Get The Cup: Creature Card Battler for PC

The Cup: Creature Card Battler is a 1v1 creature card battler and roguelike deckbuilder presented as a live broadcast. You coach a survivor alongside three creatures. Each turn, you play one card and make one attack; a die printed on the card determines how hard the attack lands, while BroadcASH and BOBcast commentate. Knock out all three opposing creatures to win.

The dice and the rules

Each creature has a Safe, Swingy or Jackpot die. Safe hits for the number shown on the card, Swingy rolls, and Jackpot can miss outright or, on a natural roll, wipe a creature off the board. You choose these risks while drafting, and there is no skip button because the animations are part of the interface.

Any of your creatures can attack any opposing creature. There are no lanes or hidden rules: cards state their effects, and the feed shows each hit, reflect and knockout as it happens. Examples include a dome that returns damage directly and a bee that stings once before going to the Pit. A match has three creatures per side and lasts three to six minutes once you know the rules.

Creatures and game modes

The roster includes 59 contestants and nine survivors from the United States, Canada and Mexico. Each is a real animal or cryptid with a checkable file.

• The Road: Face ten cases against invasive species in one run, with HALFTIME in the middle. Draft creatures and kits as you progress; a creature knocked out is gone for the rest of the run.
• Matches against the House: Play as many matches as you want, either dealt or drafted.
• Live 1v1: Play against another person on Steam.

Broadcast features

Every match is written to tape, with highlights and replays. You can also earn mugs, and the score is composed in-house.

Card paintings are commissioned from human artists and credited on the cards, one creature at a time; creatures still awaiting paintings use placeholder art. The invasive species are represented by real photographs. The survivors' kits draw on public-domain history, with each source linked from the game.