>>714041370
Reposting from another hidden gem thread, but whatever.
Almost normal mode (527 reviews)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1958340/Cube_Chaos/

Or, more like CUBE CHADS.
It does not look like it, but this game is a revolution in deck building games, or card games in general.
You don't need to shuffle deck, all your cubes is on your hands. Instead of abstracted game field you have some kind of physical simulation running. Imagine most insane card game synergy and multiply it ten-, hungredfold. More complexity, but more clarity at the same time.
And dev is based, he doesn't nerf shit, he throws even more powerful curses at you to keep it in a state of relative balance. CHAOS is in the name.
So it's constant struggle, you think that certain tactic will carry you to the end, but it will be probably countered at the next encounter, and you will be forced to adapt.
Sometimes you win under a minute by placing one laser at the right spot, and sometimes you have to gnaw growing basalt towers for in-game hours (fast-forward is here). You can put steam generator merely to increase mana generation, and suddenly the game transforms to "how to survive at the bottom of ocean". You can combine machineguns with machineguns, you can make multi-tile robots, or just bunk enemy to death, and it's not like you could make it on a whim, you'll probably be forced to do all of this tactics.
It's THE BEST wizard simulator. Noita is great, sure, but Noita's magic is usually just shooting. Here effects are much more diverse.