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Worth buying? What 254 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 254 Steam reviews actually say.

Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%2026

Free to play

US Steam price, checked 6 h ago

The verdict

A unique 4-card PvP battler with a roguelike in-match shop, great art and real depth. Skip it if gacha duplicates, heavy RNG and balance issues put you off.

Great for

Deckbuilding and theorycrafting fans who want a fresh, quick PvP card game and can tolerate RNG

Main risk

Slow, unlucky free-to-play start plus RNG, gacha duplicates and overpowered cards that feel pay-to-win

What players love

Generous free-to-play progression

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“1k for a pack, 120 currency for a win (almost 8 wins for a pack) or 40 per loss, on top of missions and other rewards. Currency for matches isn't limited daily or anything either”
Steam review · 52.4 h played ↗

“The free-to-play progression is excellent: 60 cards out of 120 unlocked in only about 30 hours.”
Steam review · 31.8 h played ↗

“Game feels generous as F2P, not forced to pay at all to play (more that 50 cards atm just by doing my daily quests).”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗

Addictive, quick matches

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“So good, addictive, quick game, made me quit Marvel SNAP”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗

“I can't sleep anymore because of this game...”
Steam review · 29.5 h played ↗

Gorgeous, human-made card art

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“The designs are so cool, no AI, artists are even linked.”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗

“The card artwork is gorgeous, with lots of talented artists bringing their own styles to the collection.”
Steam review · 77.3 h played ↗

“The cards visuals are stunning !”
Steam review · 25.8 h played ↗

Not pay-to-win, mostly cosmetics

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“Ok, let's break the P2W thing. It's not, it's just not.”
Steam review · 409.5 h played ↗

“It's P2F, but definitly NOT P2W”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗

“a lot of the common cards are really strong and synergistics without the need of legendaries”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗

Fresh 4-card deck format with deep synergies

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“The 4-card deck system is probably what I like the most. Every card actually matters”
Steam review · 19.1 h played ↗

“There is no random card drawing during combat: instead, you need to think ahead, build a deck of just 4 cards, and find the best possible synergies.”
Steam review · 52.2 h played ↗

“No deck/card draw, so adds a new flavor that other deckbuilders lack.”
Steam review · 90.1 h played ↗

Tox shop adds comebacks and adaptation

Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews

“one good pick can completely flip a game you thought was lost, and comebacks happen a lot.”
Steam review · 20.3 h played ↗

“The Tox shop also adds a really fun layer of adaptation during matches”
Steam review · 19.1 h played ↗

What players complain about

Feels pay-to-win, gacha and duplicate talents

Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews

“You have to get duplicates of your cards in order to get access to talents.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗

“you have no way to disenchant, craft, or upgrade cards of your choice, or even VIEW unowned cards.”
Steam review · 13.4 h played ↗

“Playing against paid decks in your first ranked games makes this a dead project.”
Steam review · translated · 1.4 h played ↗

Slow, grindy F2P start with bad starter cards

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“You just don't get enough cards to play this game for free. Leveling is way too slow at the beginning”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗

“You basically have to spend money immediately or create new Steam accounts to reroll the free cards”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗

“Start is insanely slow and grindy”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗

Too much RNG

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“RNG based gameplay You win by being luckier than your opponent”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗

“RNG plays far too big a role at the expense of strategic decision-making.”
Steam review · 17.4 h played ↗

“Too much RNG for my taste, the shop adds so much luck into the game.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗

Overpowered cards and poor balance

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“The Black Widow Card is extremely broken. Its a common card that can absorb any card on the board with only a 8 turn CD”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗

“it's always the same deck that are over powered.”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗

“You are completely stunlocked for the rest of the entire game.”
Steam review · 34.9 h played ↗

Overpriced shop and aggressive monetization

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“More microtransactions than cards, 14 euros for a random rainbow border btw”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗

“the store prices are just insane”
Steam review · 10.5 h played ↗

Slow, repetitive matches

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“Cards have 1000 HP and you wait a minute for the opponent to press one button and deal 10 damage.”
Steam review · translated · 0.7 h played ↗

“The games are so long, it reminded me playing Fatigue Control Warrior.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗

Since the last analysis (Oct 9)

Complaint movedSlow, grindy F2P start with bad starter cards: #3 → #2
Complaint movedToo much RNG: #2 → #3
Praise movedGenerous free-to-play progression: #3 → #1
Praise movedAddictive, quick matches: #5 → #2
Praise movedGorgeous, human-made card art: #4 → #3
Praise movedNot pay-to-win, mostly cosmetics: #1 → #4
Praise movedFresh 4-card deck format with deep synergies: #2 → #5

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 10 64-bit (21H1 or later)

ProcessorDual core 2 GHz, 64-bit

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsDirectX 11 compatible, 2 GB VRAM

Storage4 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 10 / 11 64-bit

ProcessorQuad core 3 GHz (Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5)

Memory8 GB RAM

Graphics4 GB VRAM

Storage4 GB available space

OSWindows 10 64-bit (21H1 or later)

ProcessorDual core 2 GHz, 64-bit

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsDirectX 11 compatible, 2 GB VRAM

Storage4 GB available space

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