Polygon.com / 13.09.24

Cupiclaw blends roguelike, deck-building gameplay with a claw machine for a chaotic good time

You ever lose your engagement ring in a claw machine? No? Me either. But in Cupiclaw, a roguelike deck-building claw machine game from French developer Julien Tran, youll play as a man named Morris who lost his engagement ring and needs to furiously play a very expensive claw machine to win it back. Cupiclaw is not out just yet, but Tran has a demo available on Steam, where youll be able to play through five levels. Basically, the gist of Cupiclaw is that youve got to play the claw machine and win prizes to afford to move on to the next claw machine then keep doing that until youre able to find Morris ring. Simple, right? Well, Cupiclaw is actually pretty hard: The roguelike, deck-building aspects of the game mean theres strategy both in what prizes you go after and in the new prizes you can choose in between each round, which are then added to the claw machine. Each prize has its own characteristic that changes how youll play. For instance, theres a gem you can add to the machine that...
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