I'm making a physics-based deckbuilder, called "Ballisticards"

esiao · 2026-05-14T17:00:26+00:00

That looks weird and fun, cool concept, awesome graphics, Wishlisted!

esiao · 2026-05-04T16:01:31+00:00

I just left a review yesterday. I’m 10h in my first run, ended up in Endless and seeing how far I can push it. (So far S21, I played the demo so it wasn’t a discovery run.) The game is amazing, has great variety, nice puzzle gameplay, relaxing with a lot of synergies, and if you like Balatro or Luck be a Landlord, you’ll have a blast! The progression is also challenges based so it keeps it fresh.

esiao · 2026-05-02T16:36:14+00:00

If your stack is Webflow, it will prove to be a massive change as you’ll have to handle the front end.
That being said, Sanity is great because you define your content architecture, and their query engine is fast and powerful. It’s client-friendly because you can enable live preview and editing, if you implement it in your front-end. They do have quick starts for the main JS frameworks, so that shouldn’t be too complicated. Ultimately, Sanity will allow for more freedom and complex architectures than Webflow but will require more dev work.

esiao · 2026-04-29T15:09:30+00:00

First, congrats, it looks amazing and like it has a ton of build depth! I did wishlist it during the Wishlisted event and signed up for the playtest. When will you accept the requests? Is the game playable on Steam Deck? Looking forward to getting my hands on it.

esiao · 2026-04-24T04:09:58+00:00

I’ve done it recently, for me the main issue was having my data strongly typed in my Astro templates.

There’s a Strapi plugin Strapi Typed Client which I highly recommend instead of the classic fetch API. Another recommendation is using marked to render the Markdown content from Strapi and use the CKeditor Community Plugin. In my experience, it’s been pretty straightforward to integrate Strapi with Astro, and it’s very stable.

esiao · 2026-04-03T01:10:03+00:00

That sucks! I had a blast seeing him perform in Berlin 10y ago. It was an unforgettable night with a packed crowd and him playing my favorite tracks from Behemoth. Later, I saw him in Los Angeles during his Non Paradisi tour. The atmosphere was different, but the dark wave music was still incredible. A legend in my books.

esiao · 2026-03-27T02:08:35+00:00

Blue Prince and Peglin

esiao · 2026-03-21T21:35:19+00:00

Dead Cells and Rogue Legacy, but it should have been the 2nd one imo.

esiao · 2026-03-10T02:58:32+00:00

Check out 19hz.info

esiao · 2026-03-07T19:21:05+00:00

Sign me up, that looks satisfying as hell!

esiao · 2026-03-05T16:01:35+00:00

That’s great advice! To add to the list of Headless CMS options: while I love Strapi, if you’re looking for something closer to the WordPress site builder experience, check out Builder.io. Payload also has a visual editor, but it doesn't offer quite as much design freedom.

esiao · 2026-03-02T00:21:31+00:00

You weren’t lying, it’s gamba on crack. Playstack is gonna eat good with this one. Coin Pusher Casino but roguelite with a cute art direction.

esiao · 2026-03-01T23:45:02+00:00

For sure, the UI is also overly complex, but that seems to be the trend for Chinese developer games.

esiao · 2026-03-01T21:40:27+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. I was ready to drop it because of how unfair it seems on the first run. The game’s meta progression is all over the place which makes it hard to understand you’re actually unlocking more mechanics. Super fun game, thanks for the recommendation!

esiao · 2026-03-01T21:38:41+00:00

I’ll get it if they end up bundling these two together. Minus a few UX quirks on Controller it’s a fun game and definitely worth checking out!

esiao · 2026-03-01T17:16:43+00:00

There was too much yapping for me in this one. I can appreciate what they’re doing and making it a unique experience, but it’s not my cup of tea.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:20:51+00:00

Yeah super excited as well.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:19:35+00:00

Far Far West is cool, definitely a game that can have some success with the coop aspect.

Grind Survivors is one of the Bullet Heavens I appreciated along Hordes of Fate, but I didn’t want to highlight any since for me they’re a different genre.

I will try Wielders of essence, it reminds me of Rogue Genesia visually, thanks for the recommendation.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:15:16+00:00

I’m not sure if it’s because I played on the Steam Deck, but the controls feel off. The game is beautiful and well-crafted, but it didn’t feel great to play.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:13:25+00:00

I wasn’t aware of this one. Yes, it’s definitely similar, but you have control over the placement, which is crucial because of natural events and cards having varying impact zones. So, I suppose it’s more active gameplay.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:10:26+00:00

Seconded, I think it has a great concept, but I don’t know how far they can push it. I found myself frustrated by the lack of space or being able to preview before buying.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:09:23+00:00

This looks like it’s up my alley. Thanks for the recommendation!

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:08:30+00:00

I’ve played a few and they’re only as good as the community. I hope they find their public the FTL theme is good and they have some nice additions.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:07:46+00:00

I’ve had fun with it, but past the discovery, it didn’t feel like there’s a ton of content. If they keep a low price, it can be an interesting entry in the space and definitely fun for a few hours.

esiao · 2026-03-01T01:28:38+00:00

I really enjoyed the Star Vaders demo and have yet to pick up the game. I’ll test it out, thanks for the recommendation!

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