Tendryll (v0.41.2)

A corrupted force spreads across tightly packed battlefields, turning every encounter into a careful contest of position, timing, and survival. Tendryll is a tactical roguelike deckbuilder where a party of distinct heroes fights through three acts of hostile creatures, lethal traps, and bosses built to punish sloppy planning. Its mood is tense rather than frantic: victory comes from setting up the right turn, manipulating the terrain, and knowing when a tempting reward is not worth the health it costs. Randomized runs and an extensive pool of cards, relics, and upgrades give each expedition a different tactical identity.

Combat plays out on a grid, making movement as important as damage. Each hero brings a personal movement deck that ensures they can act every round, while their combat cards provide attacks, defense, displacement, teleportation, and other tools for controlling space. Knocking an enemy into a wall, tossing units into a damaging cluster, or blinking into position for extra energy can completely reshape a fight, but hazards may also curse cards and force improvisation. Between battles, players build stronger combinations through card choices, runes that alter effects, relics that define playstyles, and routes through shops or dangerous black markets.

What separates Tendryll from a typical Slay the Spire-style run is how thoroughly its deckbuilding is tied to the map. Cards are not merely numbers to optimize; their value depends on enemy placement, obstacles, allies, and the hazards waiting nearby. Runes can add dramatic effects such as repeat plays, invisibility, or stronger blocking, encouraging clever combo construction instead of simple damage scaling. With more than 170 cards, 115 relics, numerous unlockable bounties, and demanding bosses, it suits roguelike veterans who enjoy Into the Breach-like spatial puzzles alongside deckbuilding depth, while patient newcomers can learn its systems one deliberate encounter at a time.