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Ancient Enemy

Ancient Enemy is a strategic RPG card game in which you make interesting tactical decisions as you battle distorted enemies and overcome challenging puzzles. Face a horde of deadly enemies, each one emerging from a world in which evil has already triumphed. You must not only endure, but also rebuild your powers to vanquish evil and fight one last duel against your monstrous nemesis! Travel through a scarred landscape with dozens of atmospheric levels, draw power from the Earth, and struggle for the soul of the world itself. Test your skills against a host of foes in unique solitaire-style turn

Release date
July 8, 2021
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Grey Alien Games
Publisher
Grey Alien Games
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Ancient Enemy is a strategic RPG card game in which you make interesting tactical decisions as you battle distorted enemies and overcome challenging puzzles. Face a horde of deadly enemies, each one emerging from a world in which evil has already triumphed. You must not only endure, but also rebuild your powers to vanquish evil and fight one last duel against your monstrous nemesis! Travel through a scarred landscape with dozens of atmospheric levels, draw power from the Earth, and struggle for the soul of the world itself.

Test your skills against a host of foes in unique solitaire-style turn-based combat! Innovative, strategic, turn-based combat. Blast the Enemy's monstrous lieutenants with a satisfying range of spells and abilities. Gather powers from the shattered landscape to heal your mind and enhance your magic. Choose your own path through a dark, folkloric story. Three difficulty settings ranging from relaxed to nightmare. Duel your way to the citadel, and defeat your foe once and for all!

Ancient Enemy is the latest iteration of inventive card game design from Grey Alien Games, this time in collaboration with famed Scottish game artist Jen Pattison, and renowned games designer Jim Rossignol. Ancient Enemy is an atmospheric turn-based adventure in the spirit of masterpieces such as Darkest Dungeon and Slay The Spire!

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Most helpful8

★ 4 / 5
TL;DR - Easier and shorter than Shadowhand, still reasonably good on its own merits. For those who are entirely new to the card games of…
★ 3 / 5
Quick writing this review because the game's on giveaway at the moment. If you like this game and its concept, you'll love its predecessor Shadowhand.…
★ 2 / 5
It's basically solitaire with a twist. The core concept of the game is amusing. Match cards in ascending or descending order to charge your actions.…
★ 4 / 5
The game's main mechanism is directly lifted from Faerie Solitaire, but you play with smaller number of cards (which might be good, less randomness) but…
★ 4 / 5
The gameplay of Ancient Enemy is based on the mechanics of the popular solitaire game. There are stacks of covered cards on a table, with…
★ 1 / 5
TL;DR - Rather Boring Story (For all His 'Reminiscence' of the past and the five chapters I've completed before deciding this isn't a game for…
★ 5 / 5
If you like Solitarica, you will LOVE this game as it is a much better upgrade to Solitarica. (Solitarica also comes as a free app…
★ 4 / 5
I played a lot of card games and most of them seem completely detached from the story, where your only issue is optimizing your hand.…

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★ 3 / 5
I was thinking it was more of a card collection game but turned out more like solitaire with a bit of additional strategy added. If…
★ 4 / 5
It's a fun card battler with a story. I didn't pay any attention to the story, but the gameplay is what you would expect from…
★ 4 / 5
It’s a card game reminiscent of solitaire, where you clear cards from the board by playing them in ascending or descending order. There are also…
★ 2 / 5
... but there is little complexity here. you draw cards from the board to power your spells against the singular enemy you are engaged with.…
★ 5 / 5
I find the mechanics really simple, the fact you know what the enemy is going to play next makes it a little easier to plan.…
★ 3 / 5
This game seems good and it has an interesting concept but I'm not really a fan of the puzzle elements. If this was just a…
★ 4 / 5
It's basically solitaire, but each card you remove charges yor abilities. Fun little game to kill time. 4 stars because after a while it becomes…

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