Fit check
Is Desert Revenant worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Roguelike RPG players who want card-based combat and branching story decisions
- Strategy fans who enjoy planning around summoned allies and upgraded decks
- Players seeking a desert fantasy setting with multiple characters and difficulty levels
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fixed campaign may bounce off the roguelike structure and changing encounters.
- Players who prefer immediate action may find deliberate card choices and decision-heavy battles too slow.
- Players wanting the full roster of enemies and characters at release may find the Early Access scope incomplete.
Our take on Desert Revenant
The likely bounce point is the combat turn: success depends on reading card options, planning each move, and building around summoned allies. Players who prefer direct attacks or low-planning encounters may hit that wall before the branching stories and desert setting have time to matter.
What is Desert Revenant?
Desert Revenant is a roguelike deck-building RPG set in the desert world of Elmyr.
Players choose from multiple characters, assemble decks from a broad selection of cards, upgrade those cards, and shape a personal playstyle. Combat and exploration feature hand-crafted encounters with enemies, bosses, humans, and Jinn. Minions and summonable allies are a central part of play. Decisions can change storylines and affect the world, while mini-puzzles add another activity. The game launches with two maps, each containing dozens of hand-crafted encounters, plus multiple difficulty levels. As an Early Access game, it may not yet contain the full roster of enemies and playable characters.
How Desert Revenant plays
- 01Playable characters
- The available character choices include figures such as the Leper and the Seer.
- 02Summoned allies
- Minions and other summonable allies have a distinct role in the game.
- 03Branching narratives
- Decisions can alter the storylines and affect the fate of Elmyr.
- 04Hand-crafted encounters
- Two maps at launch contain dozens of these encounters and offer multiple difficulty levels.
- 05Card upgrades
- Cards can be upgraded as players develop their own playstyle.
- 06Mini-puzzles
- The game includes small puzzles alongside its deck-building RPG structure.
Desert Revenant compared to similar games
Shogun Showdown also combines roguelike progression with deck-related combat, but it centers on positioning, attack tiles, combos, and timing attacks before facing the Shogun. Desert Revenant instead uses character-based decks, summoned allies, branching stories, hand-crafted encounters, and a desert RPG setting.
Desert Revenant: platforms & release
Is Desert Revenant worth it?
It is worth it if: roguelike RPG players who want card-based combat and branching story decisions. Skip it if: players seeking a fixed campaign may bounce off the roguelike structure and changing encounters.
Where can I download Desert Revenant?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Desert Revenant's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Desert Revenant on?
Windows only.
