Another Steam Next Fest is on the way, and it’ll be one I’ll be sitting out in terms of coverage and instead cherry-picking the best. Could deck-building adventure game Wildfrost be one of those titles?

From Gaziter & Deadpan Games and published by Chucklefish, this deck-building also poses as a rogue-like where you have to take back a world frozen by the game’s namesake.

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In the demo playable during the festival, you’ll be able to play with the Snowdweller Tribe and experience ‘three battles per run with six possible mini-bosses and a frosty final boss! There are also 23 cute companions to collect and 45 glacial items and clunkers to experiment with’.

Key features in Wildfrost include

  • A perfect mix of deckbuilding and adventure. Wildfrost lets you test your card battling skills as you fight to save the village of Snowdwell. 
  • The option to pick your ‘Leader’ from a variety of different tribes at the beginning of each journey, each gifted with different randomised stats and skills.
  • The opportunity to plan ahead using the ‘counter dynamic system’ to exploit foes and frosty monsters’ weaknesses!
  • New cards and a new way to tackle each battle to collect during each encounter. The way you strategise each fight is up to you!
  • Endless replayability with new daily challenges and runs.

Wildfrost demo is available during October’s Steam Next Fest, with the full game releasing in the winter.