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About Relapse
Relapse is a single‑player strategy card game where you play as Realm, a peasant cursed to relive humanity’s destruction. Each run is split into a Player’s Turn for drawing and playing cards, followed by a Battle Phase where the AI carries out its abilities.
The game features five classes, five specialized decks, over 240 cards that can be leveled and enchanted, 15+ summonable companions, a procedurally generated world map with environmental hazards, and permanent talent upgrades. Over 170 cosmetic skins, familiars, starting abilities and starting trinkets can be unlocked.
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Player and Battle Turns
During the Player’s Turn you draw cards that each represent an ability and play them as you see fit. When you finish playing cards you ready the Battle Phase, ending your turn.
In the Battle Phase the AI executes its abilities. You always know the planned actions of your companions, while you only have an idea of the enemy’s intentions, encouraging you to plan ahead based on limited information.
- Review companion plans before ending your turn to spot potential combos.
- Use the pause between phases to reassess enemy hints and adjust your next card choices.
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Cards, Decks, and Enchantments
Relapse provides more than 240 cards usable in any run, organized into five decks each focused on a different area. Cards have three levels that can be upgraded as you progress.
Cards can be enchanted, granting completely new abilities, and you can pair them with over 100 trinkets to find, creating a broad pool of tactical options.
- Try enchanting early‑level cards to discover unexpected abilities.
- Mix trinkets with deck cards to cover gaps in your strategy.
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Summonable Companions
The game includes more than 15 companions that you can summon to aid you. Their planned actions are visible during the Battle Phase, letting you align your own card plays with theirs.
Companions provide both offensive and defensive options, and their presence influences how you approach each enemy encounter, allowing you to tailor your deck around their strengths.
- Pair cards that trigger on companion actions for smoother combos.
- Rotate companions between runs to test which pairings best suit your deck.
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World Map Events
The world map features environmental hazards that change as you move to new destinations. Each event can push you toward safer routes or riskier paths, influencing your next choice.
Hazards persist between battles, and because the map content is procedurally generated, the specific hazards you encounter vary each run, requiring you to weigh greed against caution.
- When low on health, favor paths with safer environmental effects.
- Choose hazardous routes when you have strong defensive cards.
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Experience, Talents, and Cosmetics
Each battle grants experience toward a chosen class, allowing you to level up, claim loot, and gain new abilities. Permanent talent upgrades provide lasting power increases, while cards can be upgraded through three levels.
Beyond functional upgrades, the game offers over 170 cosmetic skins, familiars, starting abilities and trinkets to unlock, ranging from cosmetic skins to gameplay options like starting abilities.
- Focus on a single class early to unlock its full card tree before diversifying.
- Collect cosmetics for personalization.
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