Fit check
Is Relapse worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Deck-building roguelike fans who want to plan turns around action points
- Strategy players who enjoy adjusting routes in response to map events
- Players who prefer runs with companions and class progression
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat rather than a separate player turn and battle phase
- Players who want negative effects to reset after each battle
- Players looking for a puzzle-focused game
Our take on Relapse
The battle system gives players clear information about companion actions but only a partial view of enemy plans. That information gap makes each turn a risk calculation, while effects that persist between battles add pressure beyond the current encounter.
What is Relapse?
Relapse is a 3D deck-building roguelike with turn-based battles and a map split into 3 acts.
On a turn, draw ability cards and spend action points to play them before starting the battle phase. Companions' actions are visible, while enemy actions are only partly revealed. As the route changes, environmental events affect which path to take, and negative effects carry over between fights. Battles award experience for a chosen class, loot, and abilities. Cards can be leveled up to 3 levels or enchanted with different abilities. The game includes 5 decks, 5 classes, over 240 cards, over 100 trinkets, 90 enemies, and more than 15 companions. Runs also offer unlockable cosmetics, familiars, starting abilities, starting trinkets, and permanent talent upgrades.
How Relapse plays
- 01Changing map events
- Events occur as the map is traversed and can affect route choices.
- 02Persistent battle effects
- Negative effects remain after a fight, carrying their impact into later battles.
- 03Card upgrades
- Cards have 3 levels, and enchantments can add different abilities.
- 04Companion actions
- Companions can be summoned, and their upcoming actions are visible during combat.
Relapse compared to similar games
Shogun Showdown also uses turn-based combat and deck-building, but centers on positioning, attack tiles, and timing attacks before a boss fight. Relapse instead has action-point card turns, companions, and a route through a three-act campaign with changing map events.
Relapse: platforms & release
Is Relapse worth it?
It is worth it if: deck-building roguelike fans who want to plan turns around action points. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat rather than a separate player turn and battle phase.
Where can I download Relapse?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Relapse's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Relapse on?
Windows only.
