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Cardboard Town
Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
41 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Wadahell is going on with these reviews? This game is fun, unique, and easily good enough to keep you hooked for hours. Feels like some people are trying way too hard to be professional critics. Just try it, it’s really…”
13 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“That "I just wanna chill" game that actually makes you think a little. Not in a stressful way, more like, which card do I play here. Art style is adorable, everything feels smooth. Genuinely relaxing without being…”
9 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Great game at a discount! The first time i failed to win, but once i learned the basics, it became cool and nice. As it is with such types of games, you have to play more failed attempts to get better cards and more…”
“That "I just wanna chill" game that actually makes you think a little. Not in a stressful way, more like, which card do I play here. Art style is adorable, everything feels smooth. Genuinely relaxing without being…”
5 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Great game at a discount! The first time i failed to win, but once i learned the basics, it became cool and nice. As it is with such types of games, you have to play more failed attempts to get better cards and more…”
“I absolutely adore this game!! I am so addicted. I like city builders but I can absolutely get bored of them pretty quickly because they are so repetitive and don't really seem to have like a set goal. But having the…”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Great game at a discount! The first time i failed to win, but once i learned the basics, it became cool and nice. As it is with such types of games, you have to play more failed attempts to get better cards and more…”
18 of the 75 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Really stretching the definition of roguelike deck builder here. The game is a placement puzzle game. there not really meta progression or deck alteration. you are forced to add cards to your deck via "themed" packs,…”
“I wish I could do mixed on this. The concept is great. As others have said the execution is awful. No way to adjust your deck or remove cards forever from your deck that is super bloated with basically garbage most of…”
“game is fun for a bit but after a few runs ending in the same dead ends it loses its luster. great concept but poor execution, half the cards are either useless or you will never have a large enough starting amount to…”
10 of the 75 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“game is fun for a bit but after a few runs ending in the same dead ends it loses its luster. great concept but poor execution, half the cards are either useless or you will never have a large enough starting amount to…”
“I really wanted to like this game, but I found it too challenging (maybe a skill issue) and not very fun. I think the art is just okay, and I didn't really feel for my city somehow. Am dropping this game since it's not…”
“I really like this concept and this is theoretically really fun, but in practice the abundance of hard-to-play, not-very-beneficial cards (i.e. water treatment plants and memorial parks) and lack of useful ones (i.e.…”
10 of the 75 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Maybe worth $5 at most. But it's an unfinished game and it is very user unfriendly. Great concept, poor execution.”
8 of the 75 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Really stretching the definition of roguelike deck builder here. The game is a placement puzzle game. there not really meta progression or deck alteration. you are forced to add cards to your deck via "themed" packs,…”
“I wish I could do mixed on this. The concept is great. As others have said the execution is awful. No way to adjust your deck or remove cards forever from your deck that is super bloated with basically garbage most of…”
“game is fun for a bit but after a few runs ending in the same dead ends it loses its luster. great concept but poor execution, half the cards are either useless or you will never have a large enough starting amount to…”
6 of the 75 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Unfortunately I have no idea if this is a good game or not because the graphics were so messed up on loading the game I had to quit. There's this flickering and a blue box that overlays everything when you pause that's…”
“An interesting mix of city building and roguelike mechanics! Ultimately the experience is a little more shallow than I would have hoped but I greatly enjoyed the time playing! Some minor glitches resulting in cards…”
“feels buggy, i don't think the effects have all been QAed super much, but it's a lot of fun anyway!”
Counted across 75 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“The game is challenging the first few times as you explore dynamics, but after winning my first on normal mode I managed to win easily on expert using the techniques I learnt along the way. It is not good for someone who can't handle failure and expects it to be cozy/easy. It…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“It's a fun, comfortable game, with engaging mechanics that can be surprisingly challenging at times plus the aesthetics are on point. Sure it ain't remaking the genre but it doesn't need to anyways.”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“I played this game for about 4 or 5 days and I really like the artstyle and mechanics, the game is really easy to learn, you have some cards that costs money and some money based on your population, your goal is grow up your town, and because of that it entertains you too much.…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Get Cardboard Town 80% off during Deckbuilders Fest!
Hey Mayors! The Steam Deckbuilders Fest is here, and Cardboard Town is joining the celebration with a massive 80% discount ! 🃏 Build your town, manage your cards, and make tough decisions as you shape
🏆 Help Us Win a Steam Award!
Dear Players, Thank you for your unwavering support! This year, Cardboard Town is eligible for the Steam Awards, and we would be honored to have your nomination! 🙏 🌟 Our Dedication to the Experience R
Cardboard Town v1.4.0 - Booster Packs Update
Hi Mayors! With this Major Free Update we are adding to the game: - New System: Booster Packs - 4 Booster Packs - 2 New Buildings - 2 New Action Cards With this update, we are introducing Booster Pack
Celebrating 100,000 Downloads with a New Update!
Hey Mayors, Thank you so much for 100,000 Downloads! We keep saying we are done updating the game and it's complete, but your love keeps making us come back and we have a new update on the way for you
v1.3.2 - New Cards Against Deck Bloat
You thought days of update for Cardboard Town are over? Well, we thought so too. After we've parted ways with the game's artist and tired from developing the game from all these months, we wanted to f
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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 | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Building · City Builder · Card Game · Stylized · Simulation · Resource Management · Rogue-lite · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Deckbuilding · Management · Tabletop (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option |
| Languages | English * , Turkish * , German * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Ukrainian * , Spanish - Latin America * , Japanese * , Korean * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | https://rogueduck.net |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Pentium CPU G860 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 840M DirectX: Version 8.0 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: 64 Bit