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2023 · Deadpan Games · Adventure · Board game

Wildfrost

Timed Nintendo exclusive

Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…

Released
12 April 2023
Platforms
AndroidNintendo SwitchWindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/SiOS
Genres
AdventureBoard gameIndieRoguelike deck-buildingStrategyTactical
Developers
Deadpan Games
Publishers
Chucklefish
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Fantasy
Age ratings
CLASS_IND 10GRAC 12+ESRB E10+PEGI 7USK 12ACB PG
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Japanese, Korean
Time to beat
11hmain story48hcompletionist

About

Wildfrost is a 2023 roguelike deck-building game developed by Deadpan Games and Gaziter and published by Chucklefish. It was originally released for the Nintendo Switch and Windows and ported to Android, iOS, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in 2024.

›Story

Wildfrost is a roguelike deck-building game set in a frozen world gripped by an endless, unnatural winter known as the Wildfrost. The player takes on the role of a leader who sets out from the last bastion of warmth, the city of Snowdwell, on a perilous expedition to end the eternal cold at its source. Along the way, they gather powerful artifacts and recruit a band of companions drawn from three distinct tribes: the Snowdwellers, hardy human survivors skilled in elemental magic and combat; the Shademancers, practitioners of dark necromantic arts; and the Clunkmasters, a race of gnomes who fight with clever machinery and automata. Battles play out as turn-based card duels, with the leader and their allies deployed across a shifting battlefield against waves of monsters. Should the leader fall, the run ends, but rescued companions can return to aid future attempts as the player braves the icy wilds again and again in search of an end to the storm.

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Development

Wildfrost was developed by Deadpan Games and Gaziter and published by Chucklefish. It was released for Nintendo Switch and Windows on April 12, 2023, and for Android and iOS on April 11, 2024. It also released on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on December 10, 2024. Wildfrost was developed using the Unity engine.

Reception

Wildfrost received positive reviews on Metacritic. PC Gamer wrote that the game had a "perfect balance of accessibility and strategic depth" and praised the art style, which it said gives it "buckets of personality". Though Rock Paper Shotgun said luck sometimes seems to play too much of a role, they called it "a genuinely fun game, with charming details and rewarding tactical combat". Siliconera said it "suffers from some balance issues", but they said it is "a game as beautiful, cruel, and cold as its sunless environment".

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo Switch12 April 2023Worldwide
Windows12 April 2023Worldwide
Android26 March 2024Worldwide
iOS11 April 2024Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S10 December 2024Worldwide
Xbox One10 December 2024Worldwide

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