The Cardian is a tactical roguelike deckbuilding card-defense game where positioning is everything. Predict enemy movements, plan your path, and set your cards in advance. See the future, outsmart the swarm, and defend the last Shrines of Light!

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About This Game

The world is fading under the Shrouding Mist, and monsters are marching to crush the final Shrines of Light. You stand alone at the gates.

The Cardian - Light the Shrines fuses tactical rogue-like deck building with high-stakes strategy defense. You don't just react to the enemy—you dictate the future. Foresee enemy movements, map out your precise movement paths, pre-schedule your skill cards on the grid, and watch your perfect trap unfold in real-time.

Read the monsters’ upcoming paths and behavioral patterns, then pre-schedule your skills across the battlefield before the clash begins. Your cards change based on where you stand and which direction you move, turning a simple strike into a sweeping execution or piercing rush through tactical positioning. Plan your path, position your skills, and turn the tide of a massive horde before they even take a single step

Defeat the horde, reap experience, and draft game-changing skills to evolve your deck. No two runs are ever the same. Discover broken card synergies, experiment with wild builds, and adapt to increasingly brutal waves as you push toward the final corrupted Guardian.

As you purify the shrines, lost souls return to the castle walls. Bond with NPC survivors from rogue Shrine Keepers to mad Mist Researchers—to unlock unique legendary skills, powerful artifacts, and game-changing combat support.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 12 or Vulkan compatible, 1 GB VRAM
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 4 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Quad-core 3.0 GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 12 or Vulkan compatible, 2 GB VRAM
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 12.0 (Monterey)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 (dual-core)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal-compatible GPU, 1 GB VRAM
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: macOS 15.0 (Sequoia)
    • Processor: Apple Silicon M1 / Intel Core i5 (quad-core)
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal-compatible GPU, 2 GB VRAM
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / SteamOS 3.0
    • Processor: Dual-core CPU, 2.0 GHz (x86_64)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Vulkan 1.0 or OpenGL 3.3 compatible, 1 GB VRAM
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / SteamOS 3.0
    • Processor: Quad-core CPU, 3.0 GHz (x86_64)
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Vulkan 1.0 or OpenGL 3.3 compatible, 2 GB VRAM
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
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