With thousands of games on the platform, it can be tricky to find the best Roblox games without searching through pages upon pages of entries. Sure, the charts in the client can give you a general idea, but many are flash-in-the-pan compared to the ones that truly deserve to be at the top of the podium. The majority of these games fall into categories commonly found within the typical gaming space, such as shooters, party games, or more obscure genres like tower defense. However, there are a few that you typically only find on Roblox, so if you want a breakdown of what exactly some of the exclusive genres are, such as Obbys, then you can find everything you could need to know in our Roblox beginner’s guide. Here is a list of the best Roblox games you can play right now. Advertisement 
Jailbreak As one of the original crime-based Roblox games, Jailbreak is the closest to cops vs robbers you’re going to get. Team up with friends to orchestrate the most daring criminal heists or a police raid on a villain’s base of operations. While it’s a lot more freeform compared to GTA Online, there’s still plenty of places to rob or criminals to apprehend and prevent from escaping from their cells. New heist locations appear in every major update, each one challenges criminals to navigate traps and obstacles to reach the vault, while the cops must stop them before it’s too late. With over 27 seasons' worth of content, this crime game has been around for quite some time, boasting a healthy player base. Whether you choose to be a villain or an officer of the law, you’ll have a blast with Jailbreak. Featured in this image 
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Epic Minigames Epic Minigames is a massive collection of 131 short games that have a great amount of variety. It’s the constantly changing types of minigames that keep us coming back. One second you’re scaling a wall in a platforming challenge or avoiding lava, the next you’re in a good old-fashioned team shootout in a western town. If you’re a fan of the minigames of Mario Party, these will tread some similar ground. Every win gives you coins that you can spend on pets and titles, as well as level-ups that get you more stuff to show off to everyone around you. Just be sure you’re ready for the next minigame as they come thick and fast. On top of that, the hub area has plenty of distractions, including its own Obby, in which you can earn coins for finishing the course. However, it’s the huge number of minigames that are the star attraction and this one doesn’t disappoint. Advertisement 
Adopt Me! Those who like the idea of raising small creatures will love Adopt Me! It’s all about taking care of virtual furry babies by responding to their individual needs, such as feeding, cleaning, playing, and providing a safe space for them to rest their weary eyes after a long day. As your skills as a caregiver increase, you’ll get the chance to adopt more elaborate critters, from rare cat breeds and exotic animals like capybaras, to mythical beasts and costumed gorillas. New seasons bring activities you can participate in to get prizes, the value of which is based on your performance. There are also freshly designed hub areas packed with features to explore, while existing mechanics have been updated to improve the user experience, so if you’ve not played in a while, it may be worth seeing what’s new. Featured in this image 
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Blox Fruits Often imitated but never truly outdone, Blox Fruits is the most popular of the anime-based games on Roblox. By eating fruits, you can gain one of 40 different powers that range from being able to summon flames from your hands to becoming a T-Rex. With your newfound abilities, you can complete quests to gain gold and train your abilities to unlock more attacks for your fruit powers. There are some similarities between this and Jailbreak in that the teams are divided between law-enforcing marines and treasure-plundering pirates, but this plays a little more like an MMORPG, with its PvP combat and quests that involve defeating a quota of enemies. No matter which faction you choose, there’s a plethora of islands to explore, coins to open via chests, and bosses to beat up. If you’re a fan of One Piece, this is the closest to an MMO based on the anime as it gets. Advertisement 
All Star Tower Defense X Speaking of anime-based games, All Star Tower Defense X has you collect a bunch of your favorite heroes and villains from various Shonen Jump manga and use their powers to defend your tower against marauding foes seeking to destroy it. You can then use the gems earned for beating each level to play the gacha machine to get new units, and coins to upgrade and evolve them to more powerful forms. With regular updates and a healthy player base, there’s always something new to find whenever you return. Events keep things fresh by issuing battle challenges to test your tower-defending skills, while themed minigames reward players for participating in the festivities. The units in the gacha also constantly change, meaning that there’s always someone cool and rare to pull. It also has a rather fitting tribute to the late Akira Toriyama in the lobby, which shows the care and respect the developers have for the source material. Advertisement 
Tower of Hell Obbys are dime a dozen in Roblox, and the most infamous has got to be Tower of Hell. When you enter, there are two different challenge towers to choose from, with the Noob Tower being the simplest to complete and the Pro Tower providing a significant challenge. Even though each level has glowing kill zones and massive drops to contend with, there’s a timer counting down the seconds you have to finish before it all changes. However, should you decide to take on The Tower, you’ll be faced with a daunting skyscraper that is hundreds of levels high. Luckily, you have all the time in the world to complete this ascent, but one wrong move could see you plummet to the very bottom in the blink of an eye. Our only advice is to watch your step and time your jumps well. Featured in this image 
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Loomian Legacy Fans of Nintendo’s Pokémon might want to try the somewhat legally distinct Loomian Legacy. The spiritual successor to Brick Bronze, the game follows your character as their town is hit by a mysterious storm that rearranges the letters on an ancient tablet before shattering it and scattering the pieces. Your scientist parents trust you to investigate with your chosen Loomian, while also knowing you face the Battle Theaters. The similarities found within the battle system to Pokémon in this single-player RPG make it a comfortable experience for newcomers. The major difference is that, instead of PP, moves now have a set stamina they use. Should you run out, you can wait or rest to recharge, but this skips a turn. Of all the games on this list, this has a ton of effort put into it as its camera is fixed for the most part, and the characters aren’t the typical Roblox-shaped people. For a free game that anyone can play, it’s a great alternative to Nintendo’s juggernaut RPG series. 
Evomon Those who find Loomin Legacy a little too far from the Pokemon formula and lacking a little in the visuals should consider Evomon. Featuring a fully fledged story and well over 200 catchable creatures, Evomon also has a more familiar battle system, complete with an easy-to-decipher type chart that gives the player on-the-go information. Battles are quick, mostly decided by a monster’s ultimate attacks, which charge as you fight. On top of that, you as a trainer also have some room to grow, with ascension rankings that increase your bond with your Evomon and spins to earn new suits with permanent perks. Divided into different areas, each one has an assortment of chests with treasure hidden across the map, trainers to fight, monsters to capture, and bosses to defeat. When you’ve reached higher levels, new features will unlock, such as World Bosses, PVP, and Daily Challenges. There are also Tower challenges with 200 floors that get progressively harder as you ascend, culminating in 3v3 fights every so often. Featured in this image 
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Murder Mystery 2 While some still lament the passing of the original, Murder Mystery 2 is a decent social deduction game. Players are split into three different roles: Innocents, the Murderer, and the Sheriff. Innocents can decipher who the murderer is, but must avoid being killed by them. The Sheriff can work with innocents to take down the Murderer and is the only one with the means to stop them in their tracks. Meanwhile, the Murderer must eliminate everyone to win. With a ton of maps to pick from, including a yacht, a bio lab, and several hotels, houses, and hospitals, there are plenty of hiding spots for a murderer or sheriff to ambush their foe. You can also collect coins to gain bonus experience after every match, but your footsteps can give your position away, so exercise caution lest you meet an untimely end! Featured in this image 
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Brookhaven If you just want to settle down, build your dream home, and live your best life in a roleplay sim, Brookhaven is one of the best out there. This game will require players to interact with each other, but the general idea is to cooperate and live a normal life by hanging out with friends. This means that you can choose a career, including actor, athlete, detective, or more specific ones, such as a veterinarian. The world is your oyster, and so long as you keep to your role, you should get the most out of this experience. Given its roots in immersive role-playing and its reputation as the very best among the entirety of Roblox, it’s worth noting that this game does include real-world products appearing within the in-game advertising. One recent example was that the billboards heavily publicised The Bad Guys 2 in the weeks up to its release. However, it’s also great for in-universe ads, such as Club Brooks’ opening times. Featured in this image 
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Doors Everyone loves a horror game during Halloween, though Doors can be too scary for younger audiences. Each run, the idea is for you and some friends to run through an ever-increasing number of doors. Every new level leads to the possibility of having to solve a puzzle to find a key to progress, or a new horrible monster that can chase you. Played entirely in the first person, each bang you hear may put you so on edge, you have no choice but to hide under a bed or inside a wardrobe until the coast is clear. Fair warning, the cryptids you’ll face are kinda horrific, with somewhat inventive ways of getting rid of them. For example, one of them will hide from you until you find it, and jump scare you if you don’t do it in time. The designs for each one are a bit more creepy than other popular horror games for younger audiences, such as the many animatronics in the Five Nights at Freddy’s series. With the brand new update, known as The Great Outdoors, looming on the horizon, there’s no better time to check out this Roblox horror classic. Featured in this image 
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Natural Disaster Survival Sometimes, you just want a bit of a challenge, and Natural Disaster Survival certainly scratches that itch. The aim is to avoid impending disasters such as flash floods, volcanic eruptions, fires, lightning strikes, and deadly viruses, and emerge relatively unscathed at the other end of the round. This bears a small resemblance to Epic Minigames, but there are a handful of maps, and the disaster chosen is always random. Unlike a lot of Roblox games on this list, this one doesn’t feature any kind of commitment to play beyond the leaderboard that shows a total number of disasters survived by each of the top players. Therefore, it’s the perfect experience if you just want to spend a few minutes playing without having to commit too much. Featured in this image 
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Dress to Impress For those fashionistas among you, Dress to Impress has you strutting your stuff on the catwalk in contests where your outfits must match a prompt. It’s then up to the other players whether your outfit slays or you should just sashay away. You pick star ratings based on how well the clothes and patterns they chose match the requirements. It’s a relatively simple premise, but with so many accessories, skin tones, tops, and makeup options to select from within a short timeframe, it can be daunting. Seasonal events and limited-time modes, such as Style Showdown, also help mix things up so you don’t get bored with the same lobby for hours on end. There are occasions where just the best outfit wins, rather than the one that best matches the theme, and that’s okay. Creativity is encouraged from the Dress to Impress community, which, on the whole, is lovely and supportive. So if you want to become the new talk of the town, you’ll need to brush up on the latest trends and styles to look fabulous. Incidentally, there are some Dress to Impress codes you can redeem to help you in that goal. Featured in this image 
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Grow a Garden For a time, Grow a Garden was the most popular game on Roblox and for good reason: you didn’t need to play it to make significant progress. Sure, you need to plant your crops at least, but as soon as you’ve got things going, you can leave it to do its thing. The idea is to plant seeds, wait for the Grow A Garden weather events to mutate your crops, then sell the fruit, and use the profits to buy more expensive stuff. Eventually, you’ll end up with a paradise full of plants and trees and a significant amount of cash. You can also hatch pets from eggs and feed them your plants to keep them healthy. Do consult our Grow A Garden Beginner’s Guide to help you get settled in. What keeps players coming back, much like many other experiences, is its variety of seasonal events. You can always find out when the next Grow A Garden update will be a week in advance, and participate in the invaluable ‘Admin Abuse’ events to snag the rare Grow A Garden mutations. It may be one you don’t play for long at any given point, but cultivating a real garden also takes time, so it’s good practice. At least this one has a bunch of Grow A Garden pets to roam your plot, with the top-tier ones making your crops far more valuable with their utterly busted abilities. While its time in the sun may be waning, the events are more substantial and better quality than they were a few months ago, so it might be time to see how much your garden has grown if you've not tended to it in a while! 
Grow a Garden 2 While the original Grow A Garden still exists, it’s a shadow of its former self and has been superseded by Grow A Garden 2. The idea is almost the same: plant fruit and veg into your garden and sell the crops for profit. You can still get pets to buff your garden, though they seem to appear in and around the hub area for a limited time rather than in crates or shops. There are many improvements compared to the original. For example, the animations have a tad more flourish, and there are quality-of-life updates such as a timer showing how long you need to wait for a plant to grow and which pets are active in your farm. While the game still has weather effects, they are far more uncommon, and some are exclusive to different parts of the day cycle. The big new feature is that players can now steal fruits from other farms at night. While you can stay safely in your farm to protect your plants from pilfering plunderers, you can also venture into a neighbor’s plot and partake in a bit of fruit larceny. Other weather events can tempt you to leave the safe confines of your farm. Just don’t get caught on the other end of a rival’s shovel or a slingshot round as you bring your ill-gotten gains back to your plot. Featured in this image 
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Prospecting Prospecting is all about digging through sand and sifting it in rivers to find the most valuable jewels. With every treasure you unearth, you can convert it into items that buff your overall stats, or sell it to merchants for cash that you can use to upgrade your equipment. New areas are progressively unlocked depending on the quality of your spade and tray, each with its own quests for you to obtain more upgrades. We hear that Prospecting Fire Opal is especially tricky to find because of its very low drop rate. Updates often include new limited-time events where you can mine rare minerals, as well as permanent additions that help boost your stats. It’s also a multiplayer game with free private servers, so you can invite your Roblox party for some cooperative mining and share bonuses from the various stat-buffing totems you can deploy. Just know that even with all the odds stacked in your favor, you may be digging for a while for those rare gems. Featured in this image 
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Restaurant Tycoon 3 If you fancy cooking up a storm with friends, Restaurant Tycoon 3 is the latest and possibly best of developer Ultraw’s cooking simulators. You start with two tables, a basic kitchen, and just one dish. However, as you increase your skills, hire staff, and build out your restaurant into a fully kitted-out establishment, you’ll unlock bonus items to make a little more money to invest in your business. This new version includes a fully redesigned user interface, making the building part easier than ever to get right the first time. The main new feature is farming, which enables you to grow your own crops for use as ingredients. There are also other facilities on offer, such as fridges where each item purchased from shops that’s stored inside will elevate the quality of your dishes and the value you can charge per dish. Featured in this image 
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99 Nights in the Forest Sometimes, you only need a little bit of folklore to create a creepy atmosphere. 99 Nights in the Forest is another Roblox horror game that pits you and a team of fellow survivors in the middle of the woods. You must find four missing children, while also battling hunger and keeping the fire lit at all times throughout the 99 days, especially when the monsters come out during the night. Critters such as wolves, geographically out-of-place polar bears, and even hostile frogs will harm you. There is also a horrifying deer monster that will gore you to pieces if it catches you, as well as cultists armed to the teeth with crossbows and maces, donning the same threatening antlers of their bipedal god. To fend them off, you’ll need to use your class’s perks and craft items with chopped-down tree logs and other materials. Eventually, you’ll be able to expand your search beyond the camp, but with a nasty surprise lurking behind any tree, it’s best to keep your wits about you. Featured in this image 
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Fisch There was a time when Fisch was one of the most popular games on Roblox. The idea is simple: fish for aquatic creatures and sell them to meet quest quotas. To do so, you will lay traps to capture crustaceans and cast out a rod to snag the fish in the rivers and seas of its many biomes. The fishing minigame involves clicking or tapping on a screen in precise spots, before mixing both holding and letting go of the screen to reel in your catch. If you’re playing on mobile, you might have a slightly easier time with this. It’s a little primitive visually, with some fairly rough angles on the trees, but don’t let that deceive you. While derivative games, such as Fish It, might have a lot more polish, they’re also full of in-game microtransactions designed to prey on your wallet. Fisch is not only a lot fairer in terms of how much it sells to the player, but it’s also a far more engaging gameplay experience, where fishing actually requires a degree of skill. It also has pleasant acoustic guitars strumming away as you sail across the sea, giving it somewhat calming qualities found nowhere else among the hustle and bustle on the platform. Featured in this image 
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Plants vs. Brainrots No, Steal A Brainrot is not making this list, even if it is the origin of this Roblox trend, because it’s not a game: it’s a playground that’s fun for five minutes or until the appeal of ragebaiting younger kids wears off. No, instead we’re recommending a different game made by former Grow A Garden owner Jandel (under a different studio name) called Plants vs. Brainrots. You might have no idea what we’re on about, so for those in the back who don’t know what a Brainrot is in this context, they’re creatures with a nonsensical design, such as a piece of fried tofu in a ninja costume, or a rat in a suit with sunglasses, with fake Italian-sounding names. If you’re familiar with the incredibly popular Vampire Survivors and its “original” cast, then you should have a good idea of the naming contentions. Here in Plants vs. Brainrots, you have the gameplay of PopCap’s Plants vs. Zombies, where you need to defeat these abominations. Once you have a Brainrot, you can sell it or utilize it to generate money, allowing you to afford upgrades and higher-damaging plants. After a while, you’ll discover there are more original features, such as fusing plants with Brainrots to get new variants that give you more money per second. It’s a winning formula, and while it’s not exactly wholly original, its appeal will last a lot longer than the Roblox game it has taken some inspiration from. Advertisement 
Rivals Of all the main game genres, it’s surprising that Rivals is the first FPS that feels fun enough to warrant a recommendation. That’s not to say that shooters aren’t popular on Roblox; it’s just that they have an element of jank about them for the most part. However, if you’re a fan of the good online multiplayer shooting experience the likes of Call of Duty or Halo would cater to, then Rivals has plenty of fun modes on offer. These range from many configurations of Team Deathmatches, as well as the wonderfully chaotic ‘Gun Game,’ where your weapon changes after every KO you get. Your progress and unlockables are dependent on skill and play time, rewarding you with keys. With this in-game currency, you can unlock some of the many weapons, like sniper rifles or katanas, or more exotic gadgets, including Distortion Guns and Warpers. On top of that, with each event, there are unique weapons you shouldn’t miss out on, as well as limited-time game modes, such as a cooperative ascent of a zombie-filled tower or a deathmatch where all players can dual-wield weapons at the same time. It may not quite have the depth a full-priced multiplayer shooter offers, but to scratch that competitive itch, you could do a lot worse. Featured in this image 
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Sonic Speed Simulator Yes, you heard us right: Sonic Speed Simulator is one of the best Roblox games for the simple reason that it’s not just a typical Roblox gacha game. What’s remarkable is that, despite being created using Roblox, which normally has a limited moveset, Sonic Speed Simulator’s controls are about as tight as one of Sonic’s 3D adventures. Coupled with the fact that this is an officially endorsed Roblox game by Sega, this is the closest you’ll get to a full-blown Sonic game that’s free to play. That said, you might feel a bit slow at first, but as you collect Chaos Orbs, rings, and other goodies hidden throughout each hub world, you’ll speed up not just your boost speed, but also your basic run can reach astronomical levels. Completionists will also find a bunch of hidden characters, music, and other unlockables as you explore each world. We recommend that you play this one with a controller where possible, as it's the most one-to-one with a conventional Sonic game. However, and we can’t stress this enough: you don’t need to engage with the monetization to enjoy Sonic Speed Simulator fully. Many spinners in the game are just not worth the Robux, even though there are a huge number of characters to get. However, it gets shadier when the characters are either hidden away via long, tedious quests or rolled for in the gacha systems, available to only a limited number of players in total. If you stay away from the in-app purchases, you'll still find plenty to enjoy in Sonic Speed Simulator. Featured in this image 
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Dandy's World Fans of mascot horror games like Five Nights at Freddy’s or Poppy Playtime will find many familiar influences in Dandy’s World. Set in what is billed as an education hub and museum, the Gardenview Center is also likely where the Toons and the company that made them created the TV show you see advertised on the various posters around the complex. However, this rundown building is locked away from prying eyes, as the Twisted now roam its halls, addicted to the ichor that created them and seeking out Toons to devour. To progress through each floor, your team of Toons must drain the ichor from various receptacles, all while keeping an eye out for the horrors that lurk around every corner. Just make sure you don’t mess up the button prompts as you do so, or the monsters will hear you. Each Toon has a unique ability that can be helpful, such as Boxten, who can extract ichor faster depending on the remaining number of players. However, the Twisted also have powers, such as increasing the chance of hazardous rooms with slippery floors, hiding as a Research Capsule to catch unsuspecting newer players off guard, or summoning two ichor hands around the map to swat at nearby Toons. It can be tricky to find a group that survives much longer than a couple of rounds due to the relentlessness of the Twisted. However, with a dedicated team of distractors luring enemies away from those completing objectives, there’s no cutesy mascot horror experience quite as polished on the platform. Featured in this image 
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The Forge Those who love the quest-filled beginning of MMOs will probably get a kick out of The Forge. You begin by completing quests for your Sensei to learn how to mine and the basics of forging weapons and armor. While mining is a simple affair, the forging minigame affects the quality of the item you’re crafting and, therefore, how much it will be worth when you sell it. New worlds appear in every major update, meaning more quests to complete and dungeon-like mines to explore. It seems like a rather simple game, but there are some nuances. You can consult The Forge tier list to get a heads-up on the best pickaxe you can buy, the races that give the best passive bonuses, and construct the types of weapons when it comes to speed and damage. Occasionally, there are also some The Forge codes to accelerate your progress or give you more rerolls to get the S-tier races, such as Angels or Demons. Advertisement 
Knockout! Knockout! has a deceptively simple concept: knock all the other penguins off the ice and be the last one standing. However, the catch is that everyone plans their moves simultaneously, meaning that each move is only revealed once the time has run out and they've all locked in. Because the aim is easy to understand, it's actually quite tricky to gauge just how hard you need to push your penguin into an opponent. Sometimes, they may decide to dart out of the way, potentially sending your critter into the freezing waters below. So far, there are a handful of map types, ranging from Classic: a single square block that shrinks in every round, to Color Blocks: where you must stand on the correct one to survive. Polar Portals is probably the most fun, as it has a portal on each corner that is linked to the opposite corner, allowing you to juke your rivals for the first few rounds. For every knockout, assist, or match won, you'll earn ice blocks that you can use to buy eggs that hatch into new skins. You can also participate in an Obby between rounds, earning 50 ice blocks every time you finish. Players can also complete quests ranging from fairly easy daily quests (for example, getting two knockouts) to trickier long-term weekly goals (winning 12 games). While it's fairly barebones right now, there's definitely scope for this one to expand, perhaps with more victory dances and custom arrows to unlock. It would be even more fun if the island had a larger amount of stuff to do in between rounds, giving it plenty of potential in the future. Advertisement 
Escape Tsunami For Brainrots! Escape Tsunami For Brainrots! has players run the gauntlet of killer waves in a rush to collect Brainrot creatures and return them to the safe area. Each zone has multiple Brainrot characters to collect and boxes that can reward players with exclusive critters. The further in you get, the rarer the Brainrots are. Once you've returned a Brainrot to the safe area, you can put them to work to earn money, which is spent on upgrading your character's speed stat, allowing them to make it to the coveted Celestial area. Where it stands out from the rest of the Brainrot ilk is not in its character designs or its economy. In fact, it borrows a fair bit from Steal A Brainrot with the ability to interrupt a player's run with a swift bat to the face. Griefing in this type of game is not an uncommon occurrence, and here you also have the option to activate lethal waves to get revenge on an opposing player. No, the concept that elevates it above all the others is the constantly shifting arenas. The Gold event challenges players with hidden Obbies that reward those who complete it with bonus gold bars, while the Arcade event scatters gamepads that players can redeem at the secret basement arcade for tokens. This is a relatively new game, but it managed to earn 1.7 million concurrent players, thanks in part to the developer holding an in-game party to celebrate the game's latest update. During this, they allowed players to upgrade their lucky boxes with multiple storm effects, as well as explaining new features and debuting new Brainrots. Giveaways of exclusive Admin-type Brainrots were also distributed to those quick enough to snag them. The future looks healthy for this fledgling Roblox game, and with a few more unique zones to explore, it's shaping up to be a must-try experience. Advertisement 
Armless Detective In Armless Detective, you are tasked with gathering evidence in crime scenes to determine who the culprit is in each case. However, due to an accident at a construction site, you lost your arms. Your chief gives you a hat that comes equipped with multiple gadgets: a magnifying glass and a blacklight to uncover stray hairs and fingerprints, respectively, as well as a magnet that only attracts cash and a grabber for manipulating the environment. Each case has many potential suspects, but only one will match three pieces of evidence as shown in the journal. The sharp-eyed among you may notice that some pieces of evidence require a little bit of lateral thinking. If you see ruffled sheets, that doesn’t necessarily mean there was a disturbance, but it may mean the clue you’re looking for is that the lead suspect must clean up after themselves. Ripping off the thermometer may help rule out anyone who relies on warmer temperatures to stay snug. Where you find a key can mean the difference between suspects who prefer to hide evidence and those who prefer to keep it out in the open. With a decent handful of cases to solve, which are randomized each time, and a decent selection of hats, suits, faces, and other cosmetic items to collect, there’s plenty for a sleuth to get their curious mitts on. You can also participate in events, as well as play with friends, to come to a consensus on which NPC committed the crimes. Just make sure you are thorough in searching; otherwise, you could be fired from this lucrative job offer before you know it. 
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For those who loved the original, Slay The Spire 2 offers more of the same card-collecting, monster-slaying action. Some of the gameplay hits a similar note, but with a new tower to scale, which also means there are a whole host of new bosses to overcome on each floor, each with their own tactics that will stretch even the most robust builds. During the first phase of early access, there are two first acts, one second act, and one third act available to play. This means that there are 12 bosses in total for you to fight, of which you'll fight three at a time. However, given that this is a Roguelike game with random perks, classes, and cards in every run, you'll probably want to know ahead of time what the best ways to deal with them are. A big part of this is the cards, classes, and perks you'll earn by unlocking the Slay The Spire 2 Epochs, with some of the stuff hidden behind these goals being essential to making even the toughest boss battle far easier. Advertisement 
Vantom (Act 1 Overgrowth) Found in: Act 1 Overgrowth Enemies: Vantom (173 HP) The Vantom has nine charges of Slippery at the start of the fight. For each hit, one charge is spent, but you only deal one point of damage. Its tail will also slowly rise up and over your character, doing one or two attacks each turn. When it dangles above you like the Sword of Damocles, it has a huge boost to the amount of damage it deals. It also adds three Wounded status cards to your deck, which are unplayable and only serve to clog up your hand. It then buffs its strength before starting the cycle again. Advertisement 
The Kin Found in: Act 1 Overgrowth Enemies: Kin Priest (190 HP), Kin Follower x2 (58/59 HP) The Kin Followers will buff their strength and attack, while the Kin Priest simultaneously attacks and debuffs you with Frail or Weak, or buffs its own strength. It’s best to try to kill the followers first, as they have lower HP, but still deal a similar amount of damage with their melee attacks. That said, if you manage to kill the Kin Priest first, the Kin Followers will flee as they are minions, so it depends on whether you think you can withstand the Followers' attacks. Advertisement 
Ceremonial Beast Found in: Act 1 Overgrowth Enemies: Ceremonial Beast (252 HP) At the start of the fight, the Ceremonial Beast will use Plow. This increases its attack by two every turn, but will leave it vulnerable to being stunned when its health reaches 150 or below. Once it reaches this threshold, it also loses its health. After its turn being stunned, it will alternate between attacking and trying to debuff with the Ringing effect, which means you can only play one card per turn. Its attacks in this phase are weaker, but so is the potential for you to defend against them, so hit it as hard as you can while you're able to. Advertisement 
Waterfall Giant Found in: Act 1 Underdock Enemies: Waterfall Giant (250 HP) At the beginning of the fight, the Waterfall Giant will buff itself with Steam Eruption, which adds damage it will deal to you when you kill it. The next turn, it deals damage, casts a Weak debuff on you, and a strength buff on itself, increasing the Steam Eruption damage. It can also heal. When you reduce it to 0 HP, you have one turn to surpass the defensive requirements before it blows up. Advertisement 
Soul Fysh Found in: Act 1 Underdock Enemies: Soul Fysh (211 HP) The Soul Fysh begins by adding a copy of Beckon to your deck and discard piles, respectively. If they are in your hand at the end of your turn, you lose six health. Thankfully, you can pay one of any resource to play it, but it stays in your deck until the end of the fight. As the fight progresses, it’ll buff itself with the Intangible stat buff, which reduces all damage taken and HP loss to one. It also attacks, casts the Vulnerable debuff, and adds more Beckons to the draw and discard piles. Advertisement 
Lagavulin Matriarch Found in: Act 1 Underdock Enemies: Lagavulin Matriarch (222 HP) Lagavulin Matriarch starts the fight asleep with 12 armor. If you eliminate her armor while asleep, she will be stunned for the turn. After that, she will attack regularly. Occasionally, she’ll shore up her defences, then apply debuffs to decrease your strength and dexterity, while also buffing her own strength. If you know you’re up against this boss, your best bet is to focus on poison, doom, and other status ailments that aren’t affected by strength or dexterity. Advertisement 
The Insatiable Found in: Act 2 Hive Enemies: The Insatiable (321 HP) During the first turn, it casts Sandpit. This will start a countdown, and in 4 turns, you die. That said, it will still attack you every turn, but you can extend this countdown timer with the Frantic Escape cards it adds to your deck. However, each copy of Frantic Escape increases the cost to play it by one whenever you use it. You’re essentially racing to dish out enough damage before it eats you, while also micromanaging remaining turns and so forth. Thankfully, The Insatiable doesn’t really do anything else in the fight, but its high health pool is problematic. As for what the best strategies are: cards and perks that increase the number of base resources you generate or going into cost-reducing builds will make you have an easier time of it. High blocking also helps a lot with the giant worm's damage output, prolonging the time it takes for it to kill you. Effects like poison and Doom are also very helpful in whittling down its health. Advertisement 
Knowledge Demon Found in: Act 2 Hive Enemies: Knowledge Demon (379 HP) Whenever the Knowledge Demon casts a debuff on you during the fight, including the very first turn, it will give you a choice between two negative effects. Disintegration: At the end of your turn, take damage (this is always an option and increases by 1 damage each time it appears) Mind Rot: Draw 1 fewer card each turn. Sloth: You cannot play more than 3 cards each turn. Waste Away: Gain 1 less primary resource per turn. In addition to this effect, the Knowledge Demon can buff its attacks, hit relatively hard, and even heal itself in a pinch. You want to have either a heavily defensive or a brutally offensive strategy with plenty of focus. Combos that do one thing incredibly well are the key to overcoming this fight, whether it's the Sinner with poison strats or a Necrobinder Doom deck. The Defect can set up multiple orbs, finishing the job quickly, while the Regent and Ironclad need to have a bit of luck on their side when drawing cards that end the fight quickly, as they're unlikely to win a war of attrition. Advertisement 
Kaiser Crab Found in: Act 2 Hive Enemies: Crusher (199 HP), Rocket (189 HP) This hulking monstrosity has two pincers, with the Rocket (right) one being able to dish out major damage. Both claws can deal extra damage with back attacks, and they gain five additional strength and 99 block if the other claw dies. It sounds scary, but as it only lasts that turn, all it really means is that it’s unlikely you’ll kill both claws in the same turn. When Rocket uses its launching attack, it will not attack the following turn, giving you time to breathe. The Crusher (left) is more tanky, as it’s able to buff its defense, so focus on Rocket first. Moves that target both claws are ideal, as the fight will go quicker, but the Rocket has the more powerful attacks, so it should be dealt with first. Once both claws are dead, the Kaiser Crab in the background will flee, giving you the victory. Advertisement 
The Queen Found in: Act 3 Glory Enemies: Queen (400 HP), Torch Head Amalgam (199 HP) The Queen can add Afflictions to your cards, which are debuffs in addition to your card’s standard effect. In this case, she inflicts Chains of Binding, which gives the Bound status ailment to the first three cards you draw, restricting you to only being able to use one of the three that turn. This is not permanent, as the effect disappears at the end of the turn. She also inflicts 99 Frail, 99 Vulnerable, and 99 Weak as a debuff, and bolsters her own strength and defense. The Torch Head Amalgam is a minion and will flee once the Queen dies, but it’s the primary damage dealer, able to inflict up to three hits at a time. It’s not worth focusing on the Queen as the Amalgam is likely smacking you around, so try to mitigate its attack power where possible and take it down first, before focusing on the Queen. Advertisement 
Aeonglass Found in: Act 3 Glory Enemies: Aeonglass (512 HP) While the third boss was originally the Doormaker, this multi-layered boss was proving far too tricky compared to the rest of the Act 3 bosses. In its place now is the Aeonglass, and it has a similar amount of health to its peers. However, it also exploits its rather dangerous gimmick, which it has called Withering Presence. Every time you play six cards, the Aeonglass will give you a Wither status card. This effect carries over across turns, so you can’t really mitigate this by limiting the number of cards played each turn. So what is Wither? Well, it’s an unplayable status card that deals three damage if it’s still in your hand at the end of your turn. However, Wither is upgradeable, shown as “+X” in the card name based on how many times the Aeonglass has buffed it, which adds another three damage to the total dealt. Wither+2, for example, would hit for nine damage. This will upgrade all copies in your deck, as well as any newly created Withers, making the fight harder the further it goes on. On top of this, the Aeonglass hits hard, dealing at least 20 damage per turn if unblocked, but often more. It can also permanently buff its strength. Speed is, therefore, of the essence with this fight, but some Slay The Spire 2 classes and builds will have a far easier time than others. The Necrobinder and the Silent might have an easier time with both Doom and Poison builds, respectively, as both quicken the fight in their own way and have cards that can accelerate their status effects for very few cards. The Defect’s orbs can also do damage over time, but it might be tough to reach the amount needed to kill the boss. As for the Regent and Ironclad, defensive plays might be the best strategy, as you will likely need to block lots of oncoming damage per turn. Advertisement 
Test Subject #C8 Found in: Act 3 Glory Enemies: Test Subject #C8 (100 HP, 200 HP, 300 HP) The low HP you see at first is, rather predictably, deceptive. Test Subject #C8 has the Adaptable ability, an annoying perk that enables it to revive itself, coming back even stronger each time. In the first phase, it also has Enrage, which makes it gain two strength every time you play a Skill-type card, while also attacking and inflicting the Vulnerable debuff. During the second phase, it replaces Enraged with the Painful Stabs ability, which adds Wound cards every time you get hit by unblocked damage. It will also hit harder, potentially multiple times in a turn, but aside from an increased health pool, the strategy is the same. In the third phase, you see Adaptable and Painful Stabs phase out, but in its place, it gets Nemesis, a disgustingly powerful ability that grants it Intangible every other turn. This reduces all damage done to it by an attack to 1 HP while it’s active. This slows you down considerably and also hinders the potency of effects such as poison. In addition to the usual buffing strength and attacking, it also adds Burn cards to your discard pile, which are unplayable cards that each deal two damage if in your hand at the end of your turn. Advertisement...