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Lost For Swords

Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your cards shape dungeon rooms

MaxBytes · Published by MaxBytes, Astrolabe Games · Released Apr 15, 2025

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Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 308
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
10 months ago
Dec 9, 2025
Minimum PC
OpenGL 3.2 compatible
2 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Lost For Swords?

A single-player, turn-based roguelike deckbuilder about climbing monster-filled towers. Equipment cards from your deck mix with dungeon cards to form each floor's board. You pick up weapons and armor that can be used once, fight monsters, and upgrade your deck between floors.

For you if...

  • +you like making careful choices with limited resources
  • +you enjoy building decks across changing tower runs
  • +you want challenging combat with different heroes to try

Not for you if...

  • −you want real-time action rather than turn-based combat
  • −you prefer equipment you can use repeatedly
  • −you dislike starting over in roguelike runs

What players say

90% of 308 reviews are positive

Players praise the challenging strategy and unusual deckbuilding setup.

How many players finish Lost For Swords?

7.3% of Steam players have unlocked «Beat Dark Tower», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

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Lost For Swords system requirements

Minimum: OpenGL 3.2 compatible, 2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10/11
Processor
2 GHz Dual Core
Graphics
OpenGL 3.2 compatible
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
200 MB available space

Does Lost For Swords have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Lost For Swords run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Achievements
33
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese.

Does Lost For Swords use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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