Master the cards in Ash of Gods: The Way, a story-driven deck-builder with plenty of surprises up its sleeve. Summon Battle Sorcerers and Blade Masters into grid-based combat, then bolster them with deadly weapons and magical abilities to flatten your rivals. A gripping story gives these matches some intensely high stakes – especially once innocent lives are on the line.

What we love: The incredible animations. Characters react to every attack: Warlocks stagger backward when struck by arrows; a commander dramatically drops his sword after being thumped by your sturdy Enforcer. And a fully voice-acted cast of memorable characters makes tricky dialogue choices even tougher.

Quick tip: When your foe plays a powerful unit – such as Adjutant Mirina’s Punisher – defeating it might not be possible. Focus on blocking its progress instead (the Guardian is great for this) while your other units rush up the flanks to eliminate the enemy commander.

Meet the creator: Founded in 2016, AurumDust is an international group of indie developers behind the Ash of Gods collectible card game series.