LOL brings a new mini game in the style of a Steam hit, but to unlock everything, you have to play the real League of Legends

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League of Legends likes to have Small gimmicks in the launcher, which are implemented at certain events. Now Riot goes one step further and brings With the last patch Even a roguelike. But if you just want to play the new mini game, you will quickly be disappointed.

What kind of game is that? Since the last patch there has been the game The Demon Hand in the LOL-Launcher. This is automatic, you only have to have the latest patch installed. In its structure, the game is reminiscent of Steam hits such as Balatro or Inscryption.

In the demon hand you have to defeat an opponent card per round by combining cards, playing it and improving with certain passive skills. That is reminiscent of Balatro and the Joker. Many players also seem to have fun with it, but if you want to get ahead, you have to play the normal League of Legends.

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How does the progression work in the game? Basically, the game is round -based, just like classic roguelics. If you want to unlock more in addition to the simple level of difficulty, then you have to play the normal LOL modes. With 8 or 16 so -called seals, you unlock the two higher levels of difficulty.

As GamesRadar reports, these seals do not seem to drop firmly after a certain number of match. This is also one of the criticisms of the community, but which finds the mode quite well.

What does the community say about The Demon Hand? In a Reddit thread with currently over 1,200 upvotes and over 200 comments (as of March 21, 2025, 10:20), the players discuss the new game mode. It is generally well received, even if there are 2 major criticisms.

  • Bobanobahoba (via Reddit) praises the game and compares it to Balatro: frankly, it catches a reasonable part of the fun (and maybe even more) of the tinkering of Balatro, although it has nothing of the deck building.
  • Thiribal (via Reddit) found his first round well, but he criticizes the performance of the game: I loved the first run, but it has serious performance problems
  • TopLine1 (via Reddit) also likes the game, but criticizes the progression: People like me who only play League occasionally cannot play the other modes because unlocking the seals costs so many games and time … This is the only bad thing about this mini -game.

    • In general, the game is well received, even if it could have been implemented differently for many at best.

    What do you think of The Demon hand? Did you play the mini game and how do you like it? Please write us your opinion in the comments. The last new modes and mini -games seem to be well received by the community. Already after Swarm, Riot was able to draw a positive conclusion: League of Legends experienced thanks to the arena and swarm third spring, changes his strategy for the future

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