Oaken

Laki Studios / Jul 20, 2023 / Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy

Singleplayer

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Oaken, a turn-based tactical roguelike set in the spirit inhabited world. Explore the Great Oak, gather allies and trinkets, learn to use the positioning for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards. Wake the spirits and save the Oak!

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CPU	Not set	Intel Core i5 650 Can't tell	3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz Can't tell
GPU	Not set	Geforce GTS 450 Can't tell	Geforce GTX 960 Can't tell
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What's new

Oaken Update 1.1.7 🦖

2023-12-01

Hey Spirits, we have improved some stuff for you yet again! This time we focused on improving general text quality and readability on smaller screens - with focus on Steamdeck gameplay. And also made some visual tweaks here and there, enjoy 🦖 Fixed bugs: - LE: various UI fixes - LE: shrines having incorrect sprites - LE: Lumi Crystals chance resetting after leaving the editor - interaction between Wild Pickers and Miniscule Seedlings trinket - interaction between Flit and Mind's Eye trinket - lethal damage from Banesplitter now correctly defeats Bane instead of Entombing him - Sponges in the Seas of Serpents no longer stack water onto units - being able to swap a unit's wisp and make it have 0 max health - Lumi Crystals hidden beneath a Basin Fungus - Raiku's upgraded talent sometimes not working correctly - the Menace fight softlocking when flying away after being pushed by a Roamer

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- the Reigniter bug when moving with Propel

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What players say

Mostly Positive

71% positive, 185 reviews

Not recommended1 hrs played

I really want to recommend this, but unfortunately I just cannot, as the text is way too small and blurry, even with "High readability font" enabled. The issue persists both on 4K tv screen and on Steam Deck, which is extra unfortunate because the game is marked as Deck Verified, and the verification details explicitly specify that the text is supposed to be well-readable on deck. If I would have bought it...

5 found this helpful, 2026-07-18

Not recommended1 hrs played

Oaken looked promising at first glance, the kind of charming, strategy based adventure that seems perfect for relaxing sessions. But once the novelty fades, the game reveals itself as a very repetitive TFT style experience with far too little variety to keep things interesting. The entire game practically revolves around a single character. Instead of offering different playstyles, tactical approaches, or fresh...

7 found this helpful, 2025-11-28

Recommended20 hrs played

FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING Oaken is a carefully crafted tactical summoner where it's clear that a lot of thought went into it. Where to summon, how to position and planning flank attacks are just parts of this finely crafted tactical puzzle. While the game may not have any glaring bad designs, some people may be frustrated by mechanics such as cards being one-use per combat or some...

2 found this helpful, 2026-09-13

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