Cat Hits the Deck

Cat Hits the Deck is a card-based roguelike about a cat who must use cards that hurt her to fight enemies. She travels through woods, mines and Hell to bring her family back, even though every step frightens her.

Cards and encounters

Each encounter gives you at least one card for your deck, while your starter hand is chosen at the beginning of the run. Most cards hurt you in some way, so you must win fights before your cards kill you.

Runs and progression

Each run randomly selects enemies, rooms, cards and mutations, with randomly generated elements as well as a random order. When The Cat dies, The Devil sends her back to the start and burns the cards she collected. Between biomes, you can send cards home to equip at the start of your next run.

You can also equip talismans, which provide synergies between cards or passive bonuses. The Devil leaves talismans alone, considering them nothing special.