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A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

Cobalt Core is a roguelike deckbuilder, card game and strategy game developed by Rocket Rat Games and published by Brace Yourself Games.
Released on November 08th 2023 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 3,418 reviews of which 3,305 were positive and 113 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 13.65€ on Steam with a 30% discount.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Anything, really
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: yeah we got those
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: ideally

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Dec. 2024
this game is special! i love it so much... the writing is wholesome and funny and the characters are so genuinely lovable. i swear every time i play a run, some new little piece of dialogue has me cackling out loud. thank you so much to the devs of this game for channeling so much heart and love into this game -- it really shows in every detail. the gameplay is very inspired by slay the spire -- standard deckbuilder stuff. the twist is that combat is position-based, with movement being a key resource in addition to blocking and attacking. the devs did an excellent job of exploring this mechanic in detail and constantly challenging you to think of fights in interesting ways. difficulty wise even the hardest difficulty is MUCH easier than slay the spire. for context, keep in mind that i have like 800 hours in slay the spire and only play on A20. this game gives the player many, many resources to deal with challenges, and, unlike slay the spire, you are very rarely forced to compromise and take damage -- as long as you make good choices. that's not to say it's too easy and boring. personally i find that it provides enough challenge to remain engaging, because one bad decision CAN kill you. it's just A LOT more straightforward to understand what is and isn't a bad decision than it is in StS. so rather than through mind-bending difficulty, the game provides replayability in the form of variety -- through mixing and matching your starting 3 crewmembers and your ship. each crewmember brings certain types of cards to the run (smash-up style), and each ship plays very differently. i'm 15 hours in and still unlocking things and finding new synergies. this probably isn't a game to sink 800 hours into, but that's not a bad thing. anyway this game is awesome and i love Riggs she is my spirit animal and watch out for the big crystal. it's big. so big. OH I FORGOT TO SAY I LOVE THE MUSIC TOO IT'S SO GOOD
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Dec. 2024
This game has been great, as others have aptly put it is a combination of FTL and Slay the Spire. For those familiar to the card building genre it is apparently not as tough as some of its peers (I personally still found it hard enough, but i am also dumb). Its well put together enough to stick around for the fun gameplay loop (a bit over an hour average per run) but what makes it shine is the lovely art, soundtrack, and whimsical story (not too big of one but nice enough to keep going).
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Dec. 2024
It has it. It's got that spark. It's got that magic in it. It has that itch you love to keep scratching. It's got characters you love to see. Deck building roguelite shenanigans that you love to partake. It's not too hard, it's not too easy. And you can change that if you want. And after going at it run after run, just having a good time doing it, piecing everything together, you are finished extremely satisfied. It's not too over the top, it's not making promises it can't keep. It's a wonderful lil experience with some wonderful lil guys. This game did not steal my time, but it did steal my heart. And like a bowl of macaroni, it can be cheesy, but it's filling and I'm happy I had it.
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Aug. 2024
It's alright, just not at full price. The overall structure of the game is lifted almost directly from Slay the Spire, which is a good starting point, but Cobalt Core misses what makes StS great: lots of content and the potential for crazy, varied builds. The core mechanics are novel and interesting, but there's not enough support for them. As other reviews have mentioned, there's very little variety in runs due to a small card pool and artifacts having minor effects. The ships available to the player don't feel different enough to encourage alternate playstyles, and so you're left with pretty much just the cards to impact your run. That all said, the first few runs feel great and interesting and the graphics and writing are both solid. If you're a roguelite diehard, I'd say check it out.
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June 2024
I am enjoying playing the game. I am impressed that the developers included three accessibility options that it make it easier for me to enjoy it without problems (I have sensory sensitivity, and flashing / moving imagery is distracting & wearying): * Background Motion ("Reduced" vs "Normal") * Pixel Font ("Off" vs "On") * Screenshake ("Off" vs "On") The attention to accessibility is appreciated :-)
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Cobalt Core
9.3
3,305
113
Online players
101
Developer
Rocket Rat Games
Publisher
Brace Yourself Games
Release 08 Nov 2023
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