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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Developer Little Leo Games
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles is an indie digital tabletop game and roguelike developed by Little Leo Games and published by Akupara Games. Due to its use of dice and similarity to deck-building games, it was dubbed a "dicebuilder" by PC Gamer. The game was released on September 21, 2023 for Microsoft Windows and on September 26, 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. It… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
269 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 24, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
92
LovedLoved
168 positive · 14 negative
95% range 88–95%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 168 | 14 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 30 | 0 | 55 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,467 of 1,578 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
92% recommend · 166 yes, 15 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 181 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,191 of 4,575 positive).
Players widely praise Astrea as a fresh and innovative dice-based roguelike deckbuilder that advances the genre. [1][2][3] Some reviewers criticize the game for being overly complex, cluttered, or short for its price. [4][5][6]
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Representative posts
- [4]
Overly cluttered onscreen and obtuse in both lore and mechanical aspects. I wanted to give this game a thumbs up, but I think the most damning thing I can say about it is this: I hardly remember much at all once I put the game down for a week. The system players are expected to use feels burdensome and intended to trap a player in unfavorable situations. The enemies are all very similar in their design concepts in …
- [1]
This game does basically everything right aside from one thing, which means as far as deckbuilder roguelites go... this game is FANTASTIC. This game deserves to inherit the mantle from Slay the Spire for the dice genre, genuinely and meaningfully advancing concepts of the genre forward in a fantastic way. The good Visual and audio design is great. I don’t need to say more. Its quite apparent from even screenshots. …
- [2]
Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 243: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆ (9/10) Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles is one of the most original roguelike deckbuilders I’ve played in a long time. Instead of drawing cards, you roll custom dice to purify or corrupt your enemies (or yourself). At first glance, it looks like Slay the Spire with vibes—but the more I played, the more I realized how tightly this game is …
- [3]
I love this game. Fantastic dice builder that is on par with Slay the Spire for me and beats most other in the roguelike genre. So much depth for all the characters. The recent patch improved everything a lot as well. 100% recommended
- [7]
It is hard to make a dice game feel fair and fun. This does both beautifully. Addicting and well made. Give it a chance.
Summarised from 34 of the 260 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
92% of the 181 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles. The complaint that keeps coming up: information overload and cluttered UI can be confusing. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Prior to release, Wes Fenlon of PC Gamer said that the game was "punching above its weight" for a small studio, calling its art "gorgeous" and saying that it seemed like it came from a much larger developer. He was impressed by the six possible playable characters. Ana Diaz of Polygon also called the game's characters "stunningly designed". In a review, Dominic Tarason of PC Gamer called the game's characters "adorable cartoon critter-folk", saying that the game made a "strong impression" aesthetically. Calling the soundtrack "a tad generic", but still "memorable", he described its structure as "nigh-identical to [...] trailblazer Slay The Spire", but noted that the decision to trade cards…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 269 · most liked firstI think I can now publish this new art I made for the indie game Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles, which I worked on as art director! ✨ #gameart
positive · AI labelView post →Astrea, the Dice-Deck-Building game I worked on as art director, is FREE at Epic Games if you want to try it out! ✨ #Astrea #IndieGameDev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →It wouldn't just be terrible to lose China as a producer but also as a consumer. It's a huge market that often embraces stuff overlooked elsewhere, like visual novels or niche RPGs. You have Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles on your Curator, it's a Brazilian game with over half of its reviews from China :/
neutral · AI labelView post →Today, Astrea launched on consoles, and I couldn’t be happier! It’s the first game I’ve worked on that has been ported to major consoles, and this is a huge milestone in my life. You can obviously tell I’m more than happy! #gamedev #indiegames #roguelike #sounddesign #gameaudio #luscasound
positive · AI labelView post →[Epic] *Astrea: Six Sided Oracles*, dice-building roguelike. It's been [free before](https://feddit.uk/post/21562775), but that was a year ago > Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and an unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System. > > - Unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption - In Astrea…
neutral · AI labelView post →This game does basically everything right aside from one thing, which means as far as deckbuilder roguelites go... this game is FANTASTIC. This game deserves to inherit the mantle from Slay the Spire for the dice genre, genuinely and meaningfully advancing concepts of the genre forward in a fantastic way. The good Visual and audio design is great. I don’t need to say more. Its quite apparent from even screenshots. RNG is managed -- Many games with dice and many deckbuilders have a bricking…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is hard to make a dice game feel fair and fun. This does both beautifully. Addicting and well made. Give it a chance.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, I'm quite fond of this game, although the randomness did irritate me quite a bit in the beginning. Most people compare Astrea to Slay the Spire, and I can understand where that impression comes from. However, Astrea adds enough new ideas to the formula to make it feel fresh in a genre that has started to become a little stale: roguelike deckbuilders. First, you can choose one of six Oracles, each with unique dice combinations and special features. As you progress through a run, you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 243: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆ (9/10) Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles is one of the most original roguelike deckbuilders I’ve played in a long time. Instead of drawing cards, you roll custom dice to purify or corrupt your enemies (or yourself). At first glance, it looks like Slay the Spire with vibes—but the more I played, the more I realized how tightly this game is designed. With elegant mechanics, beautiful art direction, and consistently…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overly cluttered onscreen and obtuse in both lore and mechanical aspects. I wanted to give this game a thumbs up, but I think the most damning thing I can say about it is this: I hardly remember much at all once I put the game down for a week. The system players are expected to use feels burdensome and intended to trap a player in unfavorable situations. The enemies are all very similar in their design concepts in my opinion and nothing really stands out at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just as a reminder, the free (free!) game available on the Epic Game Launcher this week is Astrea, Six Sided Oracles, a Slay-the-Spire-alike deckbuilder but using dice and featuring cute animal people. Whilst I don't often recommend games, I think it's hard to go wrong with trying a FREE one...
positive · AI labelView post →Epic's next free game for the holidays is Astrea: Six Sided Oracles, a dice roguelike that is very playable on the #SteamDeck: steamdeckhq.com/epics-next-f...
neutral · AI labelView post →Cosmic art done right. Interesting gameplay with some depth or lots of depth depending on how are you playing the game. But the art is just so darn wholesome.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Risk and reward perfectly describe this game. More people should know about Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles. It’s a great example of how to design a mechanic that’s both interesting and fun. I really loved it, and in case you didn’t know, Epic Games gave it away for free a while ago. #indiegame #indiedev
positive · AI labelView post →Our partner, Akupara Games, is celebrating their 10th anniversary and we have their titles on a big sale at Playsum! 🙌 So many gems: Rain World, Cabernet, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles, Cryptmaster...! Check them all out & find your next favorite here 👉 bit.ly/4xhl0oH #akuparagames #indiegames #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →TL;DR: I am only giving this a No because it feels like this is actually a relatively short game, if I had bought this at full price, I'd 100% be mad. I bought it at 50% off, which, means it still feels bad but not as bad. Reading the negative reviews for this game, I was genuinely expecting this game to be really RNG heavy or incredibly unfair. Some of the negative reviews definitely pointed out to this game being relatively shallow or short, which I can now see, but NONE of the negative…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →slay the spire if it looked good visually and was more interesting
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I went through about half a dozen completed runs, and I regret to admit that I am not losing much sleep over Astrea - yet another clever dice-based spin on the roguelike deckbuilder genre. There are great ideas in it: the manifold character of the corruption/purification bar and the ensuing constant incentive to play on the edge is the spark inside the bottle, but ultimately I don't feel there's that much awe to the shock. Obtuse modifiers abound, which in itself is not necessarily a bad thing,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tried to make a fighting game style thing with Astrea and an FC mate of mine's character! A friendly beach brawl 1/2 #ffxiv #gposing #gpose
neutral · AI labelView post →Astrea and Arthur from my dnd game ^^ Astrea is human fighter and Arthur is half elf artificer armorer. Yes, he's inspired by Doctor Who XD #dnd #dndart #doctorwho
neutral · AI labelView post →After playing Slay the Spire for like 3000 hours (with the spectacular Downfall mod) I'm glad to have found Astrea. It's basically Spire but with dice, so of course I like it. Beatiful to look at, addictive gameplay, enough variation in dice sets to keep things interesting for a good while.
positive · AI labelView post →I love this game. Fantastic dice builder that is on par with Slay the Spire for me and beats most other in the roguelike genre. So much depth for all the characters. The recent patch improved everything a lot as well. 100% recommended
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Reminder that Epic Store is swapping out the free game every *day* for the holidays not week. Today’s game is Astrea Six Sided Oracles. I am not familiar with this, but it’s apparently a dice/deck building roguelike. Sounds interesting.
neutral · AI labelView post →ok so I WAS gonna recommend this but then I saw the 25 dollar price tag and, wow, I didn't realize how expensive this was. The game is pretty, but there's so much wrong with it that makes it feel like a 15 dollar game rather than a 25 dollar one A LOT of my comparisons are gonna be to slay the spire, because slay the spire is the most similar game to compare to, so bear with me here, but here's a list: - The music tries too hard to be epic. Slay the spire sets a mood in the background,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Astrea from my dnd game #dnd #art #digitalart
neutral · AI labelView post →If you wanted even more rng in your dicedeckbuilder rougelike this game is perfect for you! Similar gameplay loop to slay the spire. Progress through branching paths, fighting enemies, powering up ect. Where it diverges the most is in two ways: an inverse damage/healing system and that your cards are dice with six sides. You damage the enemies/heal your allies with purification and take damage from/heal the enemies with corruption. You do mostly purification and enemies do mostly corruption but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a refreshing take on Roguelite Deckbuilders which is at least worth a try for fans of the genre. Using a bag of dice instead of a deck of cards allows you to weigh not only your desired method of play and odds of drawing the tool you need when you need it, but also degree of risk tolerance. There are in general "safe" dice with low-level positive effects on all sides, "balanced" dice with moderate positive effects on four sides and negative effects on two, and "risky" dice with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First off, I think Astrea has its charm! The idea of using a random deck of dice instead of cards with exchangeable faces with various effects is certainly novel. Also, the idea of healing and damaging based on who it is cast on is also very interesting. There are moments where you may want to take intentional damage to activate your abilities at low health. The problem is the information overload. I think Astrea could use a better UX design for players to easily tell what each die face does.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles is a cosmic dice-battler that leans deep into risk vs. reward gameplay – ★★★⯪☆ Boons: ✅ Unique dice-based mechanics. Unlike many roguelikes that revolve around card draws, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles employs customisable dice to represent actions that can be used manage purification and corruption, the main mechanic that governs progression through the game. It's a very interesting and fresh approach that has you constantly juggling corruption and cleansing in a risky,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →on the one hand, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles is probably my favorite ever roguelike deckbuilder. but on the other hand, there's a special case where doing fractional damage to something with infinite hp is shown to do infinite damage, but it still won't kill them, so it's the worst game ever made
neutral · AI labelView post →NO WAY, I just found out about this game called Astrea (thank you @opda.bsky.social ) and as soon as I saw the art I was like, "Did Requinoesis work on this game???" and THEY DID!! Requinoesis is literally one of my art HEROES!! They make tons of beautiful shark art and are a big inspiration to me!
neutral · AI labelView post →Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles is free on Epic Games Store www.indiegamebundles.com/astrea-six-s... #gaming #steam #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game. A remixed take on the deck building genre that mixes in dice and a risk/reward health system. Pros: -There's plenty of characters to choose from that have their own special relics, abilities, and dice to choose from. They range from the simple beat-stick big dice win to backflipping-on-a-skateboard-on-a-guard-rail complexity. -The game rewards you for taking full advantage of the systems they have in play, and there are a lot of archetypes between each class that you can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lot of reading to make sure you understand exactly what's happening, but very fun. Fantastic to play after Slay the Spire
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🚨 GIVEAWAY #3 🚨 If you want to buy games with supporting me, please use this Creator Code on EGS: BILLBIL-KUN Mystery Game 3 of Holiday Sale 2024 will be: Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles Grab it for free only until Dec 21, 5PM CET and keep it forever 👇 epic.gm/free-games
neutral · AI labelView post →99% of gamblers quit before they win big.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Verdict ❌ Not Recommended I played Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles for 10 minutes and I don’t want to continue. Instead of a card battle, it’s a dice battle, and overall the game just doesn’t fit me visually or in any other way. So I don’t recommend it. My history with the game Played 10 minutes Not finished Dice combat instead of card combat Not my vibe visually or gameplay-wise, so I’m stopping Quick signals 💸 Value: ☑Good for dice-roguelike fans, not for me 🖥️…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Any roguelike deckbuilder where I can win first try without thinking too much gets a no from me. I am a huge fan of the genre (over 800 hours in Slay the Spire, and I played many other games inspired by it too). And I like to see refreshing takes on the genre. After playing and winning a single run in Astrea, I don't think this game is it. To me it seems that the devs could not balance the game properly and patched it by making the game too easy. Also, the "die" building is only kinda cool; it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: This is a good game, but don't expect an advanced strategical experience. Its a casual game as far as rougelikes go. Do I like this game? Yeah Do I think its fun? Yeah Do I think its good? Mostly Do I also think its a surface deep experience that provides an at best slight challenge. Trying to recreate Slay the Spires simplistic yet endlessly deep experience while putting much more of a spin then other attempts at this. Creating an often innovative experience despite its deep rooted…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →✔ purification/corruption mechanics (damaging/healing yourself vs healing/damaging enemy) together with abilities useable when losing life (Virtues) works great ✔ characters with very distinct gameplay ? playing with die faces is quite unique, but ironically makes for less interesting gameplay than building deck out of far more unique cards ? very short runs ? RNG ✘ each character starts from the same difficulty level and has separate progression ✘ gets repetitive quite quickly ✘ later…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →definitely give this game a try if you'd like the deck building rouge like genre. due to its useage of die mechanics, and health system, its able to do interesting mechanics other games of its type are unable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Roguelike deckbuilder in which you collect dice, not cards. If you're a fan of Monster Train and Slay the Spire, you should enjoy this game. PROS: - Interesting mechanics of Corruption vs Purification with variety of synergies. You can use the Purification to heal yourself, or to damage enemy. Your choice! - 6 clans ("Oracles"), each with completely different focus in your tactics and build. - 20 Upgradeable Support Sentinels - you have two mechanical soldiers that you select on your way,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If Slay the Spire hooked you, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles is likely your next obsession. For everyone else, what’s on offer is a robust and imaginative dice-based deckbuilder, swapping out cards for six-sided tools of chance and strategy. The game leans into a unique mechanic built around the opposing forces of Corruption and Purification, pushing players to create momentum through clever chain reactions. There's a mountain of content—unlockable characters, modifiable dice, passive upgrades, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slay The Spire, except with dice instead of cards, so it's even fiddlier and with an even greater emphasis on risk management. RNG giveth and RNG taketh away. A fun idea.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Guess who played a new game #art #myart #fanart #Astrea
neutral · AI labelView post →Standout PC game deals today (Metacritic 80+): • Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles — $0.00 (−100%) on Epic Games Store • Metro 2033 Redux — $1.99 (−90%) on GOG • Cross Blitz — $5.35 (−77%) on GameBillet #pcgaming
neutral · AI labelView post →🚨Free Game Alert🚨 What 🎮 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracle's and Mechabellum Where ➡️ Epic Games Store When ⌚ 24th September to 1st October 2026 #games #indiegames #free #epic #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is fantastic and each patch seems to make it better and more balanced. Beautiful art and music, and the combats are varied and challenging. If you want technical, intensely thoughtful play, with more of a visceral thrill than StS, this is your game. I've never yelled so loudly and with such joy (or such frustration) at a roguelike deck builder before. Trying to pull off some insane combo/dice roll and having it hit is like winning at roulette in Vegas. Doing something totally mundane…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I beat the game on my first run. And judging by how much "start of run gifts" you get when you reach level 1 of the progression system, you're not supposed to do that. I know that the goal of this kind of game is replayability and unlocks. But beating the game on your first attempt and in less than an hour?... I'm already debating refunding this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slay the Spire folks may not love this game, because of all the randomness related to rolling dice. Yes, you can mitigate the bad dice via deckbuilding but it doesn't eliminate it completely. Whereas in Slay the Spire, you can heavily optimise your deck, you can't do that 100% in this game. The game is beautifully crafted, with a BGM that is easy on the ears. There is enough build diversification in each unlocked character that you can still have fun playing through it. Recommended to get it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Astrea is a great twist on the run-based deckbuilder. The core duality of the heal/damage system is super novel - it gives the player a lot to think about in terms of planning and risk/reward. Though the game is dice-centric, I think it provides more than enough ways to mitigate RNG and bad luck (like forging new dice faces, passing off damage onto different targets, discarding dice, rerolling, etc.), so most of the time strategy and careful decision making still win the day. The six…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great card/dice-building game. At its core, the game is about balance. Corruption (damage) and purification (healing) apply in opposing ways to yourself and enemies, so the same card effects you can use to defeat enemies can heal yourself. Everything being based in dice means there is a lot of RNG but it makes for an interesting design where everything, even "bad" rolls, tend to have their own uses. You want to intentionally take corruption (damage) as much as you can without hitting 0 so you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the few games so far that i have 100% completed if that's to say anything about what i think of the game. But to give a full description if you'd like to read it: This has become a new favorite game of mine and i absolutely recommend it if you like roguelike games or deckbuilding games. I bought it when it was on sale mostly cause i enjoy roguelikes and found the artstyle quite appealing and i do not regret my purchase whatsoever, to give my verdict more in depth: What i…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great concept but dull execution. Needed more time in the oven.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a wonderful game. Takes a lot of nods from Slay the Spire, but with just as many if not more completely unique and novel mechanics that add so much (the corruption meter tug-of-war is genius!). Each character is totally distinct and add a few of their own mechanics to boot. Not to mention an absolutely lovely art style and delightful (if slight) story! I also love that this game does not involve any real violence. Because every enemy is merely a corrupted person, they can be brought back…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly this is one of my favorite obstacles to hurdle when I’m posing Lala Jolyn with Astrea. It’s like I’m making a little game out of it
neutral · AI labelView post →Devious Deckbuilders Humble Game Bundle: bit.ly/3TZ6AIc my affiliate link $20 for 7 games (worth $159) - Book of Hours - Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles - Dungeon Drafters - Mahokenshi - The Samurai Deckbuilder - Zoeti - Gordian Quest - Flippy Knights
neutral · AI labelView post →something i made inspired by Astrea a new game with a really cool art style
neutral · AI labelView post →The most beautiful game soundtrack I have ever heard!? Visually stunning as well. Game's been out for 3 years and getting regular balancing updates, and they just dropped a massive anniversary content update. If this isn't love, then I don't know what is.
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