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Galacard: Ackian Archives

A collection of retro-style card games featuring friendly aliens! Galacard: Ackian Archives features enhanced ports of three installments in the strategy-based Galacard card game series: Galacard, Galacard Platinum and Galacard Advance.

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Bipedal Studios
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Bipedal Studios
Release
September 3, 2025
333 days ago
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About the Game

All three Galacard games in one package! Galacard: Ackian Archives is a collection of modern ports of games from the Galacard series using the original graphics and enhanced music. The games included are:

  • Galacard (2024) - The basic Galacard experience

  • Galacard Platinum (2024) - Featuring an item shop and a new win system

  • Galacard Advance (2025) - Includes extra modes and different backgrounds

This series takes place in Planet Ack, which is inhabited by friendly people called Ackians. This small planet's favorite pastime is a traditional card game knows as Galacard, which they always like to teach to those who visit them.  Yes, that includes YOU!. 

All three games were remade almost from scratch with modern systems in mind, while still retaining most elements from the original releases. The general rules for Galacard are included in the menu.

-- Controls  --

Keyboard

  • Arrow Keys - Move Cursor

  • Enter - Start/Choose Game

  • Space - Confirm

  • Esc - Pause/Quit

  • Alt+Enter - Change Display Mode (Window/Fullscreen)

Controller

  • D-Pad - Move Cursor

  • Start - Start/Choose Game/Pause

  • A (Bottom Button) - Confirm

  • Select/Back - Pause/Quit

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