Iris and the Giant

Iris and The Giant is a fusion of the CCG, RPG and roguelike genres. You play as Iris, who must brave her fears in her imaginary world. Dive into a melancholic and gripping adventure, filled with cute monsters and buried memories. Ready to face your inner demons?

Iris and the Giant is a roguelike deckbuilder, card game and card battler game developed by Louis Rigaud and published by Goblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited and Mugen Creations.
Released on February 27th 2020 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 8 languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 1,230 reviews of which 1,091 were positive and 139 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 3.74€ on Steam and has a 75% discount.

The Steam community has classified Iris and the Giant into these genres:

Roguelike Deckbuilder Card Game Card Battler Rogue-like Deckbuilding Turn-Based Dungeon Crawler Rogue-lite Mystery Turn-Based Strategy Replay Value Strategy 2D Singleplayer RPG Difficult Choices Matter Indie Mouse only Surreal

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10
Processor: Intel core 2 duo
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5500
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 300 MB available space
Sound Card: Any

MacOS

OS: OS X 10.8.5
Processor: 1,3 GHz CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5500
Storage: 1 GB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 12.04+
Processor: 1,3 GHz CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities
Storage: 1 GB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Nov. 2024

This is an excellent deckbuilder roguelike. The gameplay is engaging, and the challenge feels appropriate. Moreover, its style draws on The Binding of Isaac, where the gameplay is posed as a metaphor for emotional struggle. That is really effective here -- perhaps even moreso than in Isaac. I believe I got it on sale, but I would say that the $17.99 price tag is fair for what you'll get. My hours are inaccurate because my internet has been sketchy; I've played at least 20 hours. It is highly replayable.

April 2024

The minimal aesthetic sets this apart from other games in a strangely atmospheric way, especially with how stripped down the music is. The gameplay has a great level of challenge that doesn't overwhelm the player. And while constantly dying and going back to square one may sound annoying to some, with the achievements and collecting involved, it makes the experience pretty satisfying. As the story goes, I like the way the cutscenes are handled, short and sweet. But this trend of "mental health metaphors" is pretty stale and largely Lefty, juvenile, and cringe. One dialog example in this is "not saying anything can be really violent". Ugh. The writers don't even know the proper definitions of words. Still a good game, though.

March 2024

A deceptively engaging deck-building puzzle game is hiding behind the lack of text and simplistic art style. The game doesn't hold your hand, letting you work card mechanics out on your own, though does provide puzzle levels that will teach you important tactics. The story is likewise simple but with a nice underlying message that hits all the right notes, and 'beating' the final boss is pretty heart warming. Being short enough to complete in one sitting, the game doesn't overstay it's welcome - whilst the unlockable challenges and nightmare mode alongside alternate paths and hidden routes present decent replayability. Bug wise, the game soft-locked twice in the couple of attempts to get my first clear, necessitating restarts. I'd still recommend it, especially on sale.

March 2024

Picked this game up via a random 66% steam discount voucher, wouldn't have known about it otherwise, great thought out game with a rather short story but lots of achievements to aim for making this very replayable.

March 2024

Great little (and time-consuming) game. Not without problems, though: ◘ Linux version should've gotten the update Win version has, probably was just an oversight, ◘ Few upgrades seem to not be working in some situations, but it's easily avoidable, ◘ DON'T EVER USE petrification on the Ferryman (unless you want to waste some time, and current game). Worth buying, especially if you'd be able to get ya' hands on the discount - it's a *steal*.

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Steam price	23 December 2024 20:27
Steam reviews	21 December 2024 23:55

-75% 14.99€ 3.74€

8.4

1,091

139

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Developer

Louis Rigaud

Publisher

Goblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited, Mugen Creations

Release 27 Feb 2020

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