Adventure

Roguebook

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

4.0

Users · RAWG

2021

Released

Platform

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📅 Release Info

Release DateJune 16, 2021

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

AdventureRPGStrategyCardIndie

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About this game

Enter an ever-changing world full of legendary encounters and stories. Craft your cards, assemble the perfect deck and defeat the Roguebook itself... or die trying.

Roguebook is a single-player roguelike deck-builder that takes place in a procedurally generated world.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Two-hero system enables coordinated deckbuilding and combat strategies.
Ink-based map exploration shapes route planning between encounters.
Card combinations, hero positioning, and resource choices shape combat decisions.
Procedural maps, multiple heroes, and varied builds change each run.
Illustrated storybook presentation uses colorful character art.

Cons

Roguebook borrows heavily from Slay the Spire's formula.
Run structure and unlock-focused progression repeat across longer sessions.
Balance issues and random outcomes can derail otherwise viable builds.
Exploration and combat have a slower pace than streamlined competitors.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

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Adventure

Roguebook

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

4.0

Users · RAWG

2021

Released

Platform

🔗🛒▶

📅 Release Info

Release DateJune 16, 2021

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

AdventureRPGStrategyCardIndie

Playable on

Show all 3 versions ▾

LinuxmacOSPC

Screenshots & Videos

About this game

Enter an ever-changing world full of legendary encounters and stories. Craft your cards, assemble the perfect deck and defeat the Roguebook itself... or die trying.

Roguebook is a single-player roguelike deck-builder that takes place in a procedurally generated world.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Two-hero system enables coordinated deckbuilding and combat strategies.
Ink-based map exploration shapes route planning between encounters.
Card combinations, hero positioning, and resource choices shape combat decisions.
Procedural maps, multiple heroes, and varied builds change each run.
Illustrated storybook presentation uses colorful character art.

Cons

Roguebook borrows heavily from Slay the Spire's formula.
Run structure and unlock-focused progression repeat across longer sessions.
Balance issues and random outcomes can derail otherwise viable builds.
Exploration and combat have a slower pace than streamlined competitors.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

Where to Buy / Play

Official stores where this game is available. Links open the store page in a new tab.

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1 wildcard pick included — a deliberate change of pace, with the reason shown on the card.

Strong match

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Slay the Spire

RPGPCPlayStation

Why it matches

Play through repeated runs; Build a deck around card combinations

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Turn-based decisions

Strong match

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Little Witch Inuko

Role-playing (RPG)PC

Why it matches

Play through repeated runs; Build a deck around card combinations

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Tactical combat

Strong match

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Monster Slayers

Role-playing (RPG)PCPlayStation

Why it matches

Play through repeated runs; Build a deck around card combinations

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Turn-based decisions
Tactical combat

Strong match

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Bobo in Hell

Role-playing (RPG)PC

Why it matches

Play through repeated runs; Build a deck around card combinations

More about this match

Tactical combat

WildcardGood match

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Balatro

StrategyPCPlayStation

🎲Why this wildcard

Play through repeated runs; Build a deck around card combinations
Different card play: scoring card hands rather than card-based combat

More about this match

Turn-based decisions

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