A First-Person Roguelike Double-Deckbuilder Full of Fungal Foes
Shroom and Gloom Guide
Shroom and Gloom is a first-person roguelike double-deckbuilder from Team Lazerbeam, published by Devolver Digital. It entered Steam Early Access on September 10, 2026 for Windows and macOS at $14.99, and a separate free demo and a free itch.io prototype are also available. Steam lists it under Adventure, Indie and Early Access with single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing, and it supports English and Simplified Chinese.
- Early Access
- Sep 10, 2026
- Platforms
- Windows · macOS
- Decks
- Explore + Combat
Sep 10, 2026
Release date
Steam Early Access launch for Windows and macOS
$14.99
Price
US price on Steam, with a free demo and a free itch prototype
2
Decks
Explore and Combat, plus a smaller Foresight pool of passives
14
Achievements
Steam achievements, with 10 shown as highlighted
Media
Trailer and screenshots for Shroom and Gloom — click any shot to enlarge.
Header art and screenshots are store-provided official assets (© Team Lazerbeam / Devolver Digital), shown for identification.
The Steam store page hosts three official videos: the Early Access Launch Trailer, the Release Date Announcement and a Demo Update Trailer. The publisher's Devolver Digital page embeds the announcement trailer from its own channel.
Start here
A few pages cover almost everything a new Shroom and Gloom player asks in the first hour.
Start the Shroom and Gloom Walkthrough →- 1
Walkthrough
The run structure, the explore and combat decks, camp upgrades, enemy order and the descent toward the Gloom.
- 2
Best Cards
Distant Shadow, Hot Poker, Bite, Toothpick and Seasoning, plus the food loop that turns kills into healing.
- 3
Tips and Tricks
Why health and food come before damage, how to read enemy intent, and which camp upgrade to take first.
Latest updates
Newest and refreshed pages in this section.
- Shroom and Gloom Best Cards — Picks, Combos and Food LoopsGuide
- Shroom and Gloom Final Boss — Cosmic Horror, Limbs and GutsGuide
- Shroom and Gloom Best Build — Three Deck Paths That WorkGuide
- Shroom and Gloom Characters — The Five Early Access ClassesGuide
- Shroom and Gloom Ending — What the Gloom Key Actually DoesGuide
- Shroom and Gloom Where to Play — Steam, Itch and Deck StatusPlatform
FAQ
Answers use only sourced facts; unverified items are marked.
- What is Shroom and Gloom?
- A first-person roguelike double-deckbuilder from Team Lazerbeam, published by Devolver Digital. Steam describes it as a game where you gather and grow cards through hand-drawn dungeons of fungal foes using two decks: a combat deck for battles and an explore deck for navigating, modifying cards and unlocking weapons and abilities.
- When did Shroom and Gloom release?
- It entered Steam Early Access on September 10, 2026 for Windows and macOS at $14.99. The publisher's product page is dated September 10, 2026, and no 1.0 release date has been announced. A free demo and a free itch.io prototype are also available.
- What platforms is Shroom and Gloom on?
- Windows and macOS on Steam, plus the same two platforms on itch.io for the free prototype. No PlayStation, Xbox, Switch or mobile version has been announced, and no Game Pass entry appears on the official pages. Steam Deck play works through Proton with noticeable jank, per a player report, with no native Linux binary.
- How many characters are in Shroom and Gloom?
- Five are confirmed for Early Access: Paperboy, Lunch-lady, Concerned Parent, Janitor and Activist. The Lunch-lady was announced first in the May 2026 dev log, and the rest were named in the August 2026 roster. They are unlocked through quests rather than chosen from a starting menu, and no stats or starting decks have been published.
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