A card combination game spanning the entire history of human discovery. Combine Bread and a Knife to make Sliced Bread. Combine Sport and Competition to unlock the Olympics. 6,500+ cards to discover. How far through history can you get?

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Planned Release Date: Q4 2026

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About This Game

What if you could rediscover everything humanity has ever invented?

New Science is a card combination game that takes you from the Stone Age to the Age of Intelligence, one discovery at a time.

Start with the basics. Combine them to make something new. Combine that with something else. Watch history unfold in your hands. Every card has a unique AI-generated illustration. Every combination is a small moment of satisfaction. And every so often, you'll make something nobody in the world has made before.

6,500+ cards across 11 historical ages

Stone Age → Bronze Age → Iron Age → Classical Age → Age of Empires → Age of Discovery → Industrial Age → Modern Age → Atomic Age → Digital Age → Age of Intelligence

Unlock each age by collecting enough cards from the one before. The deeper you go, the more interesting the combinations become.




Key Features

  • Open-ended discovery - AI-powered combinations mean the game doesn't just follow a script. If it makes sense, it probably works.

  • Be first in the world - Some combinations have never been found. Discover one and your name is permanently attached to it.

  • Season objectives - Each season, the admin picks target cards. Race every other player to discover them first and claim a permanent accolade.

  • Foil cards - Rare, visually distinct variants of any card. Prestige for collectors.

  • Card trading - Swap duplicates with other players, stickerbook-style. Build your collection together.

  • Team play - Join a team, share discoveries, and compete on the season leaderboard as a group.

  • The wiki - Every discovered card is logged. Subscribers get the full foil gallery and high-resolution art.

Seasons keep it fresh

New Science runs on monthly seasons. The leaderboard resets. New objectives are set. Everyone starts the race again.

Season Pass subscribers get unlimited card creations, more frequent packs, full trading access, and 24-hour early access to each new season, so you can get a head start before the doors open.

Free to play with a generous daily allowance. No pay-to-win. The combinations are never locked, only the pace changes.

Coming to PC and Mac

New Science has been played by many players in the browser. This is the native desktop version - same game, same community, same seasons.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

New Science uses generative AI as a core part of the game experience. When you combine two cards to discover a new one, an AI model determines what that combination produces. Each discovered card is illustrated with a unique AI-generated image. This AI-powered system is what makes the game's open-ended discovery possible. Combinations are not limited to a fixed recipe list, so the game can surprise you in ways a traditionally authored game could not. We are proud of how we use AI here and consider it central to what makes New Science special.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    Minimum:
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
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