Card of Darkness

Name: Card of Darkness
Rating: 3.93132 (859 reviews)

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Card of Darkness

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User Reviews for Card of Darkness

I mostly just play this game

I have an Apple Arcade subscription, but I mostly just use it to play this game. I find it a deeply satisfying accompaniment to my morning coffee. The challenge varies every day, sometimes it’s simple, sometimes it’s super difficult, and sometimes you do something utterly stupid and sometimes you do something absolutely brilliant. But even on days when you die quick, you always make forward progress… some coins to put towards buying a new special card with a new special ability that will help on the next hard problem. Life doesn’t entitle you to an guaranteed win for a given amount of effort. But losing is almost as much fun as winning in this game—the one thing it does guarantee is you don’t know what will happen today.

Allothernicknamesaretaken!, Jan 15, 2022

Amazing

Took me about 45 minutes and multiple fails on the first few levels, but once you understand the basic mechanics of the game you can begin getting through these tough levels. Many times I find myself just getting through a stage with 1 or 2 health left, and it’s so satisfying when I do. Also, the mechanics of the game are so much deeper than they may seem. When scrolls are introduced, combined with enemies that can move, stun, poison, grow in power, etc., the game is at its most challenging and best. The plays and combos that you can pull off in this game are insane. One of the best iOS games I have ever played and I’ve been playing games on the App Store for over 10 years. Thanks to everyone who developed this game, and congrats. I recommend everyone give the game a try, especially if you want your patience tested (in a good way).

Anth609, Sep 28, 2019

Unbalanced

Such a cool concept. Such a lousy implementation. On the earlier levels there is an illusion that your choices matter but eventually it is clear this game is a slot machine in which the random generated levels determining your fate. The higher the level the less chance you have to survive until you get to the point in which winning a Vegas jackpot has better odds then clearing a level.The random generators need constraints like the number of cards that can take points from you is balanced by the number of cards that can add points. Luck can still be a factor but you should feel as if your choices actually matter and a skilled player has a decent chance of making it out. The scrolls need to be actually useful like removing or swapping cards of your choice. The cards you equip are mostly worthless and need to be rethought to actually give you a real advantage rather than add just one more meaningless random element. What is the point of one higher sword, when all sword values are randomly generated, monsters can have a value that takes out twice the amount of your full hit points, it breaks if the odd/even doesn’t match, random cards can reduce it or increment it and there might be not even be any swords to find? Why would I want a card that only gives me a 10% chance of being stunned rather than shields me completely from being stunned?

DDReviews, Jan 29, 2020

Haunted me

I originally played this game quite a while back… Wasn’t super impressed so I deleted it. I forgot what it was called and then for months went searching to find it again because I couldn’t get it off of my brain. There is a certain amount of luck when it comes to playing this game, but I think that’s how it is with all card games. But it does involve a certain skill. Every once in a while I lose a game and think, bad draw. But most of the time there’s something I did wrong. I’m not finished with it yet, and I hope that it doesn’t end anytime soon. Because I’m really enjoying this. For those saying that the game doesn’t explain things well. If you long press on different cards it’ll tell you what they do. Once you figure out the basic premise it’s fairly straightforward

dorks_can_swim, Mar 23, 2021

Fun game, tired of glitches

Another update to review: access to prestige levels has been broken for some people for over 2 months. Developers are too busy with their new game to fix this one. Apple Arcade should review their fee support.Previous reviews:I play the chaos realm daily. I finally got all the way through a Saturday puzzle and had over 1800 gold and it glitched when the final level converted the remaining cards to gold. I couldn’t collect, couldn’t finish the level, couldn’t log the achievement. Sometimes reloading the game fixes a glitch and resumes, but this time it just dumped all my progress and counted it as a failed try for the day. So frustrating. Update to review: it gets worse. After I finally beat a Sunday chaos puzzle without glitches and tried to access prestige levels, the game reset my chaos realm, taking all gold, cards, upgrades (which is expected) BUT I can’t access prestige puzzles. According to their Discord it’s been this way for weeks. I expect better from an Apple Arcade game.

Fishhook30605, Apr 28, 2022

Phenomenal game but Dagger description needs updating

To the Dev: The game does not explain that the dagger weapon breaks on opposite parity, meaning if your dagger is a 3 and you attack a monster that’s an odd number the dagger will not break but simply decrease by 1 (while also killing the monster). Now the dagger is 2, meaning if you want to use it again and have it not break you have to use it on a monster that has an even number. This is not explained on the dagger card anywhere and it took me forever to figure out the mechanic. This is exactly how the sword works (monies decreasing by 1 each use) except the difference being that this explanation is directly on the card so it made sense immediately. No trial and error. No wasted cards. Easy for a beginner to figure out (and not have to remember). PLEASE update the description of the Dagger card to say the same thing as the sword. “Each use reduces its value by 1. Breaks on opposite parity (doesn’t match even/odd with the card I’m using it on).”

NonstopRug, Oct 10, 2020

Great Game With a Huge Flaw

I’ve played this game for an hour or so every night for about a week. It looks fantastic and has a ton of charm. The game starts easily enough with fun levels and a sense of progression. After the first section or two the difficulty curve skyrockets.. and not in a fun way. The randomization makes the boards far too difficult in the later levels. I don’t feel like I’m losing because of a lack of skill but rather a luck of a good board randomization. I don’t want to restart a level 10 times until I get a decent board and can actually play it. Also, just when you think youre getting better there is a new card/enemy that is annoying. The spells and enemies are fun but why does everything have to have a negative? You want a potion that gives you health? Oh well it also makes the cards invisible for 3 turns. You want a sword? Well it’s on fire and does damage to you every turn. It’s just annoying. I think I’m done playing as it’s not fun spamming the same level for 30 minutes to get a lucky dice roll.

novacircuit, Nov 10, 2020

Challenging; Charming; Fun Combos

I’ve played through this game to the end and found it enjoyable the entire time! Its Adventure Timey aesthetic is gorgeous and the characters/enemies are fun, quirky, and at times disturbing in all the best ways! Gameplay wise, it is extremely satisfying. The game boasts a number of interactions and effects that compound upon the other to produce satisfying, if not chaotic, combos in ferrying the hero to each level’s end. Creatures, items, and cards all interact in clever ways to either punish you or uplift you, depending on your strategy. The game’s RNG features makes each encounter unique. Many commenters point out that this can sometimes produce card layouts that seem impossible to beat. This may be the case at times (or often, depending on the area) but after playing and losing a number of times, you can sometimes figure out the “key” to defeating a certain arrangement of monsters that at first seems impossible. This can prove deeply rewarding when you crack such dynamics and is honestly my favourite part of the game! There were times where I barely made it through a level, others where I plowed through every card pile, both can also be gratifying in their own right as you feel rewarded for you efforts. Restarting a level is hardly punishing and it takes no time at all to progress through each room within each level. I’d definitely give this game a shot!

ScreamingAtoms, Apr 11, 2020

Really Had Me Going for a Minute There

I play a lot of phone games. This one seemed pretty interesting at first, but it fell apart at the end, where the balance is so jacked up that you can’t help but realize that it’s all random, and so long as you weren’t the biggest idiot in the world, you could probably do the addition and subtraction to clear a level relatively easily. If there were more of a balance overall, and if the level generator had more solid boundaries, the whole game could go from random, impossible mess to challenging-but-beatable puzzle RPG or whatever.To be clear, I reviewed all my options, the ‘perks’ or what have you, bought upgrades and tokens at the store, and yet, those later levels were literally — genuinely, no matter what combinations of possibilities you try — impossible. Very frustrating and devaluing of the time you put in earlier. As it stands, it’s very close to a game. But the current level generator makes it more of a basic mathematics worksheet. Which is not particularly impressive…. I know from experience that a large amount of game design is accounting for the balance. But I digress. I believe with a little effort that you all could make this thing work. Genuinely. A lot of the elements are there, just tweak that balance and you’re golden. Good work nonetheless.

SpinalTapestry, Mar 21, 2022

A lot of interesting & quick fun

i really like this idea for a game, a RPGish card game that's also randomized. It's super unique but the randomized gameplay also cones with it's issues of unfairness and impossible board layouts, for example having your starting 4 cards not have a weapon but then running immediately into a enemy with 14 attack and having to hope if you eat the damage that their may be a potion or weapon beneath the enemy you just killed, but then there's the good chance their isn't and it's another enemy with a good attack damage and by that point you're pretty much screwed, it makes the game really different and unique and what gives it charm but that means no learning a hard level to beat, it's all random quick strategic moves the other half hoping you get dealt good cards, which yes can be irritating to keep playing a level over and over just to kept being dealt horrible cards but it also makes for a like of quick fun. so other than that i really like this game, the sound design and art style are really beautiful. Would recommend.

thecreatorj, Dec 30, 2019

Description

Embark on an epic hand-animated adventure from Zach Gage, Pendleton Ward, and Choice Provisions. Cast powerful spells, slay fantastic monsters, discover ancient secrets, and ultimately save the world — just by picking up the right cards. Card of Darkness is a full-featured adventure designed around an accessible, minimalist, card game core. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ The journey has been long, but finally you're here in the heart of Glinhorn Forest at the edge of darkness.

The people asked for a hero and they got you. Good thing you're a hero. Many stacks of cards lie before you filled with monsters, treasures, weapons, potions, and spells. You can only see the top card of each stack — what lies beneath is a mystery. Sometimes the cards you see are fearful monsters, fantastic treasures, or weapons you really really need, and you can take any of them... but there's a catch! You must finish what you start. If you take a card from a stack, you must eventually take all cards under it... and you won't know what dangers (or treasures!) lie beneath the surface until it's too late. Every level in Card of Darkness is a slow reveal of a compelling and ever-changing puzzle, filled to the brim with risk/reward decisions. But thats no problem for you — hero. ------JUST GIVE ME THE NUMBERS - Journey through 8 environments in your quest to recover the Card of Darkness - Defeat 5 ancient and terrifying bosses - Find and equip 64 cards from the Deck of Darkness - Discover over 150 unique monsters, weapons, treasures, potions, and spells - Compete and rank up daily in the Chaos Realm - Beat a Sunday dungeon in the Chaos Realm to access the secret Prestige Chaos Dungeon! ------A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER Over the past decade I've established a practice of making deep, compelling, and accessible games for people who don't have the time or space in their lives to learn every intricate detail of every videogame. I strive to take the best of modern game design and package it clearly and accessibly so people can enjoy new kinds of games they might otherwise not be interested in. For years I've wanted to tackle roguelikes, a game genre where you battle through randomly generated worlds of monsters and challenges. It is one of the most complicated, inaccessible, — and incredibly fantastic — game genres out there. Card of Darkness is my attempt to take some of my favorite moments from roguelike games, and distill them into a simple but deep card game. It's the streamlined design you'd expect from me, but this time layered with tons of stuff, just so much stuff! Well over a hundred unique monsters, spells, and upgrades. And art! Oh my goodness — the art! Beautiful incredible hand animated art from Pendleton Ward, Nelson Boles, Andrew Onorato and Evan Borja. Plus an incredible soundtrack from Stemage. I honestly can't believe I got to make this videogame with all these amazing people. This certainly wasn’t possible without the support and hard work of everyone at Choice Provisions. We all poured our hearts into this and we hope you love it. I'm so happy to be able to present it to you — Card of Darkness, an epic adventure for everyone. -zach