What is Wildfrost?
Roguelike Deckbuilders have been on the rise since the meteoric launch of Slay The Spire. Plenty of classics have spawned since, such as the excellent Monster Train, the ambitious Death Roads, and the disturbing Tainted Grail Conquest. Despite the growing market for these games, new twists are always on the horizon, and Wildfrost looks to bring its own deck of quirks to shake things up.
Wildfrost is developed by Chucklefish and developed by the tag team duo, Deadpan Games and Gaztier. It launched on April 12 2023. The game is staggeringly beautiful to behold, but beneath its charming exterior lies a game that is waiting to crush you over, and over again. Every move could be your last, and winning is never a guarantee.
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Wildfrost, despite its cutesy graphics, is set in a post-apocalyptic world that has been ravaged by an eternal winter. The eponymous Wildfrost has engulfed the world, the Sun has been corrupted, and now only the small village of Snowdwell remains. It’s up to you and your band of companions to save the world – or die trying.
As you play you will unlock new story fragments in your journal, with every character having their own entry. More nefarious things are revealed at the game’s “conclusion”, giving the story a nice sense of weight. It can also be completely ignored if you just want to engage in the battle system.
Wildfrost is a Roguelite Deckbuilder. This means two things:
Wildfrost has all the trappings to make an excellent core, and it’s a core that has been refined since the genre’s inception. What makes Wildfrost so unique is the battle system itself. Whilst you are still drawing cards and playing them on the battlefield, the
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