A poker roguelike with cheating bosses and online duels. Build hands, chain chips and multipliers with 22 arcana, read the tarot every three rounds and beat the bosses who break the rules. Or sit at the House of Souls and play a friend for their souls.

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About This Game

A poker roguelike with cheating bosses

Play poker hands, turn every card into chips and multipliers, and beat targets that grow without mercy. Every round is a new puzzle; every run, a different deck.

Online duels

Sit down at the House of Souls and play poker for souls, hand after hand: bet, raise or fold, swap your cards and show your best hand.
  • Online on Steam: find a rival in seconds, or duel a friend with a Steam invite.
  • Against the machine: the six creatures of the House, each with its own way of playing (and of bluffing).
  • A market of arcana between hands, arcana and tarot cards found only in duels, secret potions and a sky that gets stormier as the pot grows.

Arcana that multiply everything

  • 22 arcana, each with its own art, granting chips, mult and powers while you hold them. Some arrive FOIL, HOLO or POLYCHROME.
  • Packs of arcana and constellations: each constellation levels up one of 13 poker hands and lights up in the night sky.
  • A deck of your own: add cards, get rid of the ones you don't want and give them 8 upgrades (golden, glass, steel, ruby, sapphire...).
  • Potions, interest on your savings and deals with a wanderer who never gives anything for free.

Read the tarot

Every three rounds, a spread of three cards: the past, the present and the future. Upright, they lend you a hand; reversed, they hit harder and ask for something in return. And some are simply cursed.

Bosses who break the rules

Every boss bends one rule in its favour, and each one has its own. Learn their tricks, beat them and free the souls they keep. And watch out: there's a new one at the table.

Five ways to play

  • Classic: endless rounds and an ever-rising target.
  • Daily Challenge: the same deck for everyone.
  • Zen: no defeat, practice at your own pace.
  • Hardcore: a boss every round and a clock on every hand.
  • Duels: against the machine or online.
Win a run to unlock ascents: five difficulty levels in Classic and five more in Hardcore, plus ten scenarios earned ascent by ascent (the infernal ones, only in Hardcore).

And also

  • 51 achievements and a collection that fills up as you play.
  • Your robot companion, the card-muncher, teaches you to play, and has a lot more to tell you along the way.
  • In 7 languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and Russian.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: 64-bit dual core, 2 GHz
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 50 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Mouse required. No controller support.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 or better
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 50 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Mouse required. No controller support.
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 11 Big Sur
    • Processor: Apple Silicon or 64-bit Intel
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal compatible
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 50 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Mouse required. No controller support.
    Recommended:
    • OS: macOS 12 Monterey or later
    • Processor: Apple M1 / Intel Core i5 or better
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal compatible
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 50 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Mouse required. No controller support.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit, SteamOS 3.0 or equivalent (glibc 2.29 or newer)
    • Processor: 64-bit dual core, 2 GHz
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 or Vulkan compatible (integrated is fine)
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 50 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Mouse required. No controller support.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 22.04 64-bit or SteamOS 3.5 or newer
    • Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 or better
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Vulkan compatible
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 50 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Mouse required. No controller support.