Across the Obelisk: A Roguelite That Rewards Planning Over Luck
Across the Obelisk entered Steam Early Access in 2021 before receiving its full release in August 2022. Developed by Dreamsite Games and published through Paradox Arc, it has quietly become one of my favourite examples of the roguelite deck-building RPG. At first glance, it resembles another descendant of Slay the Spire : branching paths, turn-based card combat, repeated runs and gradually increasing difficulty. The important difference is not that Across the Obelisk eliminates randomness. It gives the player far more control over what happens before and around it. A four-character party, persistent perks, town upgrades and deliberate card crafting allow a strategy to be constructed rather than merely discovered among whatever rewards happen to appear. Luck still matters, but planning determines how exposed you are to it. Official artwork for Across the Obelisk , developed by Dreamsite Games and published by Paradox Interactive. Used for purposes of review an...