Death Howl's demo is part of Steam Next fest—which meant, after a glowing recommendation from PCG's Robin Valentine earlier this year, I was obligated to give it a try. Partially because I get paid a salary for this sort of thing, but also because I heard the words "soulslike deckbuilder" and thought nah, surely not.
I'm happy to report that, yeah, surely yes. Death Howl doesn't just work, it's extraordinarily clever in the way it captures a familiar soulslike loop within the framework of a deckbuilder.