Was fun while it lasted, nice atmosphere and interesting mechanics, but... it got abandoned. Devs like 'the other tainted grail' more than this one.

pick it up if its like 5 bucks, but dont get your hopes high

I've known about the Tainted Grail board game for years.
Years.
But cardboard terrifies me, and my table is small, and frankly I don’t have the emotional infrastructure to undertake that cardboard nightmare.
The theme though?
The hopeless, rotting, please-give-me-a-croissant-crumb theme?
That’s what pulled me in then, and it’s what pulled me in now.

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• The art: Strong. Looks like someone painted your darkest intrusive thoughts with the blood of broken kings.
  
• The vibe: Hopeless. Desolate. Moist. You want to cry and steal a stale baguette.

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• I love card-based roguelites.
  
• This one walks up and slaps me across the face and growls, "HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW?"
  
• The classes? Cool. Visually cool. Actually play differently. It’s real.
  
• Sometimes you get sexy combos going and you feel invincible for exactly seven seconds.
  
• There is challenge. Each run makes you sweat a little further into the abyss.

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• It does get repetitive once you’ve cleared a few classes.
  
• You will feel the loop tightening. You will start to hear the whispers of "maybe just one more run" even as your soul withers.

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Yes — but be smart.
Wait for 30%-40% off.
Then buy it.
Then light a cigarette you don’t even smoke, lean against the balcony railing of your tiny apartment, stare at the misty streetlights, and say "oui."

Because that’s the kind of satisfaction this game delivers.
Worn-out, world-weary, but weirdly grateful.

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If despair was sexy, it would look like this.
If hopelessness had a punchy little deck of cards, it would feel like this.

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• Theme: Beautiful rot
  
• Gameplay: Hurt me more, papa

A fun deck builder in the Tainted Grail setting. Lots of interesting interactions with characters and various unlockable town improvements, cards and abilities. Good variety of starting classes.