If you've been keeping up with us, you're likely familiar with our parent company's event, Pocket Gamer Connects. A highlight of these events is the Big Indie Pitch, where we showcase groundbreaking indie games to a panel of judges. Today, we're excited to spotlight Talystro, a third-place winner that blends roguelike deckbuilding with unique mechanics, capturing our attention in the process.
At first glance, Talystro might seem like just another deckbuilding roguelike in a crowded genre. However, a closer look reveals its distinctive features. As the math mouse, your mission is to overthrow the evil Necrodicer by battling number-based enemies. The game ingeniously merges dice and deck mechanics, allowing you to build scores and strategize your attacks.
The gameplay revolves around using a combination of dice and cards to reach a target number, which you then use to defeat monsters represented by numbers. It's crucial to manage your resources wisely, as you're limited to a certain number of dice rolls per turn.
Talystro boasts a unique visual style, combining rubber hose animation with a fantasy aesthetic, reminiscent of educational math games from childhood. Despite requiring only basic math skills, the gameplay is engaging and easily understandable, making it accessible yet challenging.
Scheduled for release in March, Talystro promises to deliver a simple-to-learn yet difficult-to-master experience, a formula that many deckbuilders struggle to perfect. This approach is likely to captivate players when the game launches.
While you await Talystro's release, why not explore our latest list of the top five new mobile games to try this week? It's the perfect way to keep yourself entertained in the meantime.
