Lost For Swords

Name: Lost For Swords
Rating: 4.7 (289 reviews)
Author: Maximilian Csuk

Roguelike Deck-Building To Go!

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

289 Ratings
Age Rating

9+
Years
Category

Strategy
Developer

Maximilian Csuk
Language

EN
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Size

224.7
MB

New Hero: the Warlock! Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat. The clue: the equipment you pick up can only be used once! Plan ahead how you spend your resources. Are your cards strong enough? Can you make it to the next floor? Your equipment cards and the cards of the dungeon are shuffled together and placed on the board, creating a unique challenge every time! Between dungeon floors, you can upgrade your equipment to build the strongest deck possible. Can you find synergies between the cards? Lost For Swords is a... * Card Game * Roguelike Dungeon Crawler * Turn Based Strategy Game ...all in one!

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

289 Ratings

Editors’ Choice

Looking for loot? It’s in the cards of this clever roguelike, where you’ll clear dungeons by grabbing weapons and fighting monsters in the right order.
Deserves to be up there with the all-time great roguelike deck builders.
05/20/2025

One of the Chili Beans
I only found this game because it was featured in the App Store and fit a very specific niche I had been looking for: a roguelike deck builder on mobile that is high quality, turn based, can be put down at any time, and plays vertically on a phone. Lost for Swords not only fit that niche, it’s also one of the most delightful roguelikes I’ve ever played. The best description of the gameplay I have is Slay the Spire but on a small board/grid similar to Fire Emblem heroes. The gameplay is a mix of deck optimization, board positioning, and turn management that hits the sweet spot of having a lot of depth of mechanics and available strategies, but never giving you too much to manage that you feel like you have to look up a video guide before you can play efficiently. Plus the crazy amount of play-style variety across the three classes I’ve played so far (I thought I had a decent handle on everything this game could throw at me, then I played the Wizard class and it broke my brain in the best way.)One more shoutout for this game supporting being available vertically on a phone. This genre is perfect for adapting to that very underrated convenience, but few other games in the genre have put forth the effort to redesign their UI when being adapted for mobile that I think could really benefit from it (looking at you Balatro.)Lost for Swords is fantastic and has earned its place on my home-screen amongst the other greats like Balatro, Slay the Spire, and Monster Train. If you like any of those games, you’ll be happy you downloaded this one.

Developer Response
Thank you so so much! You made my day! <3
Deserves to be up there with the all-time great roguelike deck builders.
05/20/2025

One of the Chili Beans

I only found this game because it was featured in the App Store and fit a very specific niche I had been looking for: a roguelike deck builder on mobile that is high quality, turn based, can be put down at any time, and plays vertically on a phone. Lost for Swords not only fit that niche, it’s also one of the most delightful roguelikes I’ve ever played. The best description of the gameplay I have is Slay the Spire but on a small board/grid similar to Fire Emblem heroes. The gameplay is a mix of deck optimization, board positioning, and turn management that hits the sweet spot of having a lot of depth of mechanics and available strategies, but never giving you too much to manage that you feel like you have to look up a video guide before you can play efficiently. Plus the crazy amount of play-style variety across the three classes I’ve played so far (I thought I had a decent handle on everything this game could throw at me, then I played the Wizard class and it broke my brain in the best way.)One more shoutout for this game supporting being available vertically on a phone. This genre is perfect for adapting to that very underrated convenience, but few other games in the genre have put forth the effort to redesign their UI when being adapted for mobile that I think could really benefit from it (looking at you Balatro.)Lost for Swords is fantastic and has earned its place on my home-screen amongst the other greats like Balatro, Slay the Spire, and Monster Train. If you like any of those games, you’ll be happy you downloaded this one.
Developer Response 05/22/2025
Thank you so so much! You made my day! <3
I’m picky and I keep picking this one.
10/06/2025

Gzimmy3
I am a big fan rogue-lites. So I’m picky when it comes games like this, especially deck building because that’s my favorite type. Initially, I was hesitant. The moving around the map felt awkward because the mechanic seems too simple. I like complex. Well I stuck it out and…I got complex. I am locked into this game. I love the challenge. I am making challenges for myself as I go to make it more grueling and difficult and I love every second. My only gripe is that I wish there was more. I want more playable characters, more towers, more mechanics to play with because once I’m done with my own imaginary challenges I give myself, i won’t have anything else to push for. Please developers. Keep doing what you’re doing. It’s a solid game and I want more.

Developer Response
Thank you so much! Working on a new Hero at the moment :)
I’m picky and I keep picking this one.
10/06/2025

Gzimmy3

I am a big fan rogue-lites. So I’m picky when it comes games like this, especially deck building because that’s my favorite type. Initially, I was hesitant. The moving around the map felt awkward because the mechanic seems too simple. I like complex. Well I stuck it out and…I got complex. I am locked into this game. I love the challenge. I am making challenges for myself as I go to make it more grueling and difficult and I love every second. My only gripe is that I wish there was more. I want more playable characters, more towers, more mechanics to play with because once I’m done with my own imaginary challenges I give myself, i won’t have anything else to push for. Please developers. Keep doing what you’re doing. It’s a solid game and I want more.
Developer Response 10/07/2025
Thank you so much! Working on a new Hero at the moment :)
Quality and addictive deck builder
04/06/2025

Galaga00
I’m a sucker for deck builders and this game scratches that itch. It has light chess elements where you have to plan out how you move around the board while maximizing the cards you collect or destroy while doing so. In that way it’s very puzzle like in a way similar but less hardcore than Into the Breach. You will get burned by some bad RNG occasionally by card placement but that’s a fault of this sort of game more than poor game design. It has those satisfying deck builder moments when you perfectly synergize card types that keeps you coming back even after you lose a run. Recommended and enough game to play for free and to give you an idea if you want to shell out the reasonable price asked.
Quality and addictive deck builder
04/06/2025

Galaga00

I’m a sucker for deck builders and this game scratches that itch. It has light chess elements where you have to plan out how you move around the board while maximizing the cards you collect or destroy while doing so. In that way it’s very puzzle like in a way similar but less hardcore than Into the Breach. You will get burned by some bad RNG occasionally by card placement but that’s a fault of this sort of game more than poor game design. It has those satisfying deck builder moments when you perfectly synergize card types that keeps you coming back even after you lose a run. Recommended and enough game to play for free and to give you an idea if you want to shell out the reasonable price asked.

New Hero: the Warlock! The latest addition to Lost For Swords' hero roster is now live and playable: the Warlock! Siphon the life from monsters or let them rot. Command minions to do your bidding or put your own life on the line. Curse your foes or curse yourself. Your choice!

Version 1.48.18 12/14/2025

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Seller: MaxBytes GmbH
Size: 224.7 MB
Category: Strategy
Compatibility: Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

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Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English and 5 more

English, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Age Rating: 9+

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In-App Purchases: Yes

Full Game $4.99

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Editors’ Choice

Deserves to be up there with the all-time great roguelike deck builders.

I’m picky and I keep picking this one.

Quality and addictive deck builder

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