Hey Heroes! We have a small patch that fixes the following. Balance Vampirize: Changed from Common rarity Rare Bugfix Fixed a bug where it was possible to navigate through cards properties even when they were facing down We hope you enjoy the release, and we look forward to releasing our first free content update on March!

[ 2025-02-08 02:16:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Heroes! We listened to your feedback and investigated some bugs, we have a post launch update, that focuses on difficulties, quest balances and bug fixes.

Balance

Cards

• Lullaby: Increased Sleep effect from 2 3.
• Bard (Upgraded): Reduced Sleep effect from 3 2.
• Vampirize (Upgraded): Adjusted Fangs effect from 2 random Ally cards 3 Fangs to 1 random Ally card.

Items

• Money Box: Fury effect now capped at Max 3 Fury (previously uncapped).

Enemies

• Dark Paladin:
  • Attack reduced from 2 0.
  • Counter reduced from 4 3.

Quests

• Never Saw That Coming: Updated requirement from "One shot an enemy" "One shot an enemy with 5 or more Health."
• Quick Thinking: Increased challenge from "Win a battle without taking damage" "Win 4 battles without taking damage in a single run."
• Remembrance: Increased match requirement from "Match 3 pairs in succession" 4 pairs.
• Memorizer: Increased match requirement from "Match 4 pairs in succession" 5 pairs.
• Tightwad: Increased gold requirement from "Accumulate 50 gold" 70 gold.

Difficulty

• Hard: Traps now gain +1 attack on hard battles.
• Dungeon Master:
  • +1 additional trap in every battle.
  • Traps gain +1 attack on hard battles.
  • Traps that apply debuffs now appear in hard battles.
  • Effects applied to cards facing down are no longer displayed.
  • Hero gains mana only on correct card combinations.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the boss would not appear when continuing from a previous save.
• Buff removal now properly removes the card's extra damage.
• Debuff removal now properly removes the card's negative damage.
• Fixed an issue where the shield effect did not block incoming damage.
• Resolved a visual bug where selected cards would appear on top of the deck and graveyard screens.
• Empower no longer upgrades itself unintentionally.
• Fixed a bug where enemies could attack even if Sleep was applied.

Quality of Life (QoL)

• Added text feedback for invalid skill usage (e.g., no mana, wrong turn, not in battle, or no traps available with Alchemist).
• Updated descriptions for Hard and Dungeon Master difficulty modes for clarity.

Enjoy the update and happy pairing! If you enjoyed Pairs & Perils, please consider writing us a review on Steam, as this helps us immensely in reaching new players, share your thoughts and ideas, we value your reviews a lot, and shape the game depending on it. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179860/Pairs__Perils/

[ 2025-01-22 10:07:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

After months of hard work, sleepless nights, and countless cups of coffee, were thrilled to announce that Pairs & Perils is now available on Steam! As a solo developer, creating this game has been an incredible journey for Angelo. From its early concept as a unique combination of memory-matching and roguelike dungeon-crawling to the polished adventure you can now experience, he has poured his heart into every detail. As Rogue Duck Interactive got involved in music and art production; we wanted to craft something polished that would challenge your strategic thinking, test your memory, and immerse you in a world full of danger, rewards, and surprises. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179860/Pairs__Perils/ Throughout development, your enthusiasm and feedback have kept us going. Whether it was testing the demo, engaging in discussions on our Discord, or simply adding the game to your wishlist, your support has meant the world to us. 600 demo players filled up the feedback form, and we reviewed all of them. But this is just the beginning! Were excited to share that Pairs & Perils has a [color=#00ccff]FREE content roadmap[/color] to keep the adventure fresh and exciting for months to come. Heres a sneak peek at whats in store:

Post-Release Content Updates

Version 1.1 The Legions Oath

• 2 New Heroes
• 5 New Cards
• 5 New Items
• A New Boss to Beat!

Version 1.2 Exiled Champions

• 1 New Hero
• 5 New Cards
• 10 New Items
• Elite Enemies with Unique Item Rewards

Version 1.3 Rotten Depths

• 3 New Heroes
• 10 New Cards
• 10 New Items
• A New Status Effect
• New Elite Enemies, Bosses, and a Secret Floor!

These updates are designed to expand the games replayability and challenge while introducing new strategies and surprises. We cant wait for you to explore whats to come. To our incredible community: thank you for believing in Pairs & Perils. Your excitement has driven us to create something truly special, and were so excited for you to experience it finally. Dont forget to leave a review and share your experience and ideas with us Stay tuned for more updates, and lets dive into the depths together. Play Now on Steam, and dont forget to add [color=#00ccff]Pairs & Perils[/color] to your wishlist if you havent already! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179860/Pairs__Perils/

Steam Deck Playability

We haven't gone through the Steam review yet, but Pairs & Perils plays very well on Steam Deck with full controller support.
If you have issues playing on Steam Deck, let us know and we will focus on fixing those and making the experience better. [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/3179860/discussions/0/677329263114905395/]Click to share your thoughts here. Join the conversation:

• Hop in the Discord!

Special thanks to Olexa and Angory Tom for featuring the game early on. Thank you for being part of this journey! Lets make Pairs & Perils "memorable".

With gratitude, From the solo developer Angelo at Little Horror Studios & Rogue Duck Interactive

Oh one more word from our publisher Rogue Duck Interactive: We have another game in development similar to Pairs & Perils, where you kill enemies using your dice rolls called Dice 'n Goblins. Don't forget to check out the demo and wishlist on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2945950/Dice_n_Goblins/

[ 2025-01-20 09:46:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi all, Based on the feedback youve been providing, we made a huge update to the demo. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us and please let us know what you think about this new version! Here are the main things that were added / changed:

• You can now build your deck within a run
• Cards have effects besides just dealing damage
• Battle encounters with multiple enemies
• New enemies
• Pretty much every item got reworked, now there are no longer effects based on probability
• Color blind options for cards

You now start with 5 cards, which can be rerolled before beginning the run. You can acquire more cards by purchasing them at the merchant.

By adding multiple enemies and card effects, a new layer of strategy was added to the game, where you cant just mindlessly keep turning cards until you get a match. You have to think what effects you want to trigger and who you want to defeat first.
We also heard your complaints about the game being too RNG heavy, so based on that and in other successful games in the genre, we decided to remove every luck-based effect, so you can strategize better. We changed the card background colors so they wont be too similar to one another and also added names to them, so you can now find their pair by looking either at their bg color, or name, or portrait. You can also go to the settings and change the card color mode to one of those: deuteranopia; protanopia; tritanopia. In the near future we will add more ways of getting healed, acquire / remove cards and maybe upgrade them. Also more toggles to the settings for things like bloom, film grain and screenshake. Dont forget to wishlist the game and share your feedback with us! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179860/Pairs__Perils/ Thank you for your time and have fun! Angelo

[ 2024-11-27 16:50:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi all! First of all, thank you for playing the demo and leaving your review in the feedback form! Ive read all of it and had a few ideas that I would like to share with you! Although not final, you can get a glimpse of what I have in mind for the full release version: Features There are four major points that most of you asked for, which are:

• Cards triggering effects when combined
• Deck-building
• More events than just battles and shops
• Multiple enemies at once

The idea is, you start a new run with just a small deck, which can have more cards added to it by accessing certain events. Each combination (ally card + weapon card) will have its own effect. For example, you are fighting 3 enemies at once, so you pair the Bard with his Lute and it boosts the damage of your next attack. Then, you match the Barbarian with the Warhammer, so he receives an attack bonus and triggers his own effect, which deals damage to all enemies in the table, crushing them all. You could have a more offensive deck or maybe you would like to have more visibility of the cards in the battlefield. So you add a mage to your deck, which gives information of the nearby cards, or a hunter which reveals random traps and so on. More than just battles and shop events, there would be events to heal your hero, upgrade your cards and acquire new ones. We are also considering adding a map similar to other roguelike deckbuilding games, to give you more freedom and letting you decide your own path. Fighting multiple enemies at once would add another layer of strategy, so you would have to choose which one to defeat first. We are also considering adding reserve card slots, where you can keep up to two cards to be used later in the fight, so you dont have to rely 100% on memory every time. Accessibility and QoL We will be adding more options to improve the gameplay experience, some of them are:

• Speed up animations
• Enable / disable grain effect
• Enable / disable bloom effect
• Better distinction between card colors
• Colorblind options
• Better HUD information
• Interactive tutorial

Well also add many more items, enemies and heroes and balance the current ones to give you a better experience! Those are our current plans for the future. Feel free to drop your thoughts in the comments below and give us more suggestions. Well take everything into consideration! In case you haven't already, don't forget to wishlist the game to be notified when it releases! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179860/Pairs__Perils/ Thank you and have a great week! Ang

[ 2024-10-22 13:24:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

During the Steam Next Fest, we have 4 free game demos up for you to try out. If you played a game published by Rogue Duck Interactive before, you probably love replayable strategy games! Let me start introducing our games, during the Next Fest, download the demos you are interested and become part of the development by giving us your valueable feedback.

New Next Fest Strategy Demos

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2517440/Mini_City_Mayhem/ A city builder where you race against time to build your city! Become the mayor of a tiny town, plop down tiny building blocks to build a working city to progress. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179860/Pairs__Perils/ A memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3056580/HEXAROMA_Village_Builder/ Build your charming medieval hexagon village in this city-builder. Strategize the best hexagon island placements. Place the building pieces strategically, and grow your village and your tiny island. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3204250/Lost_But_Found/ A combination of a job simulator & hidden object game. In a top-down table, you are an officer who oversees the lost items in an airport. Organize those items and distribute them to people who lost their belongings. That's all we have for this Next Fest, we hope you found something you like. In that case, wishlist the games to stay in the loop!

Other Strategy Demos

Additionally, we have other demos, that's not participating in this edition of the Next Fest yet, but soon. Check them out too. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449450/Clonizer/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2655590/Kingdoms_Deck/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2945950/Dice_n_Goblins/ Have a strategy-filled Next Fest event, everyone! Follow us on our social media so you don't miss free strategy goodies!

[ 2024-10-14 17:00:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Let's celebrate upcoming indie strategy games together! During the Steam Next Fest, we have 4 free game demos up for you to try out. If you played a game published by Rogue Duck Interactive before, you probably love replayable strategy games! Let me start introducing our games, during the Next Fest, download the demos you are interested and become part of the development by giving us your valueable feedback.

New Next Fest Strategy Demos

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2517440/Mini_City_Mayhem/ A city builder where you race against time to build your city! Become the mayor of a tiny town, plop down tiny building blocks to build a working city to progress. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179860/Pairs__Perils/ A memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3056580/HEXAROMA_Village_Builder/ Build your charming medieval hexagon village in this city-builder. Strategize the best hexagon island placements. Place the building pieces strategically, and grow your village and your tiny island. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3204250/Lost_But_Found/ A combination of a job simulator & hidden object game. In a top-down table, you are an officer who oversees the lost items in an airport. Organize those items and distribute them to people who lost their belongings. That's all we have for this Next Fest, we hope you found something you like. In that case, wishlist the games to stay in the loop!

Other Strategy Demos

Additionally, we have other demos, that's not participating in this edition of the Next Fest yet, but soon. Check them out too. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449450/Clonizer/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2655590/Kingdoms_Deck/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2945950/Dice_n_Goblins/ Have a strategy-filled Next Fest event, everyone! Follow us on our social media so you don't miss free strategy goodies!

[ 2024-10-14 12:29:14 CET ] [ Original post ]