Deep strategy and build variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“offers incredible tactical depth, requiring you to carefully sequence your card engines”
Steam review · 18.2 h played ↗
Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game
Worth buying? What 231 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 231 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 73%Mostly Positive · 73%Darksun Studio2024Card Battler · Turn-Based Tactics · Strategy
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
Deep, generous xianxia deckbuilder-autobattler with 8-player PvP and roguelite modes. Skip it if you dislike heavy RNG, steep learning curves or shaky servers.
Great for
Fans of TFT-style autobattlers, Slay the Spire deckbuilding and cultivation themes who enjoy theorycrafting
Main risk
Heavy RNG, steep learning curve and server disconnects can make losses feel unfair
What changed in the last 30 days
8 recent reviews
Recent positive reviews say server issues seem gone and new characters add content. One recent negative complains about added gacha monetization. Evidence is thin.
8 recent reviews
What players love
Fair, generous free-to-play monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“You will unlock all characters easily and cards are not locked like other games where you have to buy packs.”
Steam review · 253.2 h played ↗
Great Chinese cultivation art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Art is pretty and sound is good.”
Steam review · 20.1 h played ↗
Addictive PvP and fun roguelite mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It has that "just one more round" feel that's hard to find.”
Steam review · 33.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Heavy RNG decides games
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You either build meta or you lose. You either pray you get meta or you lose.”
Steam review · 24.6 h played ↗
Server disconnects and instability
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“it keeps disconnecting, the servers are unstable. i always keep dropping and reconnecting in the middle of the games.”
Steam review · 37.5 h played ↗
Balance problems and meta-dependence
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“No balance at all. The max HP burning builds will fuck you up just in two rounds no matter waht”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Steep learning curve, weak tutorial, short timers
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“you have 30sec to do all that. its just to annoying.”
Steam review · 7.1 h played ↗
Monetization complaints in a paid game
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“From a pay to play free of monetization game to an absolute bloatware of f2p gacha bs!”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Poor translation and no Russian
Mentioned in ~1 in 16 negative reviews
“Game is an unbalanced, poorly translated, RNG mess.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7或以上
Processor2.0 Ghz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel Grahics Series
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 7或以上
Processor2.0 Ghz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel Grahics Series
Storage1 GB available space
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