Fit check
Is Elemental Exiles worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Deckbuilding roguelike players who want character-specific quests
- Strategy players who enjoy managing elemental strengths and weaknesses
- RPG players who prefer replayable exploration with changing encounters
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fixed campaign, since encounters can change between playthroughs and card loss requires repeated adaptation
- Players who prefer simple combat, since card order, elemental matchups, and deck maintenance affect battles
- Players wanting all characters available immediately, since 8 of the 12 heroes must be found
Our take on Elemental Exiles
The prominent 12-character count needs context: only 4 heroes are available at the beginning, while the other 8 are hidden in the world. The large map also retains routes and selected boss locations, but most encounters change between playthroughs.
What is Elemental Exiles?
Elemental Exiles combines role-playing, deckbuilding, and roguelike exploration.
Choose from 12 heroes, each with a separate starting point, initial deck, and personal quest; 4 are available immediately, while 8 must be found. Travel across a map containing more than 200 locations, with routes and some boss locations retained between playthroughs. Battles include over 300 scenarios, while narrative encounters can alter a deck through rewards, penalties, and choices. Cards have conditional effects based on play order or elemental combinations, and Fire, Water, and Nature interact through strengths and weaknesses. Cards lose durability with use, requiring repeated deck changes. Inns let characters spend gold on cards, items, and blessings, while battles can provide further card additions.
How Elemental Exiles plays
- 01Twelve Hero Paths
- Each hero has a distinct starting area, opening deck, and personal storyline, with 8 characters discovered during exploration.
- 02Persistent World Map
- The map contains over 200 locations, while routes and selected boss positions remain known across runs.
- 03Tactical Card Battles
- More than 300 encounters use different enemy groups and tactical situations.
- 04Conditional Card Effects
- Some cards gain extra results when played in a particular order or after cards from a specified element.
- 05Elemental Matchups
- Fire, Water, and Nature cards each have an advantage and disadvantage against another element.
- 06Card Wear
- Cards degrade through use and are eventually removed, requiring ongoing changes to the deck.
- 07Inventory Consumables
- A character can carry up to 4 potions or bombs and use them during combat.
- 08Inn Services
- The 14 inns provide places to spend gold on cards, items, and blessings.
Elemental Exiles compared to similar games
Shogun Showdown also combines turn-based combat, deck or ability construction, and roguelike progression, while Elemental Exiles adds hero-specific quests, world exploration, elemental matchups, and narrative events. Back to the Dawn is an RPG focused on surviving and escaping a maximum-security prison, rather than exploring a persistent map through deckbuilding battles.
Elemental Exiles: platforms & release
Is Elemental Exiles worth it?
It is worth it if: deckbuilding roguelike players who want character-specific quests. Skip it if: players seeking a fixed campaign, since encounters can change between playthroughs and card loss requires repeated adaptation.
Where can I download Elemental Exiles?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Elemental Exiles's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Elemental Exiles on?
Windows only.
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