Trulon: The Shadow Engine

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  • Summary: Enter a world of steampunk and magic by experiencing the debut title of the Trulon series. The adventure RPG is based on a new novel from Jak Koke, an award-winning author who is known from the best-selling Shadowrun trilogy, The Dragon Heart Saga.

    Featuring a unique card combat system that    Enter a world of steampunk and magic by experiencing the debut title of the Trulon series. The adventure RPG is based on a new novel from Jak Koke, an award-winning author who is known from the best-selling Shadowrun trilogy, The Dragon Heart Saga.

    Featuring a unique card combat system that combines traditional deck management with random elements, the tactics are intuitively activated using over 50 cards in an easy to play way. This makes both RPG veterans and new players feel immediately at home.

    Unravel the threads of an insidious plot and meet many multi-faceted characters. Led by the enchanting Gladia, you take control of four characters with different abilities each. They team up to adventure through the Trulon Universe where a mysterious disease has spread through the kingdoms of Tripudia and Maelon. Using magical tactics, they try to survive the action packed battles against enemies mutated by magic and exciting steampunk machines.    … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11
  1. GameGrin
    Apr 11, 2017
    75
    Trulon: The Shadow Engine, made by Kyy Games and published by Headup Games, is a single player casually paced RPG. For those new to the genre as well as those with loads of experience, this is a game that has interesting lore and simple game mechanics. Being laid back gives it an edge on some other RPGs currently on the market, as it is easily approachable. Perhaps Trulon: The Shadow Engine will be my gateway game of sorts to exploring other card-based RPG games.
  2. MondoXbox
    Apr 16, 2017
    65
    The card-based combat system is a nice novelty, but everything is oversimplified and the setting and characters feel too clichéd and uninspired. A good base idea, but not developed enough.
  3. XBLA Fans
    Mar 17, 2017
    60
    Trulon: The Shadow Engine is an okay game and therein lies the problem. There are no major problems, but neither is there anything to distinguish it from any other RPG, so much so that it may as well be called "RPG Game". The card battle system starts promisingly; however, the interesting premise is not expanded upon in any meaningful way. With its increasingly tedious battles, the whole thing seems to lose steam towards the halfway mark leaving little desire to play the game to completion other than for achievements.
  4. TheXboxHub
    Feb 24, 2017
    50
    Trulon: The Shadow Engine certainly looks ready to send gamers on an adventure, especially in creating a world full of fantastical beings, but that’s where the goodness ends in truth. The turn-based card combat system grows tired in no time at all – despite a decent array of enemies – whilst the difficulty spoils and subsequently halts progression through to the end.
  5. GameSpew
    Mar 15, 2017
    50
    It’s a shame that Trulon: The Shadow Engine lacks a lot of polish, because at its core, it’s a pretty enjoyable experience.
  6. Video Chums
    Feb 28, 2017
    49
    Given some work, Trulon can be a worthwhile RPG. As it is, I can't possibly widely recommend it but I do hope to see a reworked version release eventually because there's definitely a lot of potential here.
  7. ICXM
    Feb 25, 2017
    20
    Overall, the biggest obstacle for disabled gamers is the same one for non-disabled gamers: the game-breaking bugs.

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  1. Rubisan
    Jan 16, 2021
    6
    Me llamó la atención este juego por su sistema de batalla a través de cartas y la verdad es que en eso (y prácticamente únicamente en eso), noMe llamó la atención este juego por su sistema de batalla a través de cartas y la verdad es que en eso (y prácticamente únicamente en eso), no me ha defraudado.
    Sin embargo todo lo demás es muy normalito y no dice casi nada, historia bastante común y corriente, personajes muy obvios y con poco desarrollo.. Está repletito de errores; gráficamente es bastante insulso y bueno, pues eso, que hay cosas mucho mejores a las que jugar.    … Expand