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IndieStrategyRogueliteCasualTurn-BasedDeckbuildingDragons

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 51

Peak in the last 7 days: 74

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Game description

A dice roguelike about feeding a dragon for twenty years. Roll ingredients, build your island, and fuse absurd recipes into combos that break the score wide open. Miss a meal and you're next on the menu.

Basic info

DeveloperMoravian
PublisherIndieformer, WhisperGames
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateAug 20, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWin 7 or later
ProcessorIntel Core i3 or better
Memory2 GB
GraphicsIntel HD 4000 or better
Storage1 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 349 reviews from the past 1 year

83.3/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (90%)

Metacritic: 83 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Rolling dice to farm an island and feed a hungry dragon, this solo board game roguelike scores 83.3 across 349 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

152 reviews find it fun and hard to put down, and some enjoy watching the numbers climb as their island grows. 70 praise the strategic depth, with building placement, adjacency synergies, dice upgrades and many viable paths. Gameplay appears in 72% of reviews, and Content Volume ranks 156th of 1351, with a few noting plenty of unlocks and challenges. 34 like the hand-drawn artwork and polished presentation, and some add good voice acting and a cute dragon. Visuals & Sound ranks 508th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

57 reviews say it gets very hard, with harsh dice luck, dragon debuffs and an early game where a bad start can sink a run. 23 describe a steep learning curve, with dense systems and confusing building tiers that can mean several losses before a first win. 20 raise balance issues, saying some buildings and recipes are useless while others are needed every run, and that shop randomness overwhelms planning. Pricing & Fairness ranks 862nd of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“very fun game, completed all dragon difficulties in three days” · 152 reviews
“diverse deck-building paths with spatial layout and adjacency engine synergies” · 70 reviews
“art and audio quality good, building has depth” · 34 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 72% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.92 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “diverse deck-building paths with spatial layout and adjacency engine synergies” · 70 reviews

Progression 19% · Difficulty 32% · Onboarding 21% · Freedom 3% · Controls & feel 9%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.90 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “alchemical art style and many little touches make the game feel alive” · 1 review

Story 0% · Characters 3%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +3.14 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “every run feels different with varied strategic approaches” · 19 reviews
Negative “excessive randomness makes runs feel pointless” · 3 reviews

Volume 12% · Variety 7%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.61 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art and audio quality good, building has depth” · 34 reviews

Audio 9%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Community +4.00 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.28 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “some buildings and recipes useless while others mandatory every run” · 20 reviews
Positive “generous numerical values make finding the right strategy easy to win” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.12 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “dev actively rebalancing and cooking” · 4 reviews
Negative “worried about lack of updates like Joker cards” · 1 review

Stability 1% · Performance 2%

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

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