This new free-to-play fairytale card game was designed by former Magic pros

Card game autobattler Storybook Brawl released in Early Access on Steam yesterday, giving you the opportunity to draft “your favourite characters from story and myth”, such as the trademark-neutral “Snow Wight”, or “Princess Peep and her battle-hardened sheep”. Each fairytale character has unique abilities.

With its theming and big, bright UI, Storybook Brawl comes off as the sort of game that’s easy to learn, but difficult to master. “The goal was to create a game that anyone can get into and have fun,” says designer Matt Place, who was a Magic Pro Tour champion before he turned his hand to game design. “Fairytales give us a huge array of characters with different personalities and attributes to explore, and it allows us to make a very accessible game that is not too complex but has deep strategy for those who want it.”