Team Lazerbeam, in partnership with Devolver Digital, has announced Shroom and Gloom, a first-person roguelike double-deckbuilder set to launch in Early Access on PC via Steam later in 2025. It promises a unique adventure filled with fungal foes, hand-drawn dungeons, and explosive card combos. A free demo, available now on Steam, lets you dive into the game’s murky world, offering a taste of its mechanics and dark tone.
In Shroom and Gloom, you play as a fungal forager diving into creepy, hand-drawn dungeons, armed with two card decks to outwit and outfight your foes. Your combat deck drives fast-paced battles, letting you hack, slash, or fry enemies with powerful card-based attacks. The explore deck shapes your path through the dungeon, helping you transform cards, unlock weapons, and pick up new skills.
Each trip through the dungeons throws up new challenges. The demo’s 26 unique tunnels show off the game’s slick combat, humor, and striking art style, echoing vibes from Inscryption and Slay the Spire. Early Access is expected to last about a year, with the hopes of getting the community feedback to add new cards, dungeons, and mechanics, with hints of multiplayer features teased on their Discord.