Review: Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder - Stunning Visuals Can't Disguise Its Shortcomings

We're on the highway to Hell.

Taking a trip to Hell has never looked quite so good as in Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder. The stunning visuals are enough to pull you in, while the card mechanics take seconds to learn yet provide a constant challenge. There are a lot of solid points to Nadir, but technical shortcomings and some bizarre design decisions keep it from reaching greatness.

Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder wastes no time throwing you into the fray. The tutorial has Jeanne d’Arc battling her way through a trio of unholy creatures, utilizing card-based combat to cut her way deeper back to the infernal city of Nadir. The mechanics are explained by the floating head of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, perhaps best known for his statement that "God is dead."

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