Oaken is an Adventure, RPG, and Strategy game for PC published by Goblinz Publishing in 2022. A very colorful game all Kawai!
Oaken PC Game 2022 review:
A very promising turn-based card game that brings unique twists to the genre, all wrapped in a beautiful aesthetic. It’s a Roguelike, so repetitive .. but it’s the basic principle of a roguelike: die and retry.
(v1.1.6 Update added)
The world of Oaken is a mythical place, existing in a not easily defined space and time. It is stretched among the branches of the Great Oak. Its inhabitants are spirits that listen to the same voice, called the Oak Song. The loss of that voice starts a series of events leading to a struggle that may either heal or destroy the Great Oak.
Each new run, as you select a Hero and a Guide. These come with their own unique skills and units to use in combat. However, as of this review, there is only one hero, and four guides to select from. We found the main gameplay loop to be very interesting, with a lot of depth the further we dug.
At the beginning of a fight, you will draw random cards from your deck. You can redraw some that aren’t to your liking. At first, only your Hero unit will be on the board. Your unit has a “frontal arc”, which denotes where it’s facing. If an enemy attacks your unit from any of the front 3 faces of its hexagon, your unit will counterattack. These rules apply to every unit in the game, with a few exceptions.
At the beginning of a fight, you will draw random cards from your deck. You can redraw some that aren’t to your liking. At first, only your Hero unit will be on the board. Your unit has a “frontal arc”, which denotes where it’s facing. If an enemy attacks your unit from any of the front 3 faces of its hexagon, your unit will counterattack. These rules apply to every unit in the game, with a few exceptions.
Pros of Oaken:
- Roguelike, hero-oriented campaign with deck management.
- A mystical world inhabited by spirits with Celtic and tribal vibes.
- A randomly generated world map with tons of levels, bosses, and events to be discovered.
- Unique, highly tactical battles on a hexagonal grid, where position and rotation are everything.
- Upgrade your spells and spirits the way you want.
- Easy to learn, hard to master – chill and challenge modes suitable for any player.
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Basic System Requirements:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce gtx 960
- Storage: 1000 MB available space
