If there’s a genre that nearly all of us at FullCleared love, it’s deckbuilding. If it’s not evident by the amount of money we recently spent on Magic: The Gathering – Final Fantasy cards, we’ve probably spent thousands of combined hours in games like Slay the Spire, Monster Train, and Monster Train 2. We also love playing co-op games together, and while the deckbuilding genre doesn’t have many, we’ve spent dozens of hours in Across the Obelisk and Hellcard.
Each day, I receive dozens of press releases featuring new game announcements. Many of these get overlooked, but one that stopped me today was Forsaken Lands. The title of the email was all I needed to open it: “A New Co-op Deckbuilding Game Announcement.” You’ve got our interest, developer Lunisky Studio and publisher Spaghetti Cat.
Forsaken Lands is an upcoming story-driven 2D dark-fantasy adventure featuring cooperative deckbuilding where players guide a party of heroes as they explore haunted forests, cursed villages, and forgotten ruins. It offers cooperative gameplay for up to three players, with each hero bringing their own signature deck. Players will have to combine abilities, manage resources, and adapt strategies to take on ambushes, bosses, and unpredictable events. Gameplay-wise, it looks very much like a multiplayer Slay the Spire, which is right up our alley.
While the game will have a story mode, there’s also a Dreams Mode featuring procedurally generated adventures with combat modifiers and random events, delivering more of a roguelite experience. It’s currently scheduled to release in the second quarter of 2026 on PC via Steam, and you can request access to a playtest. We’re keeping a close eye on this one and will definitely be jumping in as soon as we’re able.
