Forward: Escape the Fold

Anubis’ ‘Buy!’ Power should be (non-boss) instead of (non-enemy)! For 8 mana you should be able to replace an enemy card given the HEFTY price!

This game is brilliant. I love the fact you just buy the game and that’s it. None of this micro transaction rubbish needed in order to progress the game. Well done to the developers for this game . The price is very reasonable too.

A wonderful addition to the world of card based roguelikes. I’ve checked out a few of Christophe Coyard’s other games on the App Store after loving my first few hours of Forward: Escape the Fold. He clearly has a knack for designing more-ish and addictive card games, and Forward is the culmination of that experience, packaged in to a wonderfully realised vision of what a mobile dungeon crawler can be. The game is bursting with character and humour. Every decision feels important and the wide array of characters make each run feel exciting and fresh, especially in those first few hours when the unlockables keep flowing. This will be a permanent fixture on my iPhone along with Slay the Spire and Monster Train.

If you like Monster Train, Slay The Spire, Dreamquest et al in any way and just wish there was a more on the go, faster gameplay version then this is perfect for you. Stages can be done in under a minute and it’s perfect for short and long gaming. Great diversity of classes, procedurally generated levels for infinite replayability and hundreds of items to boot. Well done dev(s) 10/10

A wonderful game that huge fun with astonishing depth

I am a huge fan of roguelite games and this one hits all the marks. Multiple resources, fun build around synergies, and enough diversity of characters to keep me coming back again and again. On top of that, it's a great ios game, no ads, no in app purchases, simple but meaningful controls, I love it.

I hope there is more content planned. I think two ideas for other classes would be a shadow step type character that can leap over a card or another character that has a backstep, that can go back to a previous row. Lovely game and awesome work!

it did serve a purpose and was fun to unlock the characters and some challenges. but what’s annoying is that on the journey mode which has the potential to be so much fun. Zero explanation to what increasing and decreasing the values actually do in game. i’ve tried a mix of things and they are all impossible because not one thing makes sense. does increasing the quantity or the loot a good or bad thing? does increasing loot quality mean there’s less quality or more or rarity of items? does it mean i’ll find less or more lol. hopefully they can add some explaining

I don’t usually write reviews but a reasonable priced, thoughtfully designed, and really fun game without microtransactions is worth a great review! I really loved this game, and there’s a surprising amount of depth to the card system, a variety of characters, and lots to discover! I hope the developer releases additional content: I’d love to shell out a few more dollars for an expansion :)

Clever mechanics and card/item synergies make for some interesting play. Each character requires different tactics, keeping it fresh. Successful runs take about 15 min, so good pickup-and-play.