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Cardboard Town

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.

Released Aug 18, 2023 Developer Stratera Games, cukuto Publisher Rogue Duck Interactive, Gamersky Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux BuildingCity BuilderCard GameStylizedSimulation
View on Steam ↗ $3.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.4%positive1,824 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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
Not recommended · 72 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:23 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

17playing at last check
2024-hour peak
474all-time peak
0 100 200 2024 2025 2026 111 avg · May 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

20achievements
11.3%median completion
0.7%rarest: Legit Mayor
73.0% of players 58.0% of players 52.0% of players 44.9% of players 33.7% of players 32.5% of players 30.7% of players 26.6% of players 19.4% of players 12.9% of players 11.3% of players 7.3% of players 6.8% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 1.9% of players 1.3% of players 0.9% of players 0.7% of players 73.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
73.0%What does this do? — Press the Mayor Button.
58.0%Cardboard Village — Reach 200 Population.
52.0%To a better future — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Legit Mayor — Hidden achievement
0.9%Expansionist — Reach 250 Population in Expanding Town mode.
1.3%Aye, Captain! — Reach 300 Population in Towntanic.

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.

$3.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99base price
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US3.99 USD−80%
EU3.90 EUR−80%
UK3.35 GBP−80%
Australia5.90 AUD−80%
Canada5.19 CAD−80%
Japan460 JPY−80%
Brazil11.99 BRL−80%
China9.60 CNY−80%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$1.4 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$4.5

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). 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.

May 05, 2026
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

Nov 27, 2025
🏆 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

Jun 07, 2025
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

Mar 23, 2025
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

Nov 02, 2024
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 2026-05-20.

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsBuilding · City Builder · Card Game · Stylized · Simulation · Resource Management · Rogue-lite · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Deckbuilding · Management · Tabletop (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option
LanguagesEnglish * , Turkish * , German * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Ukrainian * , Spanish - Latin America * , Japanese * , Korean * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements20
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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