Heat Death

Heat Death is a card-based strategy game set in an ancient galaxy under attack by the mysterious Apparitions, huge star-like creatures that threaten to consume the world. You control your planet with cards collected during play, using creativity and resourcefulness to defeat the enemy.

Planets and card strategies

The game includes five planets, each with its own approach to combat:

• Human: swarm opponents with drones, strengthen allies defensively, or use versatile weapons and defenses.
• Radioactive: deal bursts of nuclear damage and set traps that detonate when opponents attack.
• Storm: recover from attacks with powerful healing and repairs, then grow stronger with each passing turn.
• Ablaze: deal extensive elemental damage while protecting itself with a veil of ash.
• Sanguine: use witchcraft, sigils and blood moons to bring about enemies’ downfall.

Build and rewrite your deck

Heat Death has nearly 500 cards. Its crafting system lets you fuse cards together to rewrite them and create synergies. These combinations support different strategies, though the enemy remains a threat.

Procedural runs

The game generates maps of stars and clusters. Death is permanent, so each session starts from scratch, while your knowledge expands and you unlock higher difficulty tiers. You can try new strategies on each attempt, or take on challenges and use cheats.