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 5
This game is great. I’m a huge fan of GWENT and honestly spent an embarrassing amount of time in The Witcher 3 just playing Gwent, so deckbuilders and card battlers already have a special place in my heart, and this game absolutely scratched that itch for me.
What I loved about this game is that it actually feels different from many other deckbuilders. The whole capitalism/economic warfare theme is really fun. The difficulty is pretty good so far. It definitely ramps up, and I lost a couple of times. Even after losing, I still felt like I could eventually figure it out if I kept playing, but I haven’t completed the game yet, so I don’t know for sure.
The music and art style are also genuinely great. Everything has a lot of personality, from the card art to the sound effects, and it makes the whole experience feel satisfying to play.
If you enjoy games like GWENT, Slay the Spire, or strategy card games in general, I honestly think this is worth checking out. I had a really good time with it, and I can easily see myself putting way more hours into it.
Steam User 0
Started playing just to test it a bit and suddenly 2 hours were gone lol
Really fun card game, easy to understand but still feels strategic once you start learning the factions and combos. Matches are fast and satisfying
Also kinda addictive ngl “Just one more match” happened way too many times already
Steam User 0
The core idea feels genuinely fresh. I usually spend most of my time in Hearthstone and GWENT, so I’ve played more than my fair share of deckbuilders, but Urban Cards still managed to feel like something I hadn’t really seen before. It’s familiar on the surface, sure, but the way the systems and synergies come together gives it its own identity.
From a balance perspective, I haven’t put a huge number of hours into it yet, but based on my experience so far it sits in a pretty solid spot. It’s not overly easy, but it’s not punishing either. There’s a clear sense of challenge, and more importantly, it’s the kind of challenge that feels engaging rather than frustrating.
I did notice some people mentioning “too much RNG” in other reviews and honestly - it’s a card game, so RNG is just part of the genre. The real question is how well you can adapt to it and in my runs it always felt like I still had enough control to make meaningful decisions. Of course, not every start was perfect and there were runs where it felt like I was behind from the beginning but that’s just how card games work, it’s normal and expected.
What really stood out to me is how polished the game feels moment-to-moment. The audio design is excellent - card sounds, unit actions, building effects, everything has this satisfying weight to it that makes every action feel impactful. And the card art is genuinely strong across the board. A lot of them are just really nice-looking illustrations you actually want to take a moment to look at.
To keep it simple: I don’t really have major negatives to point out at this stage. If you enjoy card games, this is absolutely worth your time.
Steam User 0
Really addictive game. I planned to try it for a short time and somehow ended up playing for more than 4 hours.
The mechanics are fun, matches feel engaging, and the progression systems give you enough variety to keep experimenting with different strategies.
Easy recommendation if you enjoy deckbuilders or strategy card games.
Steam User 1
Capitalism the card game. The satire is great but the gameplay is better.