No RNG, pure skill
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“no randomness, no card packs, no grinding, and absolutely no pay‑to‑win, so the only thing you can blame for losing is your own brain.”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
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Worth buying? What 263 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 263 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Lunarch Studios2018Card Battler · Card Game · Strategy
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A deep, free, no-luck turn-based strategy game mixing RTS economy with card-style units. Skip it if you want casual play, a finished campaign, or a busy player base.
Great for
Players who love chess-like, calculation-heavy strategy with zero luck, and who enjoy bots or friends
Main risk
Abandoned by the developers, with an unfinished paid campaign and very few players to match against
What players love
Deep, varied strategy
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“There is no skill ceiling; you will always play better if you apply more thought.”
Steam review · 224.7 h played ↗
Free with no pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“All units are unlocked from the start, no grind, no nonsense.”
Steam review · 17.4 h played ↗
Strong AI and single-player content
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the AI is great and it has good features for learning like being able to roll back turns and sets of puzzles to teach concepts.”
Steam review · 46.4 h played ↗
Polished, responsive UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“The actions are quick and responsive, being able to undo anything quickly during your turn is amazing”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Paywalled campaign and monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Only the first chapter of the solo campaign is free and the rest of it is hidden behind a paywall.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Dry, repetitive, boring gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The experience is purely mechanical with no excitement whatsoever”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Too math-heavy and punishing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Less like a game and more like a math problem to solve.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Abandoned, unfinished campaign
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“it has been officially abandoned by the developers, while the servers are still running, there are no plans to finish the remaining campaign chapters which were promised and which some people, including me, paid for.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Tiny player base, hard matchmaking
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“the almost utter lack of low level players means the queues are long and the opponents are almost always far better than you.”
Steam review · 11.1 h played ↗
Rigid build orders and meta
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“You either run the meta, read straight from the guide, or you lose.”
Steam review · 19.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable800 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 or later
Processor2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel Atom 1.6GHz or faster processor
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics0.5GB VRAM
Storage800 MB available space
OSWindows 7 or later
Processor2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel Atom 1.6GHz or faster processor
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics0.5GB VRAM
Storage800 MB available space
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