OtherIs Mareld worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Roguelike fans interested in card-driven exploration
- Players who enjoy recruiting characters and forming a team
- Players who want to craft items and dishes from rewards
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want direct control throughout exploration may find the automatic card-triggered system limiting.
- Players looking for detailed combat mechanics may find the description of enemy encounters and character building too lightly specified.
- Players who are not interested in recruiting characters may find team formation less appealing.
Our take on Mareld
Players who expect to steer every moment of exploration may bounce when placing Character Cards on Scenario Cards triggers exploration automatically. The described exploration system is card-led rather than based on direct movement.
What is Mareld?
Mareld is a card-driven roguelike role-playing game set in the Lost Forest.
Place Character Cards on Scenario Cards to trigger exploration, or combine Character Cards with Item Cards to create new items. Recruit characters encountered during the journey and form a team to explore the world together. Exploration can bring encounters with enemies, and players build their characters to face these adversaries. Defeating enemies or exploring provides rewards that can be combined to make items and dishes for strengthening characters on later adventures. As the journey progresses, players encounter people and events. Choices lead toward finding a way home, while the world also holds secrets to uncover.
How Mareld plays
- 01Card-based exploration
- Placing Character Cards on Scenario Cards triggers exploration automatically.
- 02Companion recruitment
- Characters encountered during the journey can join the team.
- 03Item and dish crafting
- Character and Item Cards can be combined to create items, and rewards can be used to make dishes.
- 04Choices along the journey
- Choices involving people and events lead toward finding a way home.
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Mareld: platforms & release
Is Mareld worth it?
It is worth it if: roguelike fans interested in card-driven exploration. Skip it if: players who want direct control throughout exploration may find the automatic card-triggered system limiting.
Where can I download Mareld?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Mareld's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Mareld on?
Windows only.








