card kingdom

Card Kingdom players play the role of the ruler of the kingdom, starting from a simple village, and gradually expand the territory into a powerful kingdom with both offense and defense by collecting and synthesizing more than 250 cards (covering resource production, military units, magic skills, etc.). The game combines card strategy and roguelike elements, requiring decisions to be made in resource management (food, wood, gold), fortification construction, and response to random events. In the dynamic combat system, enemies will attack in waves, and players need to flexibly deploy card combinations (such as turning farmers and axes into lumberjacks, or thief and daggers into assassins), and use magic (such as hellfire, magic arrows) to resist threats. After each failure, the strategy can be adjusted back through time loops, and the causal tree system intuitively displays the impact of the decision chain.

card kingdomGame introduction

Developed by independent studio Ivan Aco and published by Rogue Duck Interactive, it will be launched globally on the PC (Steam) platform on April 27, 2025, supporting Simplified Chinese and Japanese voices. The game uses medieval fantasy-style pixel graphics and deeply combines city construction with card strategy. The core gameplay revolves around the "job transfer synthesis" mechanism. More than 300 card combination recipes bring a high degree of strategy. The main process takes about 10-15 hours, including random events and multiple ending designs. The Steam standard version is priced at 42 yuan, with a 10% discount during the launch period. The game received an 83% positive rating on Steam in its first week, with player reviews focusing on the creativity of the card combination and the replay value of the roguelike.

card kingdomGame features

Cards are resource mechanisms: resource cards are directly related to kingdom construction (such as food production, wood collection), military cards can summon soldiers or release magic, and the order and timing of card use directly affect resource balance and combat results.

Job transfer synthesis system: Generate new units by combining different cards, such as farmer + ax = lumberjack (improving resource collection efficiency), thief + dagger = assassin (high burst damage), and exploring combination recipes becomes the core fun.

Dynamic events and random challenges: The game will randomly trigger natural disasters (such as forest fires), foreign enemy invasions (such as Goblin raids), or mysterious merchant events, which require temporary adjustment of strategies to increase unpredictability.

Cause-and-effect tree backtracking mechanism: After each failure, you can go back to the key decision point. Through the cause-and-effect tree system, you can intuitively view the impact of different choices on subsequent events and optimize the strategic path.

Pixel art and immersive sound effects: Medieval-style pixel graphics are paired with dynamic weather effects (such as heavy rain, dense fog), epic soundtracks and battle sound effects to create an immersive kingdom management experience.

card kingdomGame play

Single-player story mode: Start in a village, unlock new cards and buildings by completing tasks, and gradually expand your territory. The main tasks include resisting the invasion of the Demon King's army, repairing ancient ruins, etc., which require a balance between resource investment and military defense.

Roguelike loop experience: After each failure, some unlocked cards and experience will be retained. In the second game, you can choose "hard mode" (enemies are stronger and resources are scarcer) or "peace mode" (focusing on economic development) to unlock hidden plots.

Strategic card battle: The battle is turn-based and requires reasonable allocation of hand resources. For example, first use the "City Wall" card to improve defense, and then use "Fireball" to destroy the enemy. Some card combinations can trigger chain effects (such as "Archer + Fire Oil" causing area burning).

Kingdom management system: Upgrade buildings (such as farms and barracks) to improve resource output and soldier attributes, and send units to explore the map to obtain rare cards. The layout of the city affects the efficiency of defense. For example, building barracks on the border can quickly respond to invasion.

Community Creation and Sharing: The Steam Workshop supports player-made cards and maps, and community works can be directly imported into the game through subscription, such as the "Eastern Fantasy" theme card pack or the "Maze Terrain" challenge map.

card kingdomGame configuration required

Minimum requirements for PC version:

Operating system: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit

Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD FX-8300

Memory: 2GB RAM

Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280

Storage space: 2GB SSD (it is recommended to reserve 5GB cache for frequent reads)

Recommended configuration for PC version:

Operating system: Windows 10/11 64-bit

Processor: Intel Core i5-7400 or AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

Memory: 8GB RAM

Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480

Storage space: 2GB NVMe SSD (supports 4K resolution and HDR effects)

Optimization instructions:

Low-end devices can enable "Performance Mode" to automatically reduce image quality and particle effects to maintain smoothness.

High-end devices support dynamic resolution scaling, and anti-aliasing and ambient light occlusion can be turned on on 4K displays to improve picture detail.

Compatibility:

Supports Steam cloud saves and controller operations (such as Xbox Series X controller), and the mobile version plans to launch a simplified version adapted to touch controls.

1. Optimized some functions

2. Solved many intolerable bugs