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Is As We Descend worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Deckbuilding strategy players who want to tailor units and cards for individual encounters
- Roguelike fans who enjoy learning from failed expeditions and starting another run
- Players interested in balancing tactical battles with political choices and resource management
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for combat without positional decisions or reactions to enemy intentions
- Those who prefer a fixed campaign rather than repeated expeditions that can end in failure
- Players seeking a purely city-management game without expedition battles
Our take on As We Descend
The two-part structure asks players to divide attention between tactical expeditions and city politics. That breadth comes at the expense of a single, uninterrupted focus on either combat or settlement management.
What is As We Descend?
As We Descend is a strategy roguelike deckbuilder in an apocalyptic setting, with card-building split between expeditions and the city that remains humanity’s last stronghold.
Recruit squads using scavenged technology; each has an archetype and cards that can be added, removed, or upgraded. Choose a squad composition for each battle, then respond to enemy intentions by moving forces between Guard and Support zones. Between expeditions, navigate the city’s feudal politics, seek allies, and manage limited time and resources. Each descent involves scavenging, fighting through three biomes, and trying to reach the core. Failed runs reveal secrets and provide knowledge and tools for future attempts.
How As We Descend plays
- 01Squad-based decks
- Recruit units with scavenged technology, then modify each squad’s cards by adding, removing, or upgrading them.
- 02Two combat zones
- Move forces between Guard and Support positions to respond to enemy intentions and prepare defenses.
- 03City politics
- Seek allies among the city’s residents while making choices within its feudal political structure.
- 04Three-biome expeditions
- Scavenge resources and push through three biomes on the route toward the core.
- 05Run-based progression
- A failed descent reveals secrets and carries knowledge and tools into the next attempt.
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As We Descend: platforms & release
Is As We Descend worth it?
It is worth it if: deckbuilding strategy players who want to tailor units and cards for individual encounters. Skip it if: players looking for combat without positional decisions or reactions to enemy intentions.
Where can I download As We Descend?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens As We Descend's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is As We Descend on?
Windows only.
