Team Lazerbeam and Devolver Digital have announced that Shroom and Gloom is now available today in Early Access on Steam. This dungeon crawler roguelike takes players into the depths of a world infested with fungi, combining exploration and combat through a card-based system using two distinct decks of cards. The first, called Explore, collects actions used to interact with dungeons, allowing players to explore, search, destroy, unlock, or repair elements encountered along the way. The Combat deck comes into play during battles against grotesque fungal creatures that populate the depths, with the ultimate goal of reaching the mysterious underground realm known as The Gloom.
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One of the most distinctive features of Shroom and Gloom is the ability to boost cards without a predetermined limit, turning even initial attacks into extremely powerful tools. Defeated enemies also become a resource: fungal creatures can be skewered, seasoned, and roasted to regain health or used as ingredients to prepare soups capable of significantly altering the course of the game.
Visually, the game combines hand-drawn illustrations with 3D environments, creating surreal dungeons populated by dozens of different creatures. In addition to the roguelike component, it features a persistent progression, accompanied by hundreds of cards to find and modify during various expeditions. The Early Access version offers two different paths to reach The Gloom, each with its own card pool, plus five playable characters and numerous missions to unlock new content. Team Lazerbeam has already confirmed that development will continue by progressively adding new cards, enemies, and dungeons.
Shroom and Gloom is available today in Early Access on Steam for €14.99, with additional content planned along the path that will lead the roguelike to its full version.
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