Planned Release Date: Q3 2026

About This Game

Welcome to the Hellsino. Sit down and try not to bleed on the table. In this brutal hybrid of poker and roguelike combat, your deck is your life and survival is never about luck. It is a gritty battle where you must rig the system to win.

You play a twisted 3-card poker variant on a 5x3 grid. Form hands of three or more cards, place your bets, and prepare for the House to strike back. Every dealer attacks the grid from above. Your top cards take the hit first, forcing you to make hard tactical decisions about where to place and protect your strongest cards.

Forget traditional hit points. Your cards are your health. Each dealer has a unique attack pattern you must memorize and survive. When a card takes enough damage, it is shredded and destroyed forever. If your deck runs dry before the boss falls, the House claims your soul.

Strategic placement is your only hope for a high roller payout.

• The Nexus: Form overlapping horizontal and vertical sets on a single card to trigger a massive x3 damage multiplier.

• Circular Logic: The House rules are meant to be broken. Straights do not end at the King. The Ace bridges the gap so you can connect a King, Ace, and Two.

• Tactical Sacrifices: Sometimes you have to fold a bad position. Drop a card directly over an existing one on the grid to destroy the bottom card. It wastes your turn, but it can clear a locked board when you are cornered.

  

The 3-Poker Hands:

Fair play is for marks who want to lose. You have to cheat the Dealer to survive the pit.

• Forbidden Perks: Choose from over 50 unique advantages to manipulate the board. Earn Shields to upgrade your cards' resistance to the dealer's attacks.

• Cheat Cards: Drop rule-breaking items directly onto the grid. Turn any card into a Heart, duplicate the rank of an adjacent card, or force the exact hand you need to strike back.

Battle through multiple acts of gothic horror against bosses with specialized powers.

• The Dancer: Survive the chaotic hexes of the Weasel Curse.

• The Magician: Play blindly against a dealer who loves hiding your cards.

• The Grand Auditor: Fight through the endless office bureaucracy before the House collects your final debt.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

As a solo developer, I use AI-assisted tools for the game's art. I personally edit and animate every asset to bring the world of Hellsino to life