The Inner Way

Alchemical deckbuilding

The Inner Way is a roguelike deckbuilder for PC built around the Chinese philosophy of the Five Elements. You choose and arrange five alchemical ingredients each round, using their order and elemental effects to generate or destroy elements, trigger combinations, and score enough to face increasingly difficult trials.

The same five ingredients can produce different results when rearranged. Each round also presents a tradeoff: push for the score needed to pass the current trial, or use the opportunity to refine ingredients and reshape your deck for later challenges.