Something good has come out of the recent Unity pricing drama: a new game by Slay the Spire devs Mega Crit. Made during an in-house game jam to test the waters of the Godot engine, Dancing Duelists is another deckbuilder – but that’s the only thing the games have in common.
There are no spires to ascend here, or even pits to climb down. Instead, it’s a Street Fighter-style tournament. Beat seven opponents to win, but if you lose more than two matches, it’s game over. Between each battle you will, of course, earn cards and trinkets to embiggen your deck. Build a synergy and soar to victory, or pile on cards and hope for the best.
Hoping for the best is very much par for the course, as once the duellists are locked in the dance-off, you can’t intervene. Your character automatically plays the next card from their randomly shuffled deck, and then your opponent plays theirs.