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Knock on the Coffin Lid
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Varied deckbuilding mechanics” (43 of 78 reviews) and “Branching narrative events” (25); the most common complaint is “Unbalanced or repetitive combat” (16). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
43 of the 78 reviews raise this.
25 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“All the cool things are here. Great art style, interesting story, fun mechanics. And ultimately the game ends up feeling tedious. - Too many unclear mechanics - Things that change and affect your decision but you get no…”
21 of the 78 reviews raise this.
11 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“All the cool things are here. Great art style, interesting story, fun mechanics. And ultimately the game ends up feeling tedious. - Too many unclear mechanics - Things that change and affect your decision but you get no…”
“The most contradictory game I've ever played (thus, the review). It is very good and it is very bad. I've been trying to understand why and to like the game for long time. Now I'll try to explain it. The goal of the…”
“Slay the spire but with Throne breaker rpg choices and consequences and an interesting gear system. the learning curve is very steep, even at easy difficulty be prepared to DIE, A LOT. 3 different characters with their…”
6 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“A spiritual successor to Slay the Spire 1, Knock on the Coffin Lid is more than just gathering strong cards and reaching the end. There is a fleshed out story that incentivizes repeated runs and embraces the idea of…”
16 of the 78 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“All the cool things are here. Great art style, interesting story, fun mechanics. And ultimately the game ends up feeling tedious. - Too many unclear mechanics - Things that change and affect your decision but you get no…”
“There is so much good stuff about this game, so much creativity and fun but sadly it is all ruined by the balancing. The balancing makes it unplayable. BALANCE YOUR GAME PLEASE”
“Alright, So the game had its moments! it was fun! before it just became utter bullspit. I get that challenges are CHALLENGING! but how in the flying firetruck does the final boss suddenly do 4 TIMES MORE than my health…”
14 of the 78 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“All the cool things are here. Great art style, interesting story, fun mechanics. And ultimately the game ends up feeling tedious. - Too many unclear mechanics - Things that change and affect your decision but you get no…”
“There is so much good stuff about this game, so much creativity and fun but sadly it is all ruined by the balancing. The balancing makes it unplayable. BALANCE YOUR GAME PLEASE”
“Alright, So the game had its moments! it was fun! before it just became utter bullspit. I get that challenges are CHALLENGING! but how in the flying firetruck does the final boss suddenly do 4 TIMES MORE than my health…”
3 of the 78 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The artwork and atmosphere is incredible. Some very talented artists and storytellers put a lot of work into this game. Unfortunately the boss fight is horribly unfair to the point I gave up on the game. Seriously, the…”
3 of the 78 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“All the cool things are here. Great art style, interesting story, fun mechanics. And ultimately the game ends up feeling tedious. - Too many unclear mechanics - Things that change and affect your decision but you get no…”
3 of the 78 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 78 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“In short: Nice take on classic Slay the Spire formula. Recommended. It is more narrative focused game than StS, every move is commented and contributes to the plot. It is different for each character. Map is pre-determined but every enemy/event can have different options and…”
— a player, Steam review · 71 hrs played“This is one of the most unexpected and treasured finds I've found this year, and I think quite honestly this is the best of the genre in 2026. I am not a card battler or deck building roguelite person in general. There are a lot of clones out there and attempts to make this…”
— a player, Steam review · 68 hrs played“I want to love this game so much as a die hard fan of roguelites ( like Darkest Dungeon or For the king) and deckbuilders (I played most if not all of them. Huge fan of Across the Obelisk, Slay the Spire, Hellcard, and Monster Train just to name a few popular ones). This game is…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Zombies · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Card Game · Card Battler · Rogue-like · Deckbuilding · Turn-Based · Strategy · Singleplayer · Rogue-lite (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Russian, English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Japanese * |
| Achievements | 226 |
| Official site | https://redboon.net/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 Processor: 2.6 Ghz Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 13 GB available space