Underplayed Gems

Missile Cards (2017)

Missile Cards cover
Developer
Nathan Meunier
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.5 of 5, 58 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

Play feels like methodically building defenses and deploying cards to intercept incoming threats in a pixelated, turn-based bombardment defense.

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What players say

Players describe this as Missile Command reimagined as a turn-based card game, with a simple concept that gets repetitive quickly. Reviews are split: some enjoy the strategic depth and addictive "one more try" feeling, while others find it too luck-based, grindy, and lacking variety even with unlocks.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.