Chrono Ark is a party-based deck-building roguelike single player RPG game about rescuing the world from chaos. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique investigators throughout the abandoned land and restore the Twisted World!
Holy moly this is a turn-based game with just the right amount of RNG, innovative mechanics, a lot of moving parts leading to some sweet complexity AND an amazing story that fully embraces the roguelike nature of the game and lets it elevate the theme. It even has a banger OST. Genuinely a 10/10 game, it is criminal how obscure this game is.
I'm not much of a story guy. But the narrative was incredibly captivating. If the game weren't as fun as it was, I probably wouldn't have finished it otherwise. Highly recommend, also there's mods. Big W.
Really amazing game. I'm a sucker for deckbuilder rougelikes, but there's only two that I've bought multiple copies of: Slay the Spire (on mobile and steam), and Chrono ark (on steam and Switch). It's definitely my second favorite rouguelike in terms of pure gameplay (it's hard for me to compare it to STS directly though, because in many ways it is...
Insanely fun
A roguelike deckbuilder you barely ever see mentioned online but is secretly one of the greats
Simple to play yet in depth with its mechanics, lots to it and an enjoyable gameplay loop
Story felt a bit too edgy at times but it fits the world well and gives narrative to the whole roguelike mechanics, its not something i'd specifically pick it out for...
