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Cartefact

Cartefact is an automation card game. Craft, automate and manage resources all through cards Play as a young explorer who lands on a distant alien planet to uncover its mysteries and find a way to solve humanity’s energy crisis.

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Sillage Games
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Sillage Games
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About the Game

Land on a mysterious planet and build automation systems to harness its resources and power humanity’s future

Everything in Cartefact is a card. Gather resources, combine them to construct machines and bots, and gradually automate your production.

Design your own factory by linking machines together into efficient assembly lines.

Power is precious. You’ll need to generate and manage energy to keep your more advanced machines running.

Trade your resources to obtain Packs containing new materials to discover and exploit.

Routers, sorting, storage, energy, liquids, waste management every core feature of a true automation game, reimagined entirely through cards.

  • 🃏 Build and automate entirely through cards

  • ⚙️ Link machines into efficient production chains

  • 🔋 Manage power, logistics, and advanced resources

  • 💼 Trade to unlock new materials and technologies

  • 🪐 Explore, research, and expand your factory across an alien world

  • 🔍 Uncover the secrets of the planet and find a way to solve humanity’s energy crisis

Discover a fresh take on the automation genre built entirely from cards.


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