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HELLCARD
Hellcard is a unique cooperative deck builder rogue-like game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other players' lobbies in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!
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 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
48 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is a truly incredible blast of a deck-builder. I'm shocked that STS2 basically ignored its mechanics when it came to adding co-op; there is nearly no synergy and coordination needed in STS2 relative to the tight…”
“It's a great dundeon crawler!!!”
“Hellcard — A Must-Play for Deck-Building and Roguelike Fans If you’re someone who loves deck-building games and roguelike experiences, Hellcard is a title you absolutely shouldn’t overlook. From the moment you start…”
33 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is a truly incredible blast of a deck-builder. I'm shocked that STS2 basically ignored its mechanics when it came to adding co-op; there is nearly no synergy and coordination needed in STS2 relative to the tight…”
“it delivers what it promises. The mechanics are fun, multi-player works great. Dieing due to bad RNG is annoying, but you just start over and move on. I usually don't get the 2 gems at the 50% chance, someone riddle me…”
“Blast to play Co-op. Read some complaints unlocks are only per character as you playthem, which is pretty much how every game with classes plays. Non-Issue since unlocks are fast, and the starter cards are more than…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“In the classic deckbuilder roguelites, you have deck and one hero. Here you have three decks and three heroes. Triple tension, triple fun. But also a lot more demanding tactics, as you're quickly facing a lot of enemies…”
“Very fun deck building game, difficulty is well balanced and the classes have potential to work together well while also being pretty variable within themselves.”
“A truly great game. It's fun that you really have to think about which cards are good for fighting the enemy. Challenging. 1 word: Awesome. Love it.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“HELLCARD is one of those games that is genuinely fun right up until it suddenly isn’t. I played a decent amount of it and overall enjoyed the core gameplay loop. The art style is great, the characters are fun, and…”
“In the classic deckbuilder roguelites, you have deck and one hero. Here you have three decks and three heroes. Triple tension, triple fun. But also a lot more demanding tactics, as you're quickly facing a lot of enemies…”
“It is really hard to build decks. The game is very punishing to unorganized team. You have been warned. Imo, it is not designed for random co-op online. The entry bar is so high. Still liked the art, concept and voice…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Blast to play Co-op. Read some complaints unlocks are only per character as you playthem, which is pretty much how every game with classes plays. Non-Issue since unlocks are fast, and the starter cards are more than…”
“Great game - interesting mechanics and progression during each fight. Easily recommendable!”
“Whilst I've only played 2 runs, both have been co-op and has been extremely enjoyable where being mindful of choosing between helping yourself or your team mate is important. I also really enjoy the upgrade system of…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“I really want to recommend this game, but I cant. A tl:dr is the game is great in many ways, but too random and clunky and doesnt respect your time via fake difficulty mechanics. First off the game has a build in…”
“Some of these enemies are completely overpowered and for some reason the bosses get hyper buffed with plus 50 percent dmg and health multiple times and you can do nothing about it? Who balanced this cause thats a 2.25…”
“Game is fine but not much changes from run to run. Boss mechanics are a little brutal and small mistakes have insane trickle down effects. I was never able to win a run with a friend and while that might be skill issues…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I really want to recommend this game, but I cant. A tl:dr is the game is great in many ways, but too random and clunky and doesnt respect your time via fake difficulty mechanics. First off the game has a build in…”
“As someone who has played Slay the Spire and games like it, I want to like this game. That being said, there are a few issues. The artifacts don't offer much of an edge and there doesn't really seem to be clear gimmick…”
“HELLCARD is more Slay the Spire, maybe too much more. Three characters facing a relative horde of enemies makes for slower and more complicated (not necessarily more satisfying) turns. Working out precise CARD timing…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is fine but not much changes from run to run. Boss mechanics are a little brutal and small mistakes have insane trickle down effects. I was never able to win a run with a friend and while that might be skill issues…”
“I wouldn't recommend it. Lots of better roguelike deckbuilders and although what is here is decent, it is really lacking compared to the Book of Demons and doesn't have many character/class options like most other…”
“a fairly fun card game with unique classes playstyles tho can get a bit repetative also need more mods”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Was genuinely bored through most of the game. absolutely no variation with the explorable rooms after you win a fight, rewards felt so meh unless you got lucky, not being able to pick cards for your companions is beyond…”
“Felt slow and the rewards weren't particularly rewarding. It's not bad to try out with friends, but doesn't feel like it has a ton of replayability.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“A great game that needs more content as soon as possible :)”
“I wouldn't recommend it. Lots of better roguelike deckbuilders and although what is here is decent, it is really lacking compared to the Book of Demons and doesn't have many character/class options like most other…”
“Blast to play Co-op. Read some complaints unlocks are only per character as you playthem, which is pretty much how every game with classes plays. Non-Issue since unlocks are fast, and the starter cards are more than…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I love this game. But... at this moment, I can no longer play. I somehow stopped playing at 66.6 hours, and with a game name like hellcard, I cannot do the disservice of extending my time past this number. HELLCARD 2 PLEASE COME NOW!!!!!”
— a player, Steam review · 67 hrs played“I really enjoyed Hellcard at first, but after completing a full run once, the progression felt slow and unmotivating. The main issue for me is that post-win progression doesn’t feel meaningful. Torment levels mostly just increase difficulty without introducing new mechanics,…”
— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played“This is a good game. Dont get me wrong. It IS fun, and even better, has co-op that works really well. So why am I not recommending it? Is it the RNG that can go horribly bad some times? Nope, because the RNG can go in your favor at times too. Im not recommending it because its…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 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
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Co-op · Rogue-like · Card Battler · RPG · Rogue-lite · Deckbuilding · Turn-Based Combat · Strategy · Difficult · Co-op Campaign · Dungeon Crawler · Turn-Based (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , Simplified Chinese, French, German, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Bulgarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Ukrainian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 83 |
| Official site | https://www.return2games.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card Storage: 1500 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible