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Cardrunners

Cardrunners is a fast-paced roguelike card deck-building game set in a gritty cyberpunk world. Build your deck, equip powerful trinkets, and engage in tactical grid-based combat to outwit your enemies.

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July 21, 2025
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About the Game

Enter the world of Cardrunners, a fast-paced roguelike card deck-building game that blends tactical grid-based combat with endless strategic possibilities. In this cyberpunk dystopia, revenge is a matter of wit, adaptability, and the right combination of cards and trinkets.

Take on the role of mercenaries, each with their own unique abilities and cards. A shared vendetta against Sky Corp—the monopolistic megacorporation that controls this fractured world. Will you master the grid, outsmart your enemies, and take your revenge on the system?

Gameplay

Cardrunners combines the thrill of deck-building with the tactical precision of grid-based combat. Build your deck by collecting powerful cards, each offering distinct abilities, synergies, and strategies. Equip trinkets to enhance your gameplay, unlocking unique passive effects or game-changing powers.

Fast-Paced Combat: React and adapt quickly in turn-based battles on a dynamic grid system.

Build and Adapt: Craft a winning strategy by collecting cards and upgrading your deck.

Tactical Depth: Manage positioning, and resource usage to outwit your foes.

Every run is procedurally generated, ensuring no two attempts are ever the same. Learn from your failures, refine your strategies, and climb closer to victory with each attempt.

Features

Roguelike Progression: Every run is a fresh challenge, with procedurally generated encounters and rewards.

Unique Characters: Play as a roster of characters, each with their own backstory, specialized abilities and cards. United by their shared mission: revenge against Sky Corp.

Cyberpunk Aesthetic: Immerse yourself in a world of fully unique hand-drawn cards, trinkets and characters.

Cards and Trinkets: Build a deck from scratch every run, and discover trinkets that enhance or completely change your playstyle.