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Lost For Swords

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.

What works
  • Unique blend of deckbuilding and tactical puzzle gameplay
  • High replayability with multiple classes and level editor
  • Thoughtful resource and positioning mechanics
  • Accessible yet challenging difficulty curve
  • Fair price and good value for content
Things to keep in mind
  • Some balancing issues and difficulty spikes
  • Limited content variety after extended play
  • Minor bugs reported
  • Lack of social or cooperative features
  • Animation length can be long at high damage

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Trials of Fire

  • Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition

  • Die in the Dungeon

  • Astral Throne

  • Hadean Tactics

  • Arcanium: Rise of Akhan

  • Moekuri: Adorable + Tactical SRPG

  • Lucky Hunter

  • Prime of Flames
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Astral Throne

  • Arcanium: Rise of Akhan

  • Card Quest
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Lost For Swords: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy.

Why this game works

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