Card Shark

Card Shark

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Nerial · Indie · Jun 2, 2022

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $3.99.

90%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 168 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise13% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story and dialogue (no voice acting) is often funny or gripping, and always charming.
168 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Without going into too much detail, the gameplay is unlike any other game I've played, but is nonetheless quite simple, game-ifying cheating at table games in a tense yet fun way.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game intuitively builds the player's repertoire of skills as the game progresses, and marries your adventure beautifully with a gorgeous painted art style.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I was expecting this to be more of a MKB type game and I was somewhat surprised by the game's recommendation to play this with a controller.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The story and dialogue (no voice acting) is often funny or gripping, and always charming.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Works great on the Steam Deck!
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters168 reviews
Gameplay98 reviews
Graphics60 reviews
Controls34 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty28 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs14 reviews
57%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
52
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.