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AdventureIndieDeckbuildingCard GameHand-drawnTurn-Based CombatRoguelike

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 450

Peak in the last 7 days: 503

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Game description

Gather and grow cards in Shroom & Gloom, a moody first-person, roguelike double-deckbuilder bursting with fungal foes and mountains of mega-combos!

Basic info

DeveloperTeam Lazerbeam
PublisherDevolver Digital
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateSep 10, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 x64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-6300 / AMD FX-8350
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 960 / Radeon RX 570
Storage13 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 450 reviews from the past 1 year

86.3/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (94%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 15, 2026)

A great art style and meaningful deckbuilding choices win 189 reviews praising the visuals of Shroom and Gloom, though some find it too easy; it scores 86.3.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound appears in 60% of analyzed reviews and ranks 58th of 1249. 189 reviews praise the art style, some also citing the setting. 106 say they enjoy it, and the most upvoted says the long wait was worth it for an excellent early access release. 71 praise its strategic decisions, some citing unique mechanics and synergies. A few say its atmosphere surpasses Slay the Spire, and some praise its double deckbuilding and replay value. Gameplay ranks 378th of 1396, and Story & World ranks 292nd of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

36 reviews find it quickly repetitive, some citing few viable strategies. 36 report bugs, some naming translation errors. 33 raise balance problems, and the most upvoted says the camping system is overpowered and card upgrades meaningless. Others feel the game is solved within a few floors, and some say content is still thin. Content Volume ranks 779th of 1351, Tech & Support ranks 584th of 1399, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 781st of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“great art style and cool setting” · 189 reviews
“waited years and very worth it, excellent early access release” · 106 reviews
“meaningful decisions with unique scrappy mechanics and synergies” · 71 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 68% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.75 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “meaningful decisions with unique scrappy mechanics and synergies” · 71 reviews
Negative “camping deck feels random and half-baked, no distinct strategy to explore” · 10 reviews

Progression 11% · Difficulty 22% · Onboarding 12% · Freedom 4% · Controls & feel 7%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.51 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “immersive atmosphere that surpasses Slay the Spire experience” · 16 reviews

Story 2% · Characters 3%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 41% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.52 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “too easy and quickly repetitive, limited viable strategies” · 36 reviews
Positive “rest vs combat cycles keep runs feeling fresh and diverse” · 3 reviews

Volume 22% · Replayability 16%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.38 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “great art style and cool setting” · 189 reviews

Audio 11%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +4.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.31 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “camping system overpowered, card upgrades meaningless, balance completely broken” · 33 reviews
Positive “сбалансирована и в ней можно победить, в отличие от Slay the Spire” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.27 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “mysterious translation bugs and various small bugs throughout” · 36 reviews
Positive “finally playable after bug fixes” · 1 review

Performance 6% · Developer support 13%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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