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Encounter: The Lost Cards

The Major Arcana have been lost to time. A mysterious figure known as The Collector (yeah, kinda sus) seeks them out. With your help, you’ll uncover the secrets of the Tarot ✨ in Encounter — a solo roguelike where every card tests your resolve and reshapes your destiny.

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Oct 21, 2025

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Salvatore Grosso

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Encounter GG

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“以“塔罗牌”为基础，带有肉鸽和资源管理元素的回合制卡牌类游戏。玩家可以自由选择“指引者”“角色”以及“战利品包”，不过初始时的可选性比较少，需要后续通过消耗经验值来慢慢解锁，每个不同的角色都有独特的初始奖励和被动特性，战利品包则是会影响初始时携带的食物和武器的稀有度。玩起来比较烧脑，在独特的设定之下也格外的依赖运气，对自己的运气有信心或者喜欢资源管理和回合制卡牌战斗的玩家可以试试。”

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Title: Encounter: The Lost Cards
Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Early Access

Developer: Salvatore Grosso

Publisher: Encounter GG

Release Date: Oct 21, 2025
Early Access Release Date: Oct 21, 2025

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Jump in early and help shape the world of Encounter. I’ll be listening to your feedback on balance, bugs, and all the quirky moments that make the game shine.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“A few months, while I hit key development milestones. Expect steady updates and new content during that time.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full release will be bigger and deeper: more cards, more endings, new playable characters, expanded encounters, extra story content, and quality of life upgrades. More surprises and more polish overall!”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game is fully playable and stable. Players progress through turn-based encounters using a deck of Tarot-inspired cards, managing their inventory, and making strategic choices that shape each run. The core loop—exploring encounters and battling enemies—is already implemented. For more details on features, please see the 'About This Game' section. Content, balance, and polish will continue to improve throughout Early Access.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Yes. The price may go up at full release to reflect added content and improvements. Early players get in at a lower price.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“I’ll be active on Discord with dev updates, playtests, polls, and regular patches based on your input. Tell me what breaks, what slaps (meaning good).”

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About This Game

As fate would have it, you’ve stumbled upon this game. Might as well give it a try. Who knows what you might encounter… ayyy. Get it? Encounter is the name of the game. When I said, “who knows what you might encounter,” it was a play on words.

So, what’s this Tarot thing about? They represent scenarios where you might have to think on your feet, snack on some magical berries, or even get attacked by a [REDACTED]-eating succubus! Fun! But it's not just fate at play—you’ll need to manage your resources wisely, timing your limited actions perfectly as you navigate a labyrinth of twists and turns, and overcome a host of unpredictable events.

Your adventure kicks off with a single crate. What’s inside? Treasure? Trash? A mildly cursed sandwich? Crack it open and find out! From there, anything goes. You’ll encounter oddballs, outlaws, and outright disasters. Duel the friendly neighborhood postman, accidentally infuriate a small child, or face down ambush after ambush—who’s to say? Will you fight, finesse, or just wing it and pray to the RNG gods? Whatever you do, tread carefully—your journey lasts only as long as you do, and the next tavern might be farther than you expect.

In Encounter, Tarot cards shape the events and rewards of your run. Your goal? Gain as much knowledge and wisdom as possible before you go bye-bye.

But here’s the catch—everything is limited. Rare items break, inventory space is tight, and planning ahead is key. Managing your resources is just the start; chaining actions together for devastating combos is where the real strategy comes into play.

If you like roguelikes, inventory management, a touch of deck-building, simple medieval turn-based RPGs with nostalgic pixel graphics, and games called Encounter, then, well… you’ll probably like Encounter!

✔ 200+ unique and powerful items

✔ 100+ adaptive encounters

✔ Inventory management

✔ Deck manipulation

✔ Action sequencing

✔ Mom's spaghetti

Life is unpredictable. One moment you’re stacking wins, the next you’re getting drop-kicked by fate. That’s why you should play this game NOW! If you’re reading this, you’re probably the kind of person who overthinks things (lol)—which means you’ll love the deep yet deceptively simple strategy this game offers!