Leadbelly

Strategic Deckbuilder - Leadbelly is a hand-drawn, narrative-driven roguelike deckbuilder. Build your deck and adapt to four rival factions — PowderKeg, BlackEmber, StormFront, and CopperLung — each built around an element with its own weaknesses. Oil burns. Water conducts. Have fun figuring out the synergies. 

Reap what you sow - Enemies at low health don't die. Their brain is exposed, health draining every turn, then incapacitated — and their allies will break formation to save them. Leave them and they self-destruct. Harvest them and the brain is yours to use as you see fit. But beware, it happens to you too.

A Story-Fueled Campaign - Leadbelly isn't just about survival, it's about revenge. From scorched wastelands to electrified fortresses, each act culminates in a powerful boss battle guarding a piece of your past. With every victory, you peel back the layers of a mystery far bigger than you imagined.

Your Tank Has a Mind of its Own - You're not alone inside your steel ball prison. CASS guides you along the way, offering tactical advice, insights, and maybe even a bit of friendship. Maybe.

Upgrade Through Meta-Progression - Every failure is fuel for your next try. Cards earn mastery stars through play until they're eligible for upgrade, and that progress carries between runs. Spend Parts in Sprocket's Tank Workshop on Modules and Perks. Unlock new cards and relics as you go.

Hand Drawn & Animated - Leadbelly is fully hand-drawn and hand-animated by a developer with 20 years of industry experience.

Features

-Four enemy factions, each with unique elemental mechanics and weaknesses

-The brain economy: downed enemies aren't dead, they're currency

-A narrative campaign with boss battles that reveal your stolen past

-CASS, your quirky companion with her own personality and agenda

-Per card mastery that persist between runs

-Fully hand-drawn and hand-animated art and characters