“As you unlock new librarians, you’re going to need a lot of cards”

Though it does itself no favours, LIBRARY OF RUINA presents a stacked deck I just can’t resist

- JESS KINGHORN

Truth told, I didn’t really get on with Blue Prince; the spatial aspect to the puzzling combined with the lightest whiff of randomisation frustrated me rather than pushed me forward. Still, that doesn't mean I don't enjoy banging my head against a brick wall now and again.

Library of Ruina is part visual novel, and part digital card-and-dice game. As my stable of brutal bibliophiles slaughter combative guests and get slaughtered in equal measure, I'm fairly certain I've found a real page-turner just for me... even if some of the challenge stems from straight up obfuscation.