This is an excerpt of a full early access review I wrote at: http://bitsandpieces.games/2021/12/27/bargain-bits-rust-raiders-early-access-review/

Rust Raiders has all the bones of a good entry in the deckbuilding roguelite genre, and is currently totally playable, though it has a lot of rough edges and as yet isn't fully-featured. The scope for what the developers need to do to improve the wonky bits of the experience are pretty clear. That’s more than you can say for a lot of games in the sub-£5 early access bracket. I hope it gets some attention from deckbuilder enthusiasts – I’m no expert in the genre (pretty rubbish at them), and while I found the central mechanics of Rust Raiders enjoyable, it’d be a shame for it not to receive useful feedback from more experienced players.

Rust Raiders is a fun little deckbuilder, offered at a very reasonable price-point. If you’re a deck construction enthusiast looking for a new experience – one that you could probably help to shape with feedback, I imagine – it might be worth the small entry fee and a few hours of your time. It’s definitely a very early-stage Early Access title, but as long as you have a clear understanding of what you’re getting into, it’s got some mechanically satisfying card combat to offer as you learn the mechanics and fight robo-pirates.

This is an excerpt of a full early access review I wrote at: http://bitsandpieces.games/2021/12/27/bargain-bits-rust-raiders-early-access-review/ Rust Raiders has all the bones of a good entry in the deckbuilding roguelite genre, and is currently totally playable, though it has a lot of rough edges and as yet isn't fully-featured. The scope for what the developers need to do to improve the wonky bits of the experience are pretty clear. That’s more than you can say for a lot of games in the sub-£5 early access bracket. I hope it gets some attention from deckbuilder enthusiasts – I’m no expert in the genre (pretty rubbish at them), and while I found the central mechanics of Rust Raiders enjoyable, it’d be a shame for it not to receive useful feedback from more experienced players. Rust Raiders is a fun little deckbuilder, offered at a very reasonable price-point. If you’re a deck construction enthusiast looking for a new experience – one that you could probably help to shape with feedback, I imagine – it might be worth the small entry fee and a few hours of your time. It’s definitely a very early-stage Early Access title, but as long as you have a clear understanding of what you’re getting into, it’s got some mechanically satisfying card combat to offer as you learn the mechanics and fight robo-pirates.