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Card Shark
Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Cheating minigames and tricks” (34 of 80 reviews) and “Intriguing historical narrative” (22); the most common complaint is “Punishing timers and mistakes” (11). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
34 of the 80 reviews raise this.
22 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Great game and story! especially how quick you have to gather information in order to win your opponents. the events that transpired in the game caught me off-guard sometimes”
19 of the 80 reviews raise this.
8 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“I really, really liked Card Shark! I love games based on the player's growing knowledge and I think the way the game challenges you on memory and clever thinking was really satisfying! The feeling of having done so many…”
“This game has a graphic of Van Gogh with his ear on, all the intrigues of a fancy victorian soap opera and the difficulty that scales like a souls-like. I think that you will not find another game in this unglorious…”
“This game has a really interesting gameplay, and the story was something I definitely didn’t expect. I initially thought it would be something cozy and gentle that wouldn’t demand too much attention, but it turned out…”
5 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“One of the first games I bought when I got my steam deck. Short and sweet, a little challenging if you make it, and a lot of fun.”
11 of the 80 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
11 of the 80 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This game has a graphic of Van Gogh with his ear on, all the intrigues of a fancy victorian soap opera and the difficulty that scales like a souls-like. I think that you will not find another game in this unglorious…”
5 of the 80 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It is a shame. I really do like this game, it is very fun, but there are too many bugs for me to recommend it. I currently cannot make any progress in my save because of a softlock (which happens very often); only this…”
4 of the 80 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“It is a shame. I really do like this game, it is very fun, but there are too many bugs for me to recommend it. I currently cannot make any progress in my save because of a softlock (which happens very often); only this…”
4 of the 80 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game fills a fantastic and ill explored niche within gaming. The mechanics are a little clunky on keyboard and mouse but this is to be expected. The story ended with a whimper despite having an excellent buildup,…”
Counted across 80 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“A gameplay you almost never see, in a place and time you almost never see, with an art you almost never see. It's original, and incredibly good !”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Fun mechanics, okay story. It's basically trying to turn part of Barry Lyndon into a video game (I'm surprised this isn't mentioned more often).”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“'Quick Time Event: The Game'. This is a very fun game if you're into pre-revolutionary France and like a game a little fast-paced but still comfortable. Puts you in the position of a card cheat and every round becomes very anxious. You learn other tricks also like duelling and…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Indie · Story Rich · Historical · Card Game · Stealth · Mystery · Interactive Fiction · Hand-drawn · Simulation · 2D · Atmospheric · Stylized (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 52 |
| Official site | https://cardsharkgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3-530 (2*2930) / AMD A8-3850 (4 * 2900) or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics / Radeon HD 6550D or equivalent Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Controller Recommended