Addictive Monopoly-meets-card-battler gameplay
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It's something like Monopoly meets Magic the Gathering/Pokemon in all the best of ways.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Culdcept BEGINS
Worth buying? What 44 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 44 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%Neos Corporation2026Adventure · Casual · Simulation
−10%$44.99$40.49
US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
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The verdict
A faithful, polished Culdcept revival: Monopoly meets Magic-style card battling, with a new art style and working online play. Skip it if you need local multiplayer, dislike RNG, or balk at the $40 price.
Great for
Culdcept veterans and fans of board-game/card-game hybrids who play online
Main risk
No local multiplayer, luck-heavy simple play and thin content for a $40 price
What players love
Faithful to the series, with good QoL changes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“my impression is that this is a good Culdcept. All the balance changes to individual cards as well as the general system make sense.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Striking new art and animations
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the art and animations go so hard they had no right. Each weapon has its own little animation.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Online play and friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Online play works well for the most part, I've had about ten matches including against overseas, most have worked flawlessly.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Good controls, UI and Steam Deck support
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The PC controls are great, unlike the previous PC culdcept game.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Faster, more accessible and rewarding
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The game in general is much faster. You can control the speed of the game which is an improvement in my opinion.”
Steam review · 12.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
No local multiplayer
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The lack of local multiplayer might ruin this game.”
Steam review · 18.6 h played ↗
Luck-driven, shallow strategy
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Any strategic depth that might be hiding under the surface is mired in the luck of the dice/draw.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Weak story and disliked art
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The card art is very uninspiring, borderline garbage.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Too pricey for the content
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Very little content. I beat the game with minimal effort, making 3 total decks, in 10 hours. Definitely not worth 40 dollars.”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗
Poor UI and weak tutorial/help
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Why the hell does this game have a tutorial if it doesn't explain shit?”
Steam review · 17.4 h played ↗
Card pack grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“an hour of play is getting you maybe 4 cards you still need out of the 1600 cards you'd need to collect to have 4 of each.”
Steam review · 16.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8100U
Memory6 MB RAM
GraphicsIntel(R) HD Graphics 630
Storage3 GB available space
OSWindows11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8100U
Memory6 MB RAM
GraphicsIntel(R) HD Graphics 630
Storage3 GB available space
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