Draft of Darkness

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• DDestructoid

  Zoey Handley · Aug 23, 2023

  8.5

  While I think that the roguelite format is a hindrance on Draft of Darkness overall and will probably be the breaking point for a lot of people, I can’t get past my fascination for the game. While writing this review, I made the mistake of starting the game to make sure I had a few facts straight and started a new run. One hour later, I realized I was supposed to be writing, and had to quite painfully tear myself away. Even right now, Draft of Darkness is just minimized onto my taskbar, lurking and waiting for me to finish my job so it can capture my attention again.

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• 33rd-strike.com

  Pimp Without The Pee · Aug 29, 2021

  7.0

  Draft of Darkness has quite a bit going on, with intricate systems that link deck-building mechanics to survival mechanics. Don’t have bullets to use a gun card? Then you can’t use it. This is interesting, and together with the graphics and the sound, it provides a solid base for an original game. The deck-building feels weak though, as it does not provide you with many options and the options presented to you are often almost equally as useful. The game limits you too much with how you have to build a deck and its variety in cards. Due to this, it’s a game that is just ‘rather enjoyable’, instead of great.

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