Card Slay

Card Slay is a poker roguelike deckbuilder in which you fight through a cursed House using poker hands as weapons. Red suits deal damage, while black suits build Block. Shape your deck around combos and choose hands that help you survive.

Play your hand

You draw eight cards and make a poker hand from one to five of them. Each turn gives you limited plays and discards, so you need to consider the enemy’s next move before choosing a hand. You can preview its Attack and Block, and an in-game guide teaches poker patterns as you play. Red Flushes can deliver heavy hits, black cards can help you withstand attacks, and mixing colors lets you do both.

You can level up your favorite poker hands, giving even a Pair more power. Draft cards, forge upgrades and remove cards that hinder your build. Runes provide passive effects that combine over the run, while Phials are single-use items you can save for a difficult fight.

Face the House

Enemies can target your deck as well as your health. The Grave Auditor adds cursed cards to your draw pile, while the Crystal Grub resists small hits until a powerful attack cracks its shell and stuns it. Elites and bosses can impose rules that punish repeated hands or limit your discards, so reading their intentions and finding an opening matters.

Choose a route through battles, elites, merchants, rest sites and events that can help or hurt your run. The House’s attempt to control fate with ancient magic has trapped its inhabitants in a curse. Fight through three acts to uncover their story, one run at a time.

Choose a deck

You begin with the Ashen Deck and can unlock seven more decks, each with a different starting build. The Forge Deck favors aggressive play with red cards; the Bastion Deck turns defense into damage; and the Star Deck rewards varied hands and gives you tools to read upcoming draws.

Break the curse

Beyond the Aether Core, unlock The Last Deal and face the First Dealer. The House’s unfinished hand has three endings to discover.

Track your progress

The House Collection records discoveries, lore and achievements.