Card Crawl 2

this is a fantastic sequel to a fantastic game. the original card crawl is what got me to understand that mobile games could good. that being said, from a dev who allows you to just buy all their other games, the fact that that you cant buy this one is insulting. add on top of it that it offers a subscription to this one game. progression is impossible, ive won 20 games and found absolutely zero chests, the main thing you need to do anything in this game. wasted potential :/

A fantastic sequel to Card Crawl 1 that increases the complexity of the game, makes it more variable and random, as well as the amount of skill needed to overcome its hardest challenges. buying both of the pouch upgrades to increase the coin limit to 1500 (which is the max price for unlocking the final heroes) cost me just under $20 CAD which kinda means this mobile game costs $20 CAD: and this is a fair price for how many hours I've gotten out of it. ( probably around 100+ so far)

haven't played such a good and aesthetic game for a long time. I haven't played the first part, but this one is very interesting! sometimes it lacks some clarity about some mechanics, but after several hours you'll grasp most of the basics anyways. Thank you, devs, for this game! ✌️👍❤️

I'm a fan of the dev's past games, and this one is no exception. Very polished game with incredible artwork and engaging gameplay. There seems to be a lot of hard work put into this game. I knock stars off because the monetization model is not great. Ads are optional, but there are several IAPs, including needing to spend $8 total to maximize your "gold pouch". I'm also not a huge fan of monthly subscriptions to remove ads. I'd much rather have the option to pay a larger one time purchase.

Was looking for this type of game. One of the best game.

nice

Awesome addicting fun! Unique heroes that cater to different play styles (99¢ ea) Treasure Imp is OP. Unlockable character relics buffs. VERY satisfying strategic gameplay loop: managing columns of cards to reveal and position cards to trigger damage chains with card synergies and managing action points for strategic card draws. Easy learning curve, adjustable difficulty, No intrusive ads. Quick game sessions make it easy to play a little or a lot in one sitting. ❤️ unlockable cards & variants.

4 and a half stars. The game has more mechanics and customization than the first Card Crawl, making it much more interesting. If you are planning on paying, I'd imagine that the subscription system is quite annoying. However, you can technically obtain most things in the game for free by utilizing the fact that treasure chests can push you over the gold limit.

Good game but I have to mark it down because of the timers and monetization - I even paid for a month subscription and it didn't change the timers. There's a 9 hour cool down to buy stuff in the shop but a big part of the strategy of the game is collecting gold and you have a tiny bag so it's full within 2-3 games and then you can't buy anything for a day so what's the point of all the gold collecting mechanics? I like the game, I'd happily pay a single time to unlock everything

I loved and purchased the original game, card crawl adventure, and card thief. as soon as I downloaded this, I went to purchase this as well, untill I found out that you can't purchase it, you have to turn off ads by paying each month. This greedy dev will never see another penny of mine.

Need no Internet and it's not pay-to-win.

Dear god, what is this ridiculously long tutorial? Why can't I skip it? I've played previous game (among all your others, big fan) and I know basics. And even if I didn't, I am not a brain dead — I can (and would love to) to figure a game by myself

sunk more than five hours into the game and still Cant unlock more than the standard mode. game is terrible at it forces us to pay to play

Overall fun! The art style is great, as with all games made by this dev The gameplay is about on par with the classic Enyo, though this game sometimes has a bit of dumb luck (insta drawing a card that devours everything on reveal, locking you out of a win with very little you can do about it) Otherwise, great game

Amazing sequel to an amazing game. Arnold does it again.

i love your studio guys great games enjoying them all !

The first card crawl is awesome. The Dev deffo sold out n is looking fer ur money this go around! The game grinds to a halt when u have to spend real money to continue at a normal speed... I actually liked the devs games too, oh well

fun game but progressing is built around an 8 hour timer

Great game. Top notch art work, music and game play.

daily ad offer disappeared after refreshing shop looking for a specific item. now i have to wait for the daily f reset to get the extra gold/gem from ad reward *face palm* design. pouchy idea loses the urge for playing once you're full not knowing if chest will appear in your game. if one appears, it gives you peanuts :/ been a fan of cc1 and card thief, this one just predatory tbh

same as other reviews. i dont mind grinding to get chests but there is no guarantee how often you'll get a chest, and i cant even gain progression on heroes while grinding because i haven't unlocked the other game modes. i would totally pay if it was one time instead of a subscription but the subscription just feels scummy

Intricately designed. Though not every spell card or item is really useful once you make a build, I feel like almost every decision made in the game is perfect. The previous game has been immensely improved. Only problem is the coin purse mechanic, incredibly annoying but it forces players to spend a lil money, and a creative deserves a little payment for their work.

very fun card based game

Love the first game and this one is a fun expansion of that, however, I don't like the way the merchant or pouchy works. I can only buy one card every 8 hours and the fact I can't have more than 250 coins at once is stupid. I really wish they would have just made this game a one time price and not all the micro transactions including an ad free subscription.

the tutorial sounds like school also greedy. school features best avoid

really good but could be better...add more things ..

one of the best card games out there

This is the first game by this developer that I've played and I'm hooked! Ads are completely optional and everything can be unlocked exclusively through gameplay (if a bit grindy without ads or expanding pouchy). I think the main thing everyone needs to realize is that coins from chest rewards ignore pouchy's limits. Perhaps it was already mentioned (it's been a bit since I started), but I feel the developer could emphasis that more.

I enjoy this so much. If you like the first Card Crawl at all, definitely check this out! Also, support indie game developers!

جميله والله الفكره خلصت كل شيء عشان اقيم ادبس تستاهل التجربه

the monetization on this one is quite aggressive.. but it's not a bad game, although quite 1 dimensional

I'd love to properly be able to experience the game but sadly it keeps crashing my Redmi Note 14 5g in the middle of the tutorial itself. Until there's an optimisation of the game to reduce this possibility or the phone somehow magically handles the game I'll have to keep this rating.

Not possible to skip or end turn.

managed to win. once. it's tough.

got stuck at tutorial, game doesn't end.

So I loved the game, a bit grindy, but I liked to play while listening to my audiobook. However, there is a point where you have to spend real money just to progress. Due to the money pouch having a limit to it, it is almost impossible to progress with different characters without going to the store and spending money to make it go from 250 to 500 (1/2.) upgrades for $1.99. the packs are 275 and the heros are 700. I did somehow get over the cap, but I wasn't able to find out how.

Fun enough game that makes passing time enjoyable, but the in app purchases are annoying. There is basically a point you reach, where unless you pay, you cap out with the coins you can earn and can't really progress because everything else in the merchant store is a out 10-50 coins above the limit they gave you. If this game was more realistic about its player bases, there wouldn't be as much limitation. Don't see the point in subscriptions for apps/ mobile games.

I don't know if it's an oversight but at some point in the game you just keep stacking a currency that has no use anymore. instead of being able to spend it on the remaining variations of cards, I'm just hoarding (over 7000 at the moment) gold although I have many variations of cards yet to unlock. I cancelled my subscription for that reason, it's completely unjustified to keep paying for a currency that has no use lol

great card game

the game is beautifully polished, music and visuals are delightful. the gameplay loop is interesting enough, quick maths and resource management. The problem is that I was looking for something less grindy; this game effectively caps how much gameplay makes sense daily, and has all these modes and additions to the game which are beyond lock and key from the beginning. I admire how the game eases you into its mechanics, but the gameplay loop is just not that intriguing.

great gameplay, great art. no ads yet! I was just about to give up on good mobile games existing...

This is one of the best mobile games I've played, it's full of unlocks with optional ads, satisfying animations and simple controls. It's a deck builder game with a lot of game modes, and gives you the freedom to be creative and mix up optimal builds for different characters and strategies. I am very looking forward to new characters, items and enemies!

very simple, but also very engaging. The visual style is very entertaining and the difficulty settlings are each difficult but fair within expectations. I've played some of the other games by this publisher and this one is easily the best.

great upgrade from previous game, card column mechanism= great gameplay and more depth in strategy heros and spell= more repayable game its all good, i love it

Clever like me

too much micro transactions needed to play the game

A worthy sequel to the original! there's a lot of heart to this game and I enjoy all of the upgrades that they've added! The solitaire style adds a lot of depth to the game and the art style is simply stunning!

thanks jeremiah albertson the 985th I'm now addicted to another mobile card game

love this game

odd pay wall otherwise good game

loved the first game and the second is fun it is just full of Micro transactions

I played so much that I'm filled to the brim with joy and love for this game and the devs. Their minds are incredible. After playing for 3 weeks, I thought I had figured out most of the mechanics but I'm still discovering new ways to play, new angles, new approaches, different ways to take hits and different ways to dish out attacks. After a month of playing I discovered yet another feature that was tucked away nicely. Almost got all the characters, haven't paid anything. Ads help a ton! LOVE IT

not fun

Love the game so far. The art for his games are always fun. I wouldn't mind watching an ad or two to unlock something however it gives an error, "No ads available".

fun game ruined by transactions

Masterpiece! I love the vibe

I enjoyed the game a bit. the mechanic is cool. I already played the 1st game, BUT it frustrates too much: - card cost increases without card value improving - costs are over 1st purse so you have to pay to unblock content - daily quests are not limited to the content you have unblocked - you have to pay to unlock larger purses and accumulate enough money to purchase new heroes, or watch 6 adds, spaced 12h each, and lasting over 2min each (if I wanted to work for you, I'd apply with my CV)

love the game mechanics but you have to pay to finish the game which is sad

Scummy monetization scheme for a slight improvement over the original.

Honestly best mobile game I've played in a while. The first game was great, played it so much but this one is so much better. Keep up the great work!

Love the other game (Geo Gods) but I must say this game is really greedy (with unethical design for $). I don't mind one time purchases to support the dev, but they make it subscription-based. Several tactics are also in place to push you for rush payment decisions, even being unfair if you haven't paid (monthly, not once). The game itself is quite fun, but waiting hours for refresh and and watching long, annoying ads are mainly what you can do.

freemium trash just play the original

excellent game in an excellent series.

A fun follow-up to Card Crawl with lots of new spells, heroes, items, and game modes. High replay value. There is a freemium element. A way to purchase the full game would be nice, but I'm OK with the 99 cent monthly subscription to get rid of ads and waits and what-not. There needs to be more ways to spend the blue gems once you've unlocked all the heroes. The cap on coins is a little annoying. It's possible to get more than 250 by paying extra and/or with the chests.

game itself is very very good and smooth and somewhat balabced but why in God's earth would prices literally triple in costs once you unlock advanced difficulty ??? which in my opinion is the exact point where things really start to roll and you can actually try various combinations that are both to your likings and fun. like why? for one who grinds without having the premium upgrades purchased it's just tedious and disappointing

Absolutely great game. Grind is reasonable, monetization is reasonable, very much a "thinking" game, you won't find anything alike except the develepor's own works. Get it if you like card collection and battlers.

bestttttt

EXCEPTIONALLY

Awesome game! It is really fun to play, the prices are fair, and there are no forced ads of any sort. Looking forward to playing some more and getting to the harder game modes.

no skip huh

This game is amazing, it's definitely one of the best card games I've ever played, i wish they improve pouchy size or lets us to pay for it in gems. but honestly the fact that you can add on your gold with chests and treasures, makes it totaly playable. you can't feel grind that much in this game.

Even better than the original! Love the addition of columns!

I would love to rate this game higher, but the meta progression and in-app purchases are exceptionally awful. If I'd been allowed to simply buy the whole game with a onetime purchase, I would have. Instead, the game puts a strict cap on your gold, overprices all unlockable content, and has 2 separate in-app purchases to increase your gold cap...that's just one of several scummy monetization practices. The game itself is good, but worsened by slow meta progression made slower by scummy marketing.

I’ve loved working through Tinytouchtales’ card games, especially Card Crawl Adventure, and Card Crawl 2 has the same clever core design. Unfortunately, the monetisation gets in the way for me. Between currencies, ads, subscriptions/IAP, and the lack of a simple one-off full-game unlock, it feels harder to trust the game loop. I’d happily pay a fair upfront price or premium unlock for this kind of game, but this model makes me not want to continue. If not for that, this would easily be 5 stars.

6 ads to get one reward? Are you serious devs? You watch 3 ads to receive the chest and then ANOTHER 3 to open it. Greedy! Pity, as it is a fun game.

amazing game and no Pay to win 10/10

Great game, has become my obsession for about a month.

better version of the first card crawl. Genuinely feel it ranks among top 5 best card games like Yugioh duel links... Unjustifiably underated

I'm reducing my rating of this game because of the ramping up of the pricing structure for everything.

love it. familiar things from all the previous titles plus extra stuff (mechanics, art, etc). gg Arnold & team, you've built quite the world across these games! can't wait to see what's next! keep up the awesome work!

so much wasted time where strategy goes out the window cause the deck just keeps drawing enemies with no way to attach other than to tank hits and hope for a healing potion or some way to restore health. really needs to be rebalanced or programmed in such a way the final 5 rounds give you something other than enemies with no other option then letting them wear down your health. like being checkmated in chess but instead of you playing bad your opponent is just given new pieces every round.

Arnold, you outdid yourself with this one! So much nuance in the gameplay itself, even after 100+ games there's still something fresh to be discovered.

After seeing how this turned out, I wouldn't want to see a sequel to any of the others.

Seems like it could be a decent game if basic features weren't locked behind a pay wall. The early game isnt good enough to justify having to use real money to continue progressing, no matter how "cheap" it is. If you want a similar style game that doesnt have this issue, try Dicey Elementalist.

They really perfected the game with this one. I've loved every card crawl game so far, but this one is the best, hardest, and most complex, without being MTG type complex. I find myself loosing more than winning, but I'm having a blast either way.

couldn't even start the game. just endless loading...

incredible game but it's sullied by the truly insane and bizarrely predatory monetization scheme. I'd rather just pay 5-10 dollars for a full version free of arbitrary currency caps, ads, and subscriptions

doesn't work! stucks on loading screen after clicking instruction. phone: Xiaomi mi 13t pro

I like the look of this game. Choice graphics and illustrations... however it never loads... I get past the opening menu and then I am left with an eternal rotating mug of doom!

This game has sucked me in and I love it. Easily the best Phone game I own.

Micro transaction hell. Just let me buy the game.

No way to buy the game, only battlepass avaliable, game went to mtx hell, ui and ux was low tier in the first game, this time around there is 30x menues and buttons. Game could have been good for 5$ a pop but it went to mtx hell instead.

Still prefer the original. It was an elegant design.

huge upgrade from the 1st with more components added to the core gameplay.

Great game, with horrible pay wall

random card change functions often don't actually change the card at all, otherwise I've enjoyed the play.

Incredibly disappointing monetization scheme! I own Card Crawl, Card Crawl Adventure, Card Thief, Geo Gods, Enyo, and Guncho, but I won't be investing any money into ads galore microtransaction heavy Card Crawl 2! I want this developer to make money for sure, but I don't think this is the way! I tend to avoid the games on mobile that I can't be in full ownership of because the ads and the microtransactions just ruin the entire experience! The game is FIVE STARS, but ads/microtransactions is ONE!

a very fun take on solitaire. I love that there's "more of everything" here and so much to collect and unlock. happy to buy the stash upgrades - IMO these should just be marketed more as "unlock the full game". updates since launch are excellent. My only complaint is that I don't think daily quest chests should ever require an ad to open.

progress is restricted artificially by the need to purchase items from the merchant. Only two items available every 12h

Amazing gameplay. Massive improvement over the original. The way the spells and items add such massive depth to the otherwise very simple numbers game is impressive. I decided I really liked this game and it was worth spending the dollar to upgrade the pouch (maximum currency cap). Immediately after I did this, the price of the random shop offerings increased to where I had essentially not changed the situation. Probably a coincidence of timing, but still felt awful.

monthly subscription service garbage. id rather just pay some money to purchase the whole game

the gameplay itself is entertaining as always. However, the monetization in this game is rather ridiculous. Look, If there was a price to buy the game fully I would as I did with the other games. Don't try to sell me a subscription.

Very nice game with a lot of mechanics and possibilities What I don't like: - it's very hard to progress unless you upgrade your money limit (by purchasing with real money), maybe allow us to buy it with some gems - it doesn't make sense that the daily chest that costs 800g ti yeld less than 100g :(

The only issue with this game is that I can't buy a permanent ad skip. I understand the sub model but not offering the other option for a game like this is brutal. Just make it 6$ that's basically as if we subbed for six months which is 4 months longer than most will.

A really pleasant surprise. I usually don't like "free games" because nothing is really free, but Pouchy upgrade is essentially buying the game as the shop gets nicely incorporated into the gameplay experience instead of just being a money grabber. Although simple at first, there are some nice combinations that you discover by playing. I'm happy to say that this is an actual game. Playing it without paying is also possible, but more limited as you'll probably have to rely on ads for buying heroe

I really love your games! I've played every single one and they were all a real treat. But you've really outdone yourself with this one! I play the game maybe 3 hours a day... I should really go outside more often. One tenee-itsy "critique": I've unlocked all spells and item sets by now and there's no way to spend all the gold I gain. I have ~3000 saved up by now... could you perhaps add the option to buy chests from the merchant? 1000 Gold per chest would be completely fine, I think. Love you!

Excellent, but has progression. I can play it with a VPN on. Some parts of the game are playable offline; I had no time.

awesome game, not a fan of a limited coin pouch that i can only upgrade with real money. i know chest can go over the limit but not getting one 5 games in a row is demotivating

great game with a good balance of ads not interfering with gameplay. my one complaint is the difficulty of gaining gold without paying real money to upgrade your bag. frustrating trying to unlock items, seems like a paywall to most content.

Amazing Card collector Roguelike, having a lot of fun so far. no ads. in game purchases not mandatory for good fun. all round. great game.

Card Crawl, but a million times better. Rauer has improved and expanded every aspect of his OG winner and made it dynamic, engaging, and extremely addicting. A lot of people seem to be mad about the 250 coin limit- 99 cents gets you to 1500 for life (more than enough) and supports the creator. I do wish I could pay a flat fee to get rid of ads instead of subscribing, but the ads are mostly optional anyway. I really can't get enough - Bravo!

This game is really fun and a great sequel, but I regret spending money and supporting such an evil monitization system. Basically this game costs $8 for bags + $1 per month, with that you can now play just how you would in the first game. The way the gold cap system works is just so predatory I can't recommend this game. Maybe something will change in the future, but I doubt it. Find another game and hopefully CC3 will do better..

I want to see the next Gen Card Thief and Maze Machina that sadly disappeared from the Store. I like this game because I can actually win. Last I played Maze M. I couldn't get past lvl 4 after an update. Rauers games are excellent.

Never played a game where I'm forced to buy the ability to earn in game currency. Pretty ticked about it. You're limited to 250 coins, but there's only 3 buyable things in shop for earned coin. One is impossible 700 coins. You can buy 2 things, then refresh to 3 times or wait 12 hours. It only takes 1-2 rounds to earn enough, & you can never buy the third thing unless you want to pay for a bigger limit. It's ridiculous. Feels like I'm wasting play when I top out. Hate it. it COULD be awesome.

It was fun I liked the card game mechanics but i didn't play for a couple days and forgot a lot of the game interface or leveling up(?) lol kept losing without direction thought i should maybe get more cards or something but whenever i went to shop i couldn't understand what to do kinda felt like it screamed at me pay or get out. Also does it need to be this confusing to figure out what to do in shop? Like i play puzzle games for fun this game definitely lacked directions

terrible monetization practices. they bait and switch the user. the game is designed to swindle the customer by increasing in-game prices over time, so in the long term, any paid "convenience" features become worthless. it's clearly trying to play on a "sunk cost" escalation. I spent ~4$ on this, and I highly regret it, despite the game probably being worth around 10-15$ if it were offered as a single payment without recurring transactions. too bad, I've been buying every game this dev made.

it's kind of impressive. I've played two games from this developer, and they seem to be very good at making games where the mechanics are enjoyable while the rewards don't seem to matter a whole lot. I always find myself at the point where I get a high score, but I can't do anything with the currency because you can only buy two items a day with it, and if you get too much for your pouch(there's a cap on how much currency you can hold) there's an animation that makes you feel bad about it.

Downloaded it because I liked Miracle Merchant, which I bought. I was excited the maker had other games... but this one requires you to buy a bunch of small purchases and/or a subscription to access most of the game and remove ads. It utilizes monetary and other dark patterns to try to psychologically extract the maximum $ from players. It feels really predatory. I do not recommend and am much less interested in this maker's work now.

I enjoy this game a lot. I came to say I often am not given the chests I earned from quests and challenges. It's really frustrating to spend 250 coins, win a challenge, and not get the reward. The limit of how many chests appear per day is really frustrating when you rely on gold from chests to get over max gold in order to unlock things. Other than chest issues, I really enjoy this game. big improvement on both previous Card Crawl games.

Game is good and i had fun. Although the gold bag thing is bit predatory. Also i have an advice for improvement. Maybe some monsters can have special debuffs and buffs and various mechanisms. Spike lizards deal same damage you deal so you need sheild or avatar. Fire to deal burn damage Ice to stop a column or an enemy Etc etc....It has so much potential my friend... it can be better and popular

Much more in depth than its predecessor, has a much more solitare like feel. I love how the items and spells work. I love the game modes and the new achivement system. Ads are just about optional to get rewards, and I don't mind the monthly fee for removing ads too. 10 out 10, I love everything about it :)

The monetisation in this game is insane to remove ads with a subscription. Then, there are purchases needed to increase the bag capacity. No option to increase the capacity through in game currency purchases. The art is beautiful and the game mechanics. Everything is great except for the monetisation which ruined the gameplay. This game would have been better off if it had a one time purchase.

Game is fun, but ultimately built for the cash shop. Limiting the shop by day unless you pay money is a disincentive to playing the game. You pay by monthly subscription, and if it was a one time purchase it could be a serviceable game.

Card crawl 2 modern monetization does wonders to drive me away. It's well designed and generally a good game but. After a week or so I just found myself never wanting to play once I actually opened it after initially wanting to play. Daily quests. Rotating shop. Buy these chests. Buy these cards. TOO MANY MENUS. None of the fun flavour of the first card crawls menu. I spent some money more as a thanks for the original card crawl rather than to support this "modern mobile sensibilities" bs.

it's tragic. it would be really good sequel but the monetization is just absurd. I can deal with idea of selling content packs like characters or slot expanssions and such since they were just options after the fee to get rid of adds...But...I'm not paying monthly subscription to a mobile game for that. If the pack for adds free and pouch expansion were saddled into to like 7-10€ range sure instant buy but not like this. Breaks my heart but good game ruined by greed.

Seriously, the monetization is terrible. cards are affordable to start, then after you buy a few price jumps so you HAVE to get the bag upgrades. Similarly the characters start at gems them jump to 10 and who knows. I'd be glad to just pay for this game but being tricked and strung along over and over feels SO dirty.

I'm so happy you've released the sequel, and it's really good! That said, could we please get the ability to buy the "pass" permanently instead of subscribing to it? Subscriptions are really shady and awful, I'm sure most of us will avoid purchasing it simply because it's a subscription. You'd probably get more money by giving us the option to buy, even if it's pricey.

It's interesting, a neat innovation on the first but it's not balanced in difficulty. Strategizing can sometimes simply just not be enough, you can easily still lose after doing everything right. There are also bugs, and the art just isn't as charming as the first. Character portraits don't change with health, monsters don't have names, and swords and shields all use the same art. I also kinda have to knock the monetization a bit too, a bit manipulative.

First, this game is really fun. While I would vastly prefer to just pay $10 to remove ads forever, something I would gladly do given my trust for this developer, I understand that to a degree he's being "forced" to adapt to the mobile market. That being said, if this wasn't Arnold Rauers I would have uninstalled the second I saw coins and diamonds in the UI. Ultimately, I will probably spend less than $10 on the $1/month subscription and I hope this doesn't indicate worse monetization to come.

This is a dangerously addictive cross between card battler and solitaire - and my new obsession! It does a great job teaching you to play the game, but largely leaves it to you to figure out the how to go about unlocking all the spells, gear, game modes and art. The loot chests that you need to do this are earned steadily by playing but there's so much content to unlock it's totally worth the one off payments to hoard more gold from runs and speed up progress (and kill the forced ads). Try it!

I played the first game to death and was so excited to find out about the sequel. I'm happy to say this sequel is better in every way - every system and mechanism has been built upon in a sensible way that still makes the game feel intuitive. Love it! (Maybe Card Thief 2 next?? :-) )

So far feels like an across the board downgrade. Too many cards are related to affecting revealed cards which pretty much always requires another reveal card to do. These cards are useless. Only being allowed to hold a certain amount of gold means I hit that level and don't touch it for the rest of the day.

The art is exceptional and the gameplay is beyond addicting. While advertising is helpful to progress it is not mandatory. In game purchases improve the experience/speed up progression but aren't pay-to-win. My only negative is that this is as addictong as Balatro for me...

a member of the discord put it best: this developer is just addicted to making good games. the main gameplay loop is amazing, and the difficulty ramping is just right. I like that you can more or less unlock everything through normal gameplay with game rewards, (thank heavens) there's no stamina meter to slow you down. A lot of people are complaining about the subscription to remove ads, but I personally don't think it's worth giving a bad rating to what is otherwise a great game.

Big fan of dev so I pre registered immediately. I've been buying devs games since the iPhone 5 days. Opened the game and was greeted with a privacy policy mentioning personal data being collected. Data collection and ads baked into an indie mobile game does not sit well with me. Yes even $1 will disable forced ads but I don't want an ad system still active doing who knows what in exchange for extra rewards. Maybe the data collection is reasonable, maybe it isn't. I'm not finding out.

As a huge fan of the first Card Crawl, I have some..conflicting feelings here. On the one hand, it's a fantastic upgrade that offers more variety via gameplay and cosmetics that makes every run more refreshing. On the other hand, I'll be brutally honest, I'm not a fan of these forced purchases and ad free subscriptions. Forcing the players to purchase pouch upgrades in order to have the ability to buy the heroes and spells/items...man...blemishes like these holds the game back from greatness.

I love the game, just like every other game from this developer, but I'm very disappointed to see that it's gone down the route of microtransactions and subscriptions, unlike previous games. I'm actually sad, Arnold Rauers is my favourite mobile game dev, and I've bought most of their previous games, some twice. Very disappointing.

Absolutely insane update made the game MACROtransaction hell Before the update, for f2p, you can grind for cards, items and heroes relatively fine. Grind-y but still Doable as most purchases are around 70-80 gold for card and heroes cost 1-2k gold After the update, everything became exponentially expensive. Heroes cost 10k gold, cards/items cost a few hundred. Worst is that you can no longer grind for gold indefinitely. Gold acquisition is now time gated; only 1000gold per day.