Upstream Ante
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About Upstream Ante
Upstream Ante is a roguelike card game inspired by Poker and Texas Hold’em. You play hands, place bets and combine standard cards with jokers, buffs and debuffs to outwit your opponents. Earn chips, unlock more jokers and try to drive your enemy to bankruptcy as the stakes and intensity rise. Reach intensity level 15 to claim victory.
Cards and strategy
Upgrades, debuffs, discards, angel cards, devil cards and jokers can dramatically alter each game, creating different strategies. The game includes over 70 unique Jokers and 16 unique Upgrades and Debuffs.
Game modes
You can choose from 8 game modes, each offering a different gameplay experience. A jazz-infused lo-fi soundtrack accompanies play.
Frequently asked questions
The best price for Upstream Ante is $0.25 at Kinguin. That is 98% less than on Steam, where it costs $14.99. 4 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
Some are. This page only shows offers that activate in your country; offers for other regions, or with no stated region, are left out. To see the offers for another country, change your country at the top of the page.
Every key we list activates on Steam. Redeem the key there and Upstream Ante stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for Upstream Ante are: Windows 10, Intel Core i3-2130, 8 GB RAM, 475 MB storage. It runs on Windows only. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
No. Upstream Ante is a single-player game.
Yes. Upstream Ante is the full base game. You need nothing else to play it.
Buy Upstream Ante 98% cheaper than on Steam.
Upstream Ante is available for 98% less in shops such as Kinguin, Difmark, or Wyrel.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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