongest and most appealing aspects.
- “The art style is clean and unique, cyberpunk vibes are on point, animations are smooth, and the whole thing just looks and feels great.”
- “The visuals are phenomenal, it really scratches a good itch when you get a cool looking card and try and build synergies that allow you to use it just for the sake of looking at it.”
- “The lost glitches has buttery-smooth animations, a killer art style that oozes personality, and strategic gameplay that's sure to make time fly by!”
- “The graphics are too visually loud; I can feel myself getting tired.”
- “Aside from the improvements that it needs to have regarding the visuals of the games, like certain animations for the legendary cards and its voice lines, and my complaint on the card acquisition mechanics (which is a little bit harder because you can only get the cards that you want through pure RNG pack opening and nothing more).”
- “Alright where do we begin: battle music sucks, artwork is amazing, but no legendary cars, epic cars or rare cards; heroes on cards too plain; the battle board is wack, zero cyberpunk elements on boards; 'word' glitches, yes a lot of weird glitches and effects; after a few battles makes you dizzy; battles are very boring; every card is almost the same; your 35 cards and opponents same cards; you don’t see anything special in card system compared to games like Runeterra or Witcher card game.”
music
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
48%
14%
The music in the game receives mixed feedback, with some praising its fit to the cyberpunk and dystopian theme and its ability to enhance immersion, while others find it repetitive, bland, or even annoying during gameplay. Although the soundtrack is appreciated for its indie style and mood-setting qualities, many players desire more variety and a better overall battle music experience.
- “The art is clean, the music fits, and matches are quick but tense.”
- “What really elevates the experience is the stunning visual style, clean interface, and amazing soundtrack that pulls you into its world.”
- “The animations are smooth, the soundtrack is on point, very indie gaming style, and the overall presentation pulls you in right from the start; you feel like part of the story at the tutorial level.”
- “Needs better music during gameplay.”
- “The music is pretty bland.”
- “The battle music sucks.”
story
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
31%
46%
23%
The story is praised for its intriguing cyberpunk setting and integration with gameplay, offering a unique and evolving narrative that engages lore fans. While some players hoped for deeper RPG elements tied directly to cards, the game invites players to craft their own story through strategic deck-building and immersive themes. Though still unfolding and needing some polish, the storytelling remains a strong and compelling aspect of the experience.
- “Been waiting for a game like this forever… it hits every aspect of hacking culture with stunning visuals, amazing gameplay, stellar storytelling and a great community… what more can one ask for?”
- “This game is a surprisingly fresh take on the digital card game genre, set in a gritty cyberpunk world where corrupted data and rogue programs form the core of both the gameplay and story.”
- “Seems like a good deck builder, but personally I was interested in the promise of RPG mechanics where 'your cards tell your story,' which is completely missing.”
- “The story is still unfolding (and could use more polish in places), but there’s enough intrigue to keep lore fans engaged.”
- “☐ no story”
monetization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
The monetization of the game draws polarized opinions, with some users criticizing it as a greedy, toxic mobile-style cash grab heavily integrated into gameplay, while others find it relatively generous and fair compared to similar games. There are concerns about pay-to-win elements and shady crypto/NFT associations, but some appreciate the solid trading card game experience despite these issues.
- “So far, the monetization is the biggest reason behind the art on why you should play.”
- “I don't have any issues with the monetization, as it is p2w friendly, but the whole crypto/nft aspect prior to launching on Steam is definitely a little shady.”
- “This is the best new CCG in years, and the monetization is pretty generous compared to the others (other than Legends of Runeterra, but that game gave away so much free stuff that they had to discontinue PvP support, so maybe that's a good thing).”
- “This "game" is riddled with toxic mobile app microtransactions in the nasty real money cash shop that's integrated into every aspect of this shallow garbage.”
- “"The Lost Glitches" is yet another nasty mobile-style cash grab cluttering Steam.”
- “Ignoring the greedy mobile-tier monetization and toxic cash shop, this is just a mobile app masquerading as a PC game (I guess just rejected from the app stores or something).”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
83%
Grinding in the game is widely seen as tedious and time-consuming, with slow in-game currency earnings pushing players toward expensive real-money purchases. While free-to-play access to all cards is possible, obtaining them through pack-based acquisition demands extensive grinding, making the process feel overly grindy and potentially discouraging for many players.
- “As I said, you earn very little currency from duels, and if you don’t plan on dedicating your life to grinding, you’re encouraged to buy things from the in-game shop with real money — and the prices are steep.”
- “Update: the ranked system really needs to be reworked, because right now it is super grindy.”
- “No need to buy the game and you can access literally all of the cards through free to play by grinding in-game currency, but it can be very tedious because card acquisition is only through packs (I hope they'll add more ways in the future, like how the crafting system works in Hearthstone).”
atmosphere
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
80%
20%
The game's atmosphere is praised for its unique, immersive quality, enhanced by vibrant anime-style graphics and a fitting soundtrack. While some find the animations and interface somewhat rough, the overall cozy and friendly vibe, along with strong character design, offers an enjoyable experience, even for those new to deck-building games.
- “Vibrant anime-style graphics and an atmospheric soundtrack create immersion, but animations and the interface feel rough.”
- “Great atmosphere and character design; had a good time playing it even though I'm usually not a big fan of deck-building games.”
- “Cozy, friendly atmosphere, especially for newbies.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers extensive optimization options through a wide variety of skills and strategic mana use, enhancing deck customization and gameplay depth. However, some users feel the UI could be further optimized for a smoother experience.
- “I have thousands of hours on card games, so in my opinion, it just needs some UI optimization and more cards.”
- “The ability to save up mana on your turns and use it during the opponent’s turn, combined with picking 3 skills from over 50 different ones, adds a lot of variety and optimization for different deck types, which is super fun to experiment with.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users appreciate the game's unique approach to character development, praising its atmosphere and design while enjoying how it integrates character growth with deck-building mechanics, offering a fresh experience even for those not typically drawn to this genre.
- “Great atmosphere and character design, had a good time playing it even though I'm usually not a big fan of deck building games.”
- “As a game designer, I appreciate how it challenges conventional TCG norms by intertwining character development with deck construction.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor is well-received, with users finding it genuinely funny and enjoyable.
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional aspect of the game is strengthened by the genuine kindness and approachability of the developers, founders, and community managers, fostering a wholesome and supportive community environment.

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The Lost Glitches is a tactical role playing game with anime theme.

The Lost Glitches is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing The Lost Glitches.

The Lost Glitches was released on April 29, 2025.

The Lost Glitches was developed by Honig Studios GmbH.

The Lost Glitches has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its stability.

The Lost Glitches is a multiplayer game.

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