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Malys is an unholy roguelite deckbuilder from David Gaider and Summerfall Studios that blends tense card-based combat with a dark, reactive narrative. You play Noah, a former priest turned exorcist and demon hunter, as he hunts through a city crawling with demons and possessed hosts to track down Malys, a particularly cunning and powerful adversary. The game pairs a beautifully hand-illustrated art style with writing from Gaider, promising a world, characters, and adaptive stories that shift as you progress.

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Combat revolves around a distinctive candle-and-burn mechanic: to play cards you must first burn other cards in your hand to light candles, turning each turn into a series of strategic sacrifices. Cards represent prayers, ancient powers, and tangible tools like holy water and purified salt, and you must decide which cards to burn and which to deploy now or save for later. Candles persist between turns, adding an extra layer of resource management and tension to every exorcism.

Exorcisms themselves play out in stages: expose the demon to reveal its True Name, endure its assaults while eroding its Will, and finally expel it - all while protecting the possessed host from desperate, life-draining attacks. Your own Will is a limited resource that does not automatically recover after encounters, forcing careful choices about healing, upgrades, and which paths to take. Success grants Faith, a currency used to add, upgrade, or remove cards, heal Will, or buy Curios - run-long passive effects that reshape playstyles across a run.

Malys leans into roguelite progression: failure sends you back to the start of the night, but the knowledge and some persistent options let you refine strategies and push further. The game promises a varied roster of demons, numerous playable cards with unique art and synergies, a dynamic soundscape that reacts to your choices, and more content to come.

If you enjoy tactical deckbuilders with a dark narrative edge and meaningful risk-versus-reward decisions, Malys is worth a look. Malys can be downloaded.