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Black Bristol

Black Bristol is a team deckbuilding card-battler that rewards skill, cunning and coordination. Each casting is a mind game - coaxing spells, weaving combos, and seizing momentum alongside your ally. Build your spell book. Synergise with your partner. Outsmart the other team.

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Developer:

Fathom

Publisher:

Fathom

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔

Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Black Bristol is a strategically competitive game, so releasing into Early Access will allow the community to provide feedback on what parts of the game are fair and balanced. This will be pivotal in making Black Bristol the best version it can be.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“It is anticipated that Black Bristol will be in Early Access for up to a year before full release.”

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

“The full release is planned to have additional gameplay mechanics, such as Dimensions and Bidding, to provide variety and challenge to expert players. Also, player feedback and metrics to be used to refine and balance cards.

Ideally, a matchmaking system would be in place to allow players to find others of similar skill.

Graphics, card art, animations and sounds are planned to be overhauled to remove all AI generated art with hand-crafted assets.

It is planned to improve on the overall game polish with a unique artistic styling.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current version of Black Bristol has the core game available to play, with 30+ spell cards and a Steam lobby system. Animations, music and sound, and graphics are placeholders for bespoke assets.”

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

“The game is planned to remain free to play, with no pay-to-win elements, ever.”

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

“Community feedback will be vital to developing the best version of Black Bristol, something we are passionate about.

There will be an official Discord channel, feedback form, and website that the community can communicate with the developer.”

This game is not yet available on Steam

Planned Release Date: To be announced

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About This Game

--- Playtest Version to be launched in the coming weeks!! ---

Build your spell book. Synergise with your partner. Outsmart the other team.

Black Bristol is a team deckbuilding card-battler that rewards skill, cunning and coordination. It has a few twists that make it unique and compulsive playing.

2v2 Team-based Combat: Coordinate with your partner to chain powerful effects and manage your shared resources.

Dynamic Casting System: Spells resolve by priority, not order played—meaning timing, bluffing, and anticipating your opponents is key.

Satisfying Duels: Build your strategy around delayed spells that only trigger at the right moment—or disrupt your opponent’s before they can.

Strategy Required Only: Minimal randomness — your foresight, coordination, and timing determine the outcome.

No unlocks, no pay to win and no microtransactions

Replayable, Deeply Strategic and Addictive

Passionate Solo Developer

Features

30+ spell cards (with more being added!)
P2P multiplayer lobby system
A basic singleplayer practice mode
Tutorial
Free! and no microtransactions

Roadmap*

Oct 2025: Steam Playtest Available
Analytics
Dimensions
Bidding
More Spell cards
Matchmaking
Quality of life features
Art, animation and sound update

* planned features and indicative dates will change as they are better developed and on player feedback

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI was used to generate card art for development. It is planned to replace the generated art with commissioned, human developed artwork.

System Requirements

Minimum:

OS: Windows 11
Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: Dedicated graphics
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 500 MB available space

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