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Cardlings

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Cardlings

A digital board game where the cards in your hand become units and buildings on the board. With lots of different units and unique abilities for each unit, there are countless strategies to achieve your goals.

Indie Strategy Board Game Card Game Turn-Based
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Cardlings is a novel tactical game, with new mechanics that result in fast paced games with no waiting time between turns.

Your goal is to either destroy the enemy castle with any means at your disposal (and there are lots), or fully upgrade your own castle by gathering enough resources.

But this is not a traditional turn-based game. While you play a combat turn, moving your units around and attacking, your opponent plays a building turn: they can place buildings and collect resources. At the end of each turn you switch roles.

Only the player playing a combat turn can decide to end the turn, and it's in their best interest to do so as quickly as possible (to stop their opponent gathering lots of resources). This results in very intense, fast-paced games that still preserve all the depth of more traditional turn-based strategy titles.

Ultimately it's a game of wits where the winner is the player who makes the best use of the cards in their hand and the resources in the procedurally generated maps. You will have to think quickly. Will you be able to defeat the AI on the hardest difficulty level? Will you be brave enough to challenge other human players online?

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System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 64-bit
  • Processor: Dual-Core 2.0Ghz
  • Memory: 3 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD4000 Integrated Graphics
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 700 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Window 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Quad-Core 2.0Ghz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750 or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 700 MB available space

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: OSX 10.9 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Dual-Core 2.0Ghz
  • Memory: 3 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL SM3.0 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM
  • Storage: 1200 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: OSX 10.9 (64-bit) or later
  • Processor: Quad-Core 2.0Ghz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL SM3.0 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 1200 MB available space

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (64-Bit)
  • Processor: Dual-Core 2.0Ghz
  • Memory: 3 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL SM3.0 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM
  • Storage: 800 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (64-Bit) or later
  • Processor: Dual-Core 4.0Ghz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL SM3.0 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 800 MB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Clockwork Chilli
Achievements
26
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Languages
English
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (1)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
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Buy Verdict

Watch — $4.99.

Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.

▲ ~13 days until next sale

Value Score

Fair Value — 57th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 57th percentile. Priced as Market at $4.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Value Ratio Top 43%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cardlings worth buying right now?
Watch — $4.99. Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does Cardlings go on sale?
Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is Cardlings free to play?
Cardlings costs $4.99 on Steam.
What genre is Cardlings?
Cardlings is a Indie, Strategy game.
Who developed Cardlings?
Cardlings was developed by Clockwork Chilli and published by Clockwork Chilli.
What platforms does Cardlings support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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