Tamarak Trail (2024)

tinyBuild, Versus Evil, Yarrow Games

Main
6
hours
Main + Extra
-
hours
Platinum
-
hours

In this deck-building roguelike, you'll use a customizable dice set as you battle through randomly generated trails - full of loot, mysteries, and danger to protect inhabitants from the evil that has corrupted the trail.

About the story

As a member of the Sturgeon Lodge: a secret society tasked with defeating a malevolent presence that has corrupted Tamarak Trail, it is your job to bring peace to all inhabitants.

Platforms

Switch PC PS4 PS5 XONE Series X|S

Genres

Adventure Card & Board Game Indie Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Tactical Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Themes

Fantasy

Languages: English and 11 more

Interface Audio Subtitles
French
German
English
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Chinese (Traditional)
Portuguese (Brazil)
Chinese (Simplified)
English (UK)
Spanish (Mexico)

Media

Critic Reviews

Pure Nintendo

By Kirstie Summers
70

Tamarak Trail follows a lot of the familiar beats of a deck-building roguelike, with enough character and unique twists to make a worthy addition to the genre. Its soundtrack and art style shine, with a world that is ripe for deeper exploration.

07 May, 2024 Read full review

Nintendojo

By Nick Dollar
42

That isn’t to say everything is lackluster here, as the artwork is fantastic and the music and sound are also quite solid, but it isn’t enough to carry Tamarak Trail when so much could be improved upon elsewhere.

15 Apr, 2024 Read full review

GameBlast

By Lucas Oliveira
60

Tamarak Trail presents an intriguing proposal by incorporating dice as a central piece of its combat mechanics. However, the title is hampered by the superficiality of its roguelike elements, resulting in a monotonous journey lacking a palpable sense of progress. Therefore, despite its potential, it is not recommended for those who have not yet explored all the good options available within the genre.

01 Apr, 2024 Read full review

Softpedia

By
80

Tamarak Trail’s unique idea is to give players dice to roll while also allowing them to choose exactly what action is on each face. This creates opportunities for interesting interactions, enhanced by the random way the dice bump into each other when thrown. Artifacts that can be slotted into die add to their power.

15 Mar, 2024 Read full review

PC Gamer

By Abbie Stone
65

One flipping good idea can't save this repetitive roguelike deckbuilder from only rolling above average.

01 Mar, 2024 Read full review

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