Exorcism Agency (v1.0.4)

A haunted fogbound route, a supernatural agency, and an unusually cheerful ghost-girl companion give this indie roguelike a playful horror personality rather than a grim one. Exorcism Agency turns the business of banishing spirits into a run-based tactical puzzle, where every encounter asks you to manage a shifting board as carefully as a deck of spells. Its tone is strange, colorful, and knowingly absurd, mixing creepy apparitions with a lighthearted presentation that keeps failure from feeling too punishing. The result is less about surviving jump scares and more about finding clever ways to dismantle a cursed path one chain reaction at a time.

Battles combine deckbuilding with match-three rules: ghost-effect cards enter a track in changing colors, and you play cards to remove matching threats, trigger abilities, and clear objectives before the situation gets out of hand. Building a reliable deck matters, but so does reading the current board, since a powerful card can be wasted without the right color setup or timing. Successful matches feed into larger combos, which improve rewards and give you more currency for shops and their various services between fights. Runs also branch at crossroads, forcing a practical choice between dangerous elite ghosts, unknown events, recovery stops, and safer routes when your health or deck needs attention.

What makes Exorcism Agency stand out is that its matching mechanic is not a side distraction bolted onto card combat; it shapes every decision, from deck construction to the order in which you purge spirits. Randomized card colors and routes keep individual runs unpredictable, while smart combo planning offers enough control to reward experienced roguelike players. Its mixture of Slay the Spire-style route decisions and puzzle-board tactics should appeal to anyone who enjoys compact, replayable strategy games with an offbeat supernatural theme. Newcomers can appreciate the direct objective of clearing ghosts, while deckbuilding veterans are likely to get more from optimizing chains, shop purchases, and riskier paths.