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Is Cool Game worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Turn-based roguelike players who want to make team and positioning choices between fights
- Gem-matching fans who want puzzle actions to fuel combat
- Players seeking a short run structured around 12 escalating battles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want forgiving runs may hit a wall when one mistake can end the game.
- Players who prefer steady difficulty may find the rising challenge across all 12 fights a poor fit.
- Players looking for a story-focused adventure may find the described team-building and combat loop too narrow.
Our take on Cool Game
The likely bounce point is the run's high-stakes decision loop: choosing heroes, positions, and opponents leads into increasingly difficult fights, and a single mistake can end the entire run. Players who want room to recover from poor choices may hit that wall early.
What is Cool Game?
This turn-based roguelike centers on assembling a team of heroes and choosing their positions and opponents across a run of 12 fights.
Each battle is harder than the one before it, and heroes encountered along the way can be added to the team or left behind. Heroes need energy to attack, which is gained by destroying gems; clearing more gems at once is part of managing attacks. A single poor choice can end a run. The game includes more than 20 heroes and more than 20 enemies, with battles built around team selection, positioning, opponent choice, and gem destruction.
How Cool Game plays
- 01Gem-Fueled Attacks
- Destroying gems provides the energy heroes need to attack, and clearing multiple gems at once can improve results.
- 02Run-Based Team Building
- Heroes encountered during the 12-fight run can be recruited into the team or passed over.
- 03Large Cast
- The game includes more than 20 heroes and more than 20 enemies.
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Cool Game: platforms & release
Is Cool Game worth it?
It is worth it if: turn-based roguelike players who want to make team and positioning choices between fights. Skip it if: players who want forgiving runs may hit a wall when one mistake can end the game.
Where can I download Cool Game?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Cool Game's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Cool Game on?
Windows only.
