Goblinz Publishing and Laki Studio have announced Oaken, a turn-based roguelike with deck management and strategy elements.
Oaken takes place in a mystical world where players explore the Great Oak; a tree-like environment where they engage in tactical battles using both a deck of playing cards and 3D figurines on a battle board. On this hexagonal board, positioning and the rotation of your figurines is vital, much like in Into The Breach. Careful use of spells and spirits will lead the path to victory.
The Celtic and tribal influences can be seen in Oaken's beautiful card artwork, which features creatures and spirits with wooden bodies and leafy/floral accessories. They work alongside the randomly generated world map, which provides new levels, bosses, and events with each run.
Deckbuilding is a key part of Oaken, and so managing your card collection and perusing the correct upgrade paths for your playstyle will be a necessary part of its easy to learn, difficult to master gameplay.
Oaken is planned to release on PC and Nintendo Switch in Q2 of 2022.
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Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.