Underplayed Gems

Arcano: The Trickery (2021)

Arcano: The Trickery cover
Developer
Jonathan Calsolaro
Genres
Strategy
Rating
3.8 of 5, 12 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A strategic card game where players deploy magical tricks in a colorful hand-drawn turn-based duel.

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What players say

Players praise the distinctive art style and resource management combat system, calling it a great value at 3.99. But the player base is nearly nonexistent, so online matches rarely happen and reviewers hope for more activity. The tutorial is incomplete and some translations are unfinished, while the deck builder could use optimization.

Screenshots

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