Urban Cards
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About the Game
Urban Cards is a Cutthroat Capitalist Card Battler where cash is king and greed IS good! In this challenging roguelike deckbuilding game, your goal is to play your cards right, build your business empire and make tons of money, while keeping an eye on your debt and your opponent in check.
This is a satire themed game with 4+ factions and playstyles to choose from.
Oper: The realm of the millionaire CEO, the workaholic suit, and the dangerous smile of a lending shark. Bedazzled by generous bonuses, but be careful of its ferocious appetite for debt.
Akibara: The technology valley controlled by gamers, hackers, and neon lights. This is where bitcoin fortunes are made with other people’s data, this is where big brother comes to watch.
Gastown: The poor and forgotten inhabitants are adept at sabotaging their opponent, stealing from their business while ruling the streets. This do-or-die faction doesn’t shy away from a healthy dose of physical violence to achieve its aims.
Beach: Tourists descend like a swarm of bright pink locusts to consume the hours purchased in advance.
Features:
- Build and customize your own deck by choosing from 180+ cards
- Choose from four different factions and their unique starter decks: Oper, Akibara, Gastown, Beach
- Carefully manage the different types of cards at your disposal: Business, Workers, Henchmen, Actions, and Objects
- Accept the challenge and make your way through a procedurally generated campaign with 20+ Events and many hours of replayability
- More than dozens of different enemies stand in your way of success: from mob bosses to otaku and money lenders. Get ready to defeat the biggest crook of them all: the Government!
- Collect 30+ special items to aid you in your quest to make even more money!
- Play against other humans in 1v1!
Game Discussion
Steam User 16
This is the most challenging & frustrating game of its genre I've ever played. While each card type takes a while to master, it feels like it doesn't really matter how good you are sometimes if RNG decides you stink.
Well, it feels better to blame rng, anyways. This is a game of patience, timing, knowledge & memory. I don't think I'm ever going to beat it, and there have been several times I've wanted to snap my deck clean in half after being served a boss my deck wasn't built for.
Urban Cards requires 1 part luck, 2 parts skill and 6 parts willingness to start again. I'm aware that math doesn't add up - that's because I'm still missing the key to completing this game.
If you're looking for something to actually challenge your knowledge on deck builders & test your favour with the RNG gods, look no further. If you want a quick and easy deck builder you can finish in a day, skip this one.
Steam User 0
Fun, thought provoking, casual, and strong concept.
Steam User 0
I played many roguelikes, and out of all of them this is one I feel the most neutral about. I think it needs a bit more time in the oven.
The debt system required a bit more thought, and the events in the game need a bit more of that as well. Progress towards earning new cards is unclear. Defeating an enemy with debt doesn't seem achievable but perhaps the right cards have't been unlocked for me yet?
The game has a lot of positives going for it, in spite of all this. It's fun enough to play.
7.5/10
Steam User 0
I don't know why so many negative reviews. This is a great game, with a different spin on deck building games. Definitely a lot better than a lot of roguelike card games. The devs have appeared to be tweaking it over the years so it is a lot more balanced. I find I can win the game 1 out ever three runs once you learn how the game works. There are some cards that are definitely better than others but not always in every case depends on how you build your deck. Would be kind of nice if you could see your future path so you can decide accordingly on how to handle the bosses. If you get this game on sale and you like deckbuilder games I don't see how you could go wrong with it.