Cardeneer
- November 10, 2023
- Nordic Softworks
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Get on itch.io StoreCreate your own card game or dive straight into playing a variety of community-made games! The goal is to have the best editor for creating card games. FEATURES Singleplayer Modes: Try out Challenges, Draft, Random Decks, and Survival. Online Multiplayer: Play against your friends in online matches. Community Creations: Explore games and mods made by the community. Game Editor: Create your ow…
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Reviews
- Extremely customizable with countless ability combinations and a user-friendly editor, allowing players to create unique card games.
- Regular updates and an active community contribute to continuous improvement and new features, enhancing the overall experience.
- The game is free to play, making it accessible for anyone interested in card game creation and playtesting.
- The user interface can be confusing at times, particularly with menu navigation and card organization, making it difficult to find specific cards.
- There are several bugs present in the game, which can affect gameplay and cause crashes, although the developer is responsive to fixing these issues.
- Some limitations in the ability crafting system restrict the complexity of custom abilities, leaving players wanting more flexibility in game mechanics.
- gameplay10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay is reminiscent of Shadowverse, featuring a variety of modes that enhance the experience, although the optional DLC does not contribute additional gameplay content. Players appreciate the high-quality card art and express a desire for more customizable mechanics, such as the ability to hide certain abilities to streamline card design. The AI functionality allows for experimentation and balance adjustments in custom card games, adding depth to the overall gameplay experience.
“The game lets you play in a variety of modes that change the gameplay.”
“Although my board games have game mechanics that the editor does not provide, I have still managed to create alternative ways to develop and implement designs that faithfully reproduce the way my card games should be played.”
“More importantly, I have the ability to take advantage of a computer's AI (somewhat simplified, but still satisfying) that allows me to experiment with the end result of entire card games I have created, so that I can notice where changes need to be made to balance the decks I have created.”
“DLC is purely optional and adds no gameplay - simply a workaround for Steam not having a 'pay what you want' option.”
“The DLC does not add any gameplay content; it's optional to support the dev if you'd like to.”
“Setting an ability to restore the health of a unit at the end of each turn takes up valuable space on the card, and if I wanted to make that a game mechanic, it'd have to be on every single card.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players note that grinding is necessary to unlock all cards, which can become tedious due to the lack of a streamlined system for organizing and accessing them. While some appreciate the challenge, others find the process frustrating and cumbersome.
“First, in order to unlock all of the cards, there is grinding.”
“After a short while of making random cards, I found that there's no general way to put them into anything, so having a lot of cards makes finding specific cards more difficult and tedious.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game currently suffers from numerous bugs, but the developer is proactive in addressing these issues through frequent updates and patches, while also being receptive to community feedback.
“The game is very buggy in its current state, but the developer is constantly updating and patching any bugs the community finds pretty quickly, and they actually listen to the suggestions the community makes.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -500 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users report that the optimization of the game has significantly improved, with the performance issues that were previously present in "Dulst" now resolved, leading to a smoother gameplay experience.
“The Hearthstone game maker now runs smoothly without the performance issues that were present in Duelist.”
“The optimization in this game has significantly improved the overall experience, making it much more enjoyable.”
“I appreciate how the developers have focused on optimization, resulting in faster load times and smoother gameplay.”
“The Hearthstone game maker now lacks the performance issues that were present in Duelist.”
“The optimization in this game is severely lacking, leading to frequent frame drops and stuttering.”
“Despite the potential, the game's optimization feels rushed and unfinished, making it frustrating to play.”
