CardGameKING
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CardGameKING
@cardgameking.bsky.social
Reviewing all the best Card based video games. Game dev? Reach out!

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Pyrene (by @twotinydice.com ) is our latest receiver of the Royal Seal of Approval, reserved for only the best card games. Absolutely a blast to play!

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Pyrene on Steam
Defeat hellish monsters and rebuild your home in Pyrene, a fast paced roguelike dungeon-crawler. Play with different heroes & spells, collect powerful relics to upgrade your deck while uncovering ...
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November 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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We went ghost hunting in this a mix of deckbuilder and light dice roller. Sadly, some novelties didn't quite hit the mark of the otherwise decent core gameplay. Recommended, 7/10

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Boogey Hunters
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING Interesting, and decently doe blend of deckbuilding and light dice rolling, but anything outside of these two doesn't quite always hit the mark. ...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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This week we took a look at Ancient lands, a grid based combat, deckbuilder combo. Unfortunately, it didn't quite live up to the promise. See our review below 👇

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Ancient lands: the Tsar awakening
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING Contrary to the other reviews, I feel the game is, at best, just ok. You control 3 heroes that never change, each having a very limited pool of c...
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November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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We took a looked at CardChase this week where you shouldn't get attached to your cards/deck for too long because none are permanent!

Some cool ideas (and art style choice) but swingy at times.

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Card Chase
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING Card Chase has an interesting concept, but can't say I fully enjoyed it. To briefly explain it you have a central display of cards which you buy ...
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November 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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We played a smaller game this week that combined cards, battle tactics and...a rat?

In any case, Princess Covenant has solid tactical battles, even though it could be grindy at times.

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A pixel-art card-battler RPG where you gather allies, upgraded their vocations, and fight beside Princess and her guardian Arlo against the Forsakens who seek to claim the kingdom.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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This week we looked at another Balatro inspired game.
It's smaller in scope but retains the fun formula. Sadly it doesn't introduce much new either so it gets a mixed recommendation from us.

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for The Drowned Deal
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING It's a pocket sized Balatro. If you are familiar with Balatro mechanics, there is not much to add - the game essentially follows its formula with...
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October 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Monsters, squads and cards - what more does one really need? As We Descent (by boxdragongames is our newest recommended title (EA).

Looking forward to the release!

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for As We Descend
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING As We Descent essentially doesn't introduce anything new but it's very good at packing familiar mechanics into something that feels unique and fu...
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October 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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This week we played the Balatro inspired (catspired?) Pawker (by OhBabyGames). Lot's of fun and loving the visuals!

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Pawker on Steam
Pawker is a supurrr satisfying deckbuilder roguelike where you play as cat adventurers trying to create purrfect combos. Find crazy felines, battle memes, and modify your deck to do insane numbers. Pl...
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September 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Not often do we see a game with cards tackle a sensitive subject such as anxiety and depression. Cards of Heart does it gracefully, even though the card aspect is sadly lacking.

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Cards of Heart on Steam
Join Amalia on her journey to confront her inner Shadows! Complete errands for town residents, build your deck, face Shadows in gripping card battles, and uncover Amalia’s memories in this cozy, narra...
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September 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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There are some great games out there, and there are those don't do well despite the effort. And then there is the 3rd category - no effort and overpriced cash grab. Not recommended.

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Qurtys
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING It's truly astonishing how such a simple game can get so many things wrong. It plays like a student project, and normally I wouldn't be so harsh,...
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September 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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This week liberated some swamps in Toads of the Bayou. A promising title that sadly never realized its potential 👇

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Toads of the Bayou
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING You look at the visuals, the presentation and even the awesome 3D like cards. Then you look at the score of 'only' mostly positive and think to y...
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September 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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We went into a cozy forest and played some Everdell this week, and excellent adaptation by (@direwolfdigital.bsky.social‬). Warmly recommended.

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Everdell on Steam
Harvest resources to build a village of woodland critters in this adaptation of the award-winning tabletop board game!
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August 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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We have a Newcomer to our Hidden Gems list - DreamBreaker. It has card mechanics that somewhat resemble Gloomhaven's and it brings good tactical fun.

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for DreamBreaker
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING After pushing beyond first impressions, I consider this game a hidden gem - a rough looking gem, but a gem nonetheless. Behind the inconsistent a...
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August 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Our goal is to find gaming gems, but sometimes a game about gems works too.

Splendor is great adaptation of the popular board game. The AI could be better, but it's quick, simple and fun.

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Splendor
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING Note: We only review single player, so multiplayer aspect was not in focus. Splendor is an excellent game to play on a break, because of its quic...
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August 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Fists, kicks and cards is how we spent our weekend playing FITS.

While it does feel repetitive and overly long, it's a decent game that tried to do something new with not many like it.

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Fights in Tight Spaces
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING Knights in tight spaces, the successor of this game, is on paper an all out improvement over it. And in many ways it is, the core gameplay was im...
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August 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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We played two small games this week: A vampire game (Blood Rising) and an adaption of an old card game (Whotfire).

Unfortunately, we can't recommend either due to an unpolished or overly simple gameplay. Our thoughts on each game 👇👇👇
July 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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We settled some new planets in this resource management puzzle game with cards.

While Solar Settlers didn't offer much in variety, its core gameplay was good enough to enjoy in short bursts.

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Solar Settlers
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING Solar Settlers is a resource management game with mechanics distilled to its simplest form. Your job is to settle colonists in a set number of tu...
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July 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Who would have thought that cars and cards make a good combo?

That's exactly what Death Roads successfully made out to prove. Unique gameplay, awesome music and car(d) based carnage!

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Death Roads: Tournament
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING Death Roads is one of the most unique games I've ever played. It feels like a turn based version of Twisted Metal with cards. You can shoot, zap ...
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July 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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We build some perfect towns (ok maybe not perfect) in Tecnhotopia, a card based city builder (by @alawarteam).

While it's on the lighter side, I've enjoyed my time with the casual city builder.

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Technotopia
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING Technotopia describes itself as a casual card based builder and that's exactly right. In the game you will go through the story while placing bui...
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July 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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If you are looking for great deals on great card games during the Steam Summer Sale, check out our Curator page, scroll down, go to discounted tab -> recommended.

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Some of our picks below 5EUR 👇👇

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Steam Sale and no review this week
Hail good people, We are taking a small break this week, but we will be back next week with another review. In the meantime, if you are looking for great deals on great games, check out our Curator pa...
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June 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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We took a tour around the mysterious but relaxing Geyserlands, a card-based short story narrative game. Not for challenge seekers, but good for just chill gaming.

Check out our review 👇

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Geyserlands
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING Geyserands is a super simple narrative game with cards. Players will draw cards from their deck that have symbols on them. Cards can also be play...
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June 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Veggies and crimes don't got well together...or do they?

While the speed track opens up new ways of playing, unfortunately, the other issues make it difficult to fully recommend.

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Vegangsters
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING While it has a very unique mechanic, the game has several issues for a straight up positive recommendation. It's not a bad game, but it takes pat...
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June 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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We danced with death twice this week (see last review).

Unfortunately, we spent more time surviving the UI than the zombie apocalypse, among other issues. Not recommended.

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Deadwalker Chronicles
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING I'm familiar with the studio's other games which usually might not be visually appealing but have interesting game mechanics. Deadwalker Chronicl...
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June 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Looking to play Dice with Death (by Sea Glass Games)? Well, you can!

Simple but addicting game - Check out our early access review 👇

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Dice With Death on Steam
Dice With Death is a Dicebuilding Roguelike – Unfortunately you have already died. Fortunately, Death is up for some friendly competition. Collect new dice and relics, create damage stacking combos, a...
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June 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Hex tiles? Check. Tight board? Check.
Deep tactical gameplay with competent AI? Double check.

Neuroshima Hex digital adaptation (by Baked Games) is a blast. Solo mode approved!

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Steam Community :: Oncus :: Review for Neuroshima Hex
FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US CARD GAME KING Note: This is single player only review It's a competent adaptation of the famous board game. For the uninitiated, Neuroshima Hex is foremostly a...
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June 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM