Underplayed Gems

Card Shark (2022)

Card Shark cover
Developer
Nerial
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.5 of 5, 3,184 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense, hand-drawn game of cunning and deception where you must master card-cheating tricks to outwit opponents in 18th-century France.

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What players say

Players praise the beautiful art and intriguing story, but many find the gameplay repetitive, centered on memory-based minigames. The timer is unforgiving from the start, and the game lacks replay value once tricks are learned. Some report bugs and controller issues, especially with painting.

Trailer

Screenshots

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