Faith in Despair
Forge your own cards with triggers, actions and modifiers. Shape your deck and gamble against Death itself. Make one mistake and you will descend into despair.
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You are Faith. The last of your kind. The epilogue to an age-old tale of demise. You gamble for your life against Death itself. Day after day after day. Yet you persevere. You dare not abandon hope. You struggle against your inevitable fall into despair. To live – and play – another day.
Faith in Despair is a grimdark roguelike deckbuilder that allows you to create your own cards using triggers, actions and modifiers to concoct devastating synergies. Every run holds new dangers and every action will inevitably push you closer towards despair.
FIND YOUR PATH TO PREVAIL
Forge your cards: Collect triggers, actions and modifiers and define the abilities of your creatures and spells.
Shape your deck: Formulate your strategy and devise devastating synergies to level the legions of Death.
Give in to despair: Spells you cast and creatures you raise push you deeper into despair and put curses on you.
Explore your own path: Follow Faith's journal, reveal her story and unlock new starter decks to challenge Death.
FEATURED ARTISTS & MUSICIANS
Cover art by Magic: The Gathering artist Marcela Bolívar
In-game card illustrations by Vergvoktre, Marvin Blattert, Vil, Gwenypatu, Lyfeu
Music by Muddasheep feat. Anete Liepina (opera singing) and Lou Dunand-Vincent (cello)
Sound Design by Muddasheep and KAON
