Dawncaster: Deckbuilding RPG App Reviews

Great game and lots of content!

I don’t write too many reviews but I gotta say something after all the support this game gets… it’s fantastic I play a bunch of card games and don’t mind the occasional mobile game but this one has me hooked it’s super polished and the gameplay loop is fun. Would recommend!

Игра топ! Очень бы хотелось увидеть русский язык в игре.

This game is actually pretty great. It’s one of my favorite deck builders; along with games like Slay the Spire or Meteorfall. The replay ability is pretty fantastic because there are so many freaking cards to find and a good amount of characters to play as. You can upgrade your characters/roles and overall it’s a game I would recommend if you’re looking into a good deck-building rogue-lite.

I’m one battle in, and I’ve been playing for about 15 minutes. My player has 2 energy, and my attack takes 2 energy. Why would you ever design an opponent this early in the game that evades the first attack EVERY ROUND?? If I get lucky on draws I can do 2 damage every other round… Edit: apparently energy carries over between rounds, so I can save up and crush him

I'll summarize what I think about the game with the fact that I downloaded it about 3 months ago and STILL average about 50 hours of playtime a week. This game has made me not even want to turn on my PC. The discord is very active and fun too.

Dawncaster starts familiar—and that’s intentional. Early on, it feels like a standard deck builder: pick a class, work with a limited card pool, climb. But once subclasses unlock, the game reveals its real depth. Subclasses don’t just modify a class—they redefine it, turning familiar tools into entirely new playstyles. Expansions take this even further. New cards and tags don’t just add variety; they change how you think about every decision. Old strategies evolve, unexpected synergies emerge,

Thanks for continually working on this game. The only thing that I’d like to see fixed are the icon placements in the UI. I’d love to see some mindfulness of their placement. Currently, icons are hidden by the Dynamic Island, and the rounded corners of the iPhone screen cut off some elements too. Please fix.

I love this game, I play it daily. However, the new update makes it so I can’t get past the “start game” button, hitting it locks everything up. I’ve tried a dozen times, haven’t gotten past this bug yet. iPhone 11, latest iOS.

This game is better than a lot of money hungry game out there. It gets more and more interesting as you play. Highly recommended.

I would put in the same class as slay as spire as an all time great deck builder rouge like. Innovative enough to carve its own path, while being familiar enough to put up and play with very little learning curve. Devs did an amazing job. 10/10

Great gameplay, no heavy handed IAP, incredible variety and depth and highly addictive. Would recommend to RPG and CRPG fans. One of the best!

Rarely do I write up on the deep pleasure of nighttime daytime anytime gaming made ever so sweet in Dawncaster, wow. The gameplay, the variation, the learning, the community, the richness. You guys have struck a vein of gold here and I am so happy to be along for the ride. Bravo. Keep the expansions coming.

Just like to thank the developers for fueling my gaming addiction and new love for deck builder games. I’m going to put an ungodly amount of hours into this game. I was hooked after my first run.

This is the best deck builder game on the Apple Store thanks for making this game

This game is absolutely a blast to play. Awesome art for cards, environments, and creatures. Lots of options to explore during your runs and tons of build variety and planning. I’m not usually into card games but this one definitely pulled me in. Bought the expansions and I will for sure be buying ones in the future to support the developers, great job guys!

Tons of fun unlocks, gorgeous art, and a “pay once” cost model. I bought all the expansions and have more than gotten my money’s worth of fun. Each run is different and I enjoy making new builds and trying out various card combinations. It has a learning curve and requires flexible thinking to take advantage of the cards you find. I now hardly lose on normal, but find the harder difficulty levels challenging.

I’ve played a lot of deck builders. It is my favorite type of mobile game. This one has kept me invested the longest after 200 hours in StS. Great classes. Huge variety of build possibilities. Very, very active devs that really care about the game. If you like deck builders, Buy it and the two expansions (and maybe a cup of coffee). Worth it.

Picked this up on sale and am very impressed with the quality, wasn’t expecting that. I would love it if they ported the iPad version to macOS, it would play great there and probably wouldn’t require too much development.

Enjoying the game so far, I bought the expansions to broaden the game and I’m having a blast with it, but some mechanics aren’t properly explained. Can you only play a set number of cards? I’ll have energy left to spend but all the cards turn red and I can’t play any? I’m sure I’ll figure it out, but that mechanic wasn’t explained at all.

I never write reviews but I must say, this is one of the best games I’ve played on mobile. Looks beautiful, full of content, and the quality and love that went into this game is obvious. Kudos to the devs! Pls keep it up!

One of the best Roguelike deckbuilders I’ve ever played. Really awesome community who come up with some crazy builds and a dev that acknowledges them and shares in the discussion. I don’t know how many hours I’ve sunk into this game, maybe 300+ at this point, but it’s truly a gem.

Solid rogue-like deck builder.

The dev team is incredibly engaged with the community on Discord and is constantly releasing updates for the game. Card expansions have so far all been free with two paid $5 zone packs that each added a few (3?) alternate zones to choose from. Highly recommend!

Hello developers! Just letting you know there is a bug with arcane bow that is not conjuring arrows correctly. Besides that this game is phenomenal and must have more content hahaha! Thank you!

Wow! This deck builder is great. Nice little story, good variation of enemies. Even better variation of tactics for each class. Really loving it so far. Will definitely be picking up the expansions soon. Nice work!

First and foremost the game is great for any roguelike/deck building fans. But what I really want to talk about is this style of game developing. Its not a f2p micro transaction nightmare, a clumsy port or a shallow clickbait. No, you can tell the devs put a lot of love into it and decided to not only respect you as a player but the game it self. If you see this devs I hope you are rewarded and I wish you all the best on this game and future projects!

Beautiful, detailed graphics, plays in portrait mode, and quite challenging. No crashes - its very solid on my 13 Pro. If you like Slay the Spire, give this a try.

Right up with the best roguelites card games next to Slay the Spire for mobile and man is this game great. Only just bought it and been so worth it. Will definitely buy the dlc and buy future ones as always! Only thing i can say is definitely would like the option to increase game speed even more if possible!

I’ve put a couple hundred hours into this game since it’s launch on iOS and without a doubt it’s one of the best games released on a mobile platform. Somehow the developers have pretty well balanced all of these different class to fit different play styles. In a world where gaming companies have actively worked to exploit the worst tendencies in people in order to extract vast sums of money, these guys make a simple well crafted product that will stand the test of time. Everyone should suppor

This is polished and fun, streamlined and lots of builds and classes to experiment with. Loving this so far, plan to get the expansions. This deserves even more attention keep up the good work guys! Add a monk class!

Very annoying dlc why does every enemy haveEvasion?? It destroys a lot of deck builds. Also fighting the annoying statue guy 3 times?!? Seems very lazy and he isn’t fun to play against at all.. lowered stars until you fix this area

Nowhere to submit them :(

Nice job with this one. Highly enjoyable and fair priced. Please keep up the good work. Will buy all dlc

Great game. Great developer support. Amazing discord community. 5 starts all around.

I've been playing for several months now, and enjoy this game. I look forward to more expansions coming out, like today. It needs more content and surprises.

I’ve played a lot of deck builders. It is my favorite type of mobile game. This one has kept me invested the longest after 200 hours in StS. Great classes. Huge variety of build possibilities. Very, very active devs that really care about the game. If you like deck builders, Buy it and the two expansions (and maybe a cup of coffee). Worth it.

This deckbuilder is one of the best I’ve played in some time! There are the classic, single-color classes that can focus on a number of strategies, but the addition of multi-colored classes is a game changer. There’s a huge amount of versatility and creativity even with the randomness of rewards and encounters. If you’re interested in a challenge (Meteorfall and Slay the Spire come to mind) with a little bit of MTG and the ambiance of Diablo, you have found the right game. Happy building!

I played the game for about two hours before it sold me on buying the dlc pack too. I’ve been put about 15 hours on it over the past few days. I imagine I’ll have well over a 100 hours minimum playing this game. That’s ten cents per hour of entertainment. Movie tickets are like twenty bucks for an hour or two. So much value and replayability in this game.

This is so addictive! Obvious similarities to Slay the Spire, but with rpg elements that add a sense of progress between runs. I played a lot of Arcanist, and I beat the game as Knight. I’ve played for hours, but I’m still excited to explore the other classes and unlock more starting weapons. This might be the best mobile game I’ve played

There are many free games out there that have more content available. The game play is fun and they have tons of class with unlocks, but every play through is the exact same. They charge another $4.99 for one set of additional areas which should included in app purchase. Regret paying money for this game to only have to pay more for extra content. Doesn’t seem right.

There are some interesting ideas here, and a lot of character customization to unlock, but it is a big grind to do so. Which would be fine, except that the game is super repetitive in each run. Each stage has a static boss, so this is really limiting in build diversity.

I bought the game and was really looking forward to playing. However my iPhone 10 15.4 gets too hot so it’s unplayable :(

Very good rouge deck builder with advancement options. Great game, worth it!

Great to pick up for short or long bursts. Nice balance with the enemies and randomness. Never feels too unfair or grindy.