About This Demo

BET IN SECRET. LIE IN PUBLIC. RIG THE RACE.

Get your first taste of Crooked Derby, a turn-based digital board game where every bettor has something to hide.

Secretly back one of six equally matched horses and decide how much of your bankroll to risk. Your wager is visible to everyone—but the horse carrying your money remains hidden.

Then tell the table your Public Story. Tell the truth, construct a convincing lie, or make your opponents believe exactly what you want them to believe.

Once the race begins, use your cards to move horses, interfere with your rivals, and manipulate the result in plain sight. Every action reveals a little about your intentions—but a clever bettor always has an explanation ready.

THE DEMO INCLUDES

• A guided tutorial that teaches the full betting, bluffing and card loop in one match

• Solo play against bots at three difficulties — Easy, Medium and Hard

• Online play with friends over Steam invites

• Matches for 2 to 6 players, over 1 to 5 races

• Six playable bettors, each with their own look and signature move

• Both decks: Classic, and the Crooked deck of dirty tricks and hidden traps

• Every outfit dye and eight signature moves, unlocked from the start

• The core betting, bluffing, deduction, and race-manipulation experience

This demo represents a portion of the final game. The full version adds 24 playable bettors, hats and the complete signature-move roster, the longer Derby distance, public Quick Play matchmaking, the Crooked Tour seasonal track, career progression with Crooked Coins and the disguise shop, and Steam achievements.

Play the demo, share your feedback, and add Crooked Derby to your Steam Wishlist.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

Crooked Derby includes some pre-generated visual assets created with generative AI. All AI-assisted content was iterated on, reviewed, and approved by the developer before being included in the game.