Griftlands Guide

It is a deck-building roguelite where you fight and negotiate your way through a broken-down science-fiction world. You build separate combat and negotiation decks, choosing whether to solve problems with violence or words. Developed and published by Klei Entertainment, the studio behind Don't Starve, it was released on June 1, 2021. Japanese is supported.

A separate deck for persuading people with words. You build it independently of your combat deck, opening routes that avoid fighting. Which deck you develop more heavily changes how you approach the run.

Both choices have consequences. The official description explains that killing someone can anger their friends, while sparing them leaves a potential danger on the map. Characters remember your actions, so there is no simple right answer.

All three protagonists—Sal, Rook, and Smith—have their own stories and settings. Officially, Sal is an adventurer seeking profit and revenge, Rook is a veteran spy, and Smith is an idle loafer. Choose according to your preferences.

Among games covered on this site, try the deck-building staple Slay the Spire, the choice-driven story of Disco Elysium, or Don't Starve Together, also developed by Klei.