Kaya's Prophecy

Item: Kaya's Prophecy
Rating: 65
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-14

Summary

Addictive gameplay combining cards, resources, and construction.
Appealing and unique art style enhances experience.
Mixes elements of Stacklands and Slay the Spire.
Lacks content, replayability, and overall depth.
Clunky UI and card management detract from gameplay.
Demanding, unpredictable resource requirements frustrate players.

Categories

Card-based Gameplay Village Builder Resource Management Deckbuilding Strategic Combat Single-player Story Exploration

Reviews (sample size): 72
Helpful reviews: 96%
Unhelpful reviews: 4%
Protest reviews: 0%

65%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
35%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 108
Negative points: 145
Gameplay points: 59
Perf. points: 4
Rec. points: 42
Misc points: 3

Point	Description	Importance
Fun, addictive, and engaging gameplay Description The game is consistently described as fun, enjoyable, and addictive. Reviewers highlight its engaging gameplay, appealing art style, and well-balanced difficulty, making it easy to pick up and hard to put down. The game also rewards strategic thinking and provides a satisfying sense of progression. Importance 94%	The game is consistently described as fun, enjoyable, and addictive. Reviewers highlight its engaging gameplay, appealing art style, and well-balanced difficulty, making it easy to pick up and hard to put down. The game also rewards strategic thinking and provides a satisfying sense of progression.	94%
Combines cards, resource, construction Description The game uniquely blends card-based mechanics with resource management and town construction elements. This combination creates a compelling gameplay loop where players must strategically balance resource gathering, combat, and base building. The card system is simple yet well-balanced, adding an interesting layer to the gameplay. Importance 57%	The game uniquely blends card-based mechanics with resource management and town construction elements. This combination creates a compelling gameplay loop where players must strategically balance resource gathering, combat, and base building. The card system is simple yet well-balanced, adding an interesting layer to the gameplay.	57%
Appealing and unique art style Description The game features a visually appealing art style and colorful design, contributing to its overall charm and uniqueness. The art style is consistently praised for being cute, cool, and pleasing. Importance 29%	The game features a visually appealing art style and colorful design, contributing to its overall charm and uniqueness. The art style is consistently praised for being cute, cool, and pleasing.	29%
Mixes Stacklands and Slay the Spire Description The game successfully mixes elements from Stacklands and Slay the Spire, appealing to fans of both genres. This combination provides a unique gameplay experience that blends card-based base building with strategic combat. Importance 25%	The game successfully mixes elements from Stacklands and Slay the Spire, appealing to fans of both genres. This combination provides a unique gameplay experience that blends card-based base building with strategic combat.	25%
Beneficial fishing, turkeys, beehives Description Specific examples of beneficial gameplay elements are highlighted, such as the fishing rod providing valuable resources and cards, obtaining wild turkeys with bait, and building beehives early for cost-effective food production. These details showcase the strategic depth and rewarding nature of the game's mechanics. Importance 14%	Specific examples of beneficial gameplay elements are highlighted, such as the fishing rod providing valuable resources and cards, obtaining wild turkeys with bait, and building beehives early for cost-effective food production. These details showcase the strategic depth and rewarding nature of the game's mechanics.	14%
Improved since playtest/demo Description The game has improved since the playtest/demo based on player feedback, and the reviewer was impressed with the game at Jungle Jam 2024. Importance 12%	The game has improved since the playtest/demo based on player feedback, and the reviewer was impressed with the game at Jungle Jam 2024.	12%
Strategic village customization, meaningful actions Description The game allows players to customize their village according to their tactics and requires strategic thinking in building the tribe. Gathering food and materials feels meaningful because it directly supports combat in new exploration areas. Importance 10%	The game allows players to customize their village according to their tactics and requires strategic thinking in building the tribe. Gathering food and materials feels meaningful because it directly supports combat in new exploration areas.	10%
Challenging demon scavenging mechanic Description The demon scavenging mechanic adds a layer of pressure and challenge to the game. It forces players to carefully manage their resources and balance expansion with food production, turning resource management into a crucial aspect of survival. Importance 9%	The demon scavenging mechanic adds a layer of pressure and challenge to the game. It forces players to carefully manage their resources and balance expansion with food production, turning resource management into a crucial aspect of survival.	9%
Persistent blueprints, constant unlocks Description The game features a blueprint system that carries over between games, allowing players to retain knowledge and progress even after failure. This, combined with the constant unlocking of new content, keeps the game feeling fresh and engaging. Importance 9%	The game features a blueprint system that carries over between games, allowing players to retain knowledge and progress even after failure. This, combined with the constant unlocking of new content, keeps the game feeling fresh and engaging.	9%
Enjoyable story, characters Description The reviewer had a good time overall and found the story, antagonists, and chief to be enjoyable. Importance 8%	The reviewer had a good time overall and found the story, antagonists, and chief to be enjoyable.	8%
Shield persists between rounds Description The shield mechanic, which does not automatically disappear at the end of a round, is a specific detail about the game's combat system. Importance 4%	The shield mechanic, which does not automatically disappear at the end of a round, is a specific detail about the game's combat system.	4%
Achieved 90% of challenges Description The reviewer achieved 90% of the challenges, indicating a high level of engagement and accomplishment within the game. Importance 3%	The reviewer achieved 90% of the challenges, indicating a high level of engagement and accomplishment within the game.	3%