Deep, novel and addictive card combat
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“the card game itself is surprisingly deep”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
The Killing Stone
Worth buying? What 94 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 94 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Question2026Card Battler · Card Game · Strategy
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 47 min ago
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The verdict
An atmospheric, story-rich deckbuilder in the Inscryption vein, with standout writing, voice acting and a period English option. Skip it if you dislike dense text or tough, opaque card battles.
Great for
Fans of Inscryption and narrative deckbuilders who enjoy gothic folk horror, rich writing and voice acting
Main risk
Dense archaic text and complex, sometimes punishing card combat may feel tedious or frustrating
What players love
Superb writing and storytelling
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“But where the game really knocks it out of the park is the atmosphere and the WRITING!”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Dark, immersive atmosphere and art
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the atmosphere is the real triumph”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Excellent voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the voice acting in this game is out of this world! its like ASMR to the ears!”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Period English option adds charm
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“do yourself a service and put on 17th-century style”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Great value and polish
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The price it's at right now is a total steal for what's packed inside.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Punishing, unfair-feeling difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“it is ruined by brutally unfun difficulty”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Complex, hard-to-parse card rules
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the actual gameplay was a brick wall for me”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Dense archaic text is tedious
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“I find myself skipping most of the conversations because I find going through the dense text absolutely tedious”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
Too easy, enemies don't scale
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The difficulty is *absurdly* easy.”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64 bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1400 / Intel Core i7-4770K
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030, 2 GB / AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB / Intel Arc A310, 4 GB
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 64 bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 3600X / Intel Core i7-9700K
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6 GB / AMD Radeon RX 580, 8 GB / Intel Arc A750, 8 GB
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64 bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1400 / Intel Core i7-4770K
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030, 2 GB / AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB / Intel Arc A310, 4 GB
Storage10 GB available space
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