There are a million roguelike deckbuilders out there. Games where you collect and edit decks of cards, all wrapped up in a cyclical roguelike structure that often has you dying and restarting with all your upgrades. Rogue Light Deck Builder is nothing like the countless other roguelike deckbuilders on Steam, however, mainly because it takes its name very, very, hilariously literally.
How so? Well, it's a game about building a wooden deck for your house. It's a deck builder. And it's not even a roguelite, either - that bit of the joke comes from a faulty lightbulb that'll stutter and make it harder for you to hammer down nails into the floor.
It's a rogue lightbulb. Here's a look at its deadpan humor and rhythm based hammering. In between sessions where you'll try to avoid flattening your fingers, you can spend some hard-saved cash on upgrades to make that light a little less rogue or improve how easy it is to deliver a 'Perfect' hammer hit, for example, all to appease your hollow-eyed husband who talks like an alien parasite and looks like he's made out of clay.
"Freedom is $1,000,000. Build a deck. Use your hammer.
Drive the nails in. Scrimp and save. Freedom is just around the corner.
Upgrade your hammer, your hand, your nails. Squash a bug. Upgrade the bug.
Squash it again. Say it with me: "Freedom is just around the corner." Keep your streak alive.
The light is blinking. Listen to your nails. Cash out.
$1,000,000, remember? Step by step. Hit your hand. Ignore the pain.
Ju.
