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FTL meets Slay The Spire in this Steam Next Fest demoCheck out Cobalt Core!
Check out Cobalt Core!
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Rocket Rat Games
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Rocket Rat Games
Werecommended a dozen Steam Next Fest demosout the gate but that barely scratched the surface of the demo-o-rama. So after diving back into the demo pile myself, I have another recommendation for you: adventuring across the galaxy in roguelikelike spaceship deck-building dungeon-crawlerCobalt Core. If you enjoy Slay The Spire and FTL, do have a look, though I might argue that FTL’s follow-up, Into The Breach seems a stronger influence. Ah, play the demo and see for yourself!
Cobalt Core | Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube
Cobalt Core | Launch Trailer
So, you’re a rag-tag spaceship crew in a time loop, adventuring across the galaxy trying to break the cycle. Pick your route from an FTL/STS-style galaxy map, deciding to go for battle nodes, bosses, shops, mystery encounters, and such. Fights play out a lot like fighting a single enemy inSlay the Spire, with a neat twist.
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Rocket Rat Games
You start each run with a fairly straightforward deck then build into interesting niches as you get new cards, upgrade cards into one of two variants, and gain artifacts. Maybe a run which spits lost of cheap little attacks which are not so little once you’ve dropped a few buffs. Maybe a tanky build which throws corrosion then sits back and watches the enemy burn down. Maybe a zippy build which creates weak points on specific blocks, and zooms around between lanes exploiting them before dashing away.
You can download Cobalt Core’s demofrom its Steam page. The demo isn’t huge but it’s enough to have my interest (and wishlist) ahead of the full game’s launch on the 8th of November. The game’s alsoheaded to Nintendo Switch, which I believe is some sort of expensive keyboard cap.
OurIndiescovery podcast gang(er, former gang?) have talked about Cobalt Core too, after playing at Pax East earlier this year.
