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Soul Strip: Waifu Card Battler

A deckbuilding roguelike where every card is a waifu with her own element and personality. Battle through dark fantasy, craft combos, collect and level up your favorites.

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About the Game

Waifu Card Roguelike

Soul Strip is a deckbuilding roguelike where every card is a waifu with her own element and personality. Fight through three acts of dark fantasy, craft devastating combos, and expand your collection — run after run.

Strategic Deckbuilding

  • 65 unique cards across five elements: Fire, Ice, Shadow, Holy, and Void

  • 10 card mechanics: Exhaust, Innate, Retain, Ethereal, X-Cost, Powers, Scry, and more

  • 5 cursed cards with high risk and reward — penalty shrinks as rank rises

  • Elemental synergies: play 2+ cards of the same element per turn for bonus effects

  • 15 status effects: Burn, Poison, Chill, Hex, Mark, Barrier, Thorns, and more

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Roguelike Challenges

  • 3 acts of 15 floors — branching paths with combat, shops, events, and puzzles

  • 34 enemies with deterministic attack patterns — learn, adapt, conquer

  • 6 bosses with unique mechanics and multi-phase strategies

  • 27 story events with meaningful choices — remove a card, gain a relic, or risk it all

  • 31 relics that reshape your strategy every run

  • 20 Ascension levels for those seeking the true challenge

level events' tree

Waifu Collection

  • Card progression system: win with your favorite waifu or open packs to power her up

  • 6 personality archetypes: Tsundere, Kuudere, Dandere, Genki, Yandere, and Mysterious — each with unique lines

  • Wish Upon a Waifu: pick your favorite before a run for bonus rewards

  • Gallery: browse your collection with filters by element and rarity

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Deep Meta-Progression

  • 4 pack tiers: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Absolute — with a pity system guaranteeing a Legendary every 20 packs

  • Card fusion: collect 3 copies to enhance a card with +20% damage and block

  • Meta upgrades: permanently increase HP, Energy, Gold, and hand size

  • 58 achievements tracking mastery across combat, collection, and secrets

  • Run history: review every run, every choice, every victory

Dark Anime Fantasy Aesthetic

Stylized anime pixel art with an atmospheric dark fantasy world, unique enemies, and environments. 13 music tracks and crafted sound effects bring every battle to life.

cards collection

Localized in 10 Languages

English, Russian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, German, and French.

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