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Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator

Open your own Card shop by the seaside! Buy, trade and sell Cards, OR keep them for your own collection! Earn reputation with customers, beat your shop goals, unlock new decorations, and host exciting events to bring everyone to the best Card shop in town!

Released Feb 10, 2022 Developer Henry's House, Oscar Brittain, Rob Gross Publisher Akupara Games Platforms Windows Funny2DCapitalismTradingResource Management
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

71.7%positive480 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“It's a rather simple cards shop simulator game. The charm comes mainly from the art style of both the environment and the cards. All of that is wrapped in a story that mixes the real world and videogamey-fantasy with a touch of whimsical humor set in a small Australian ocean…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The best card shop simulator in my opinion. kept me hooked enough to get it on pc as well as on switch. Fun story, satisfying simulated card economy. definitely recommend.”

— a player, Steam review · 80 hrs played
Not recommended · 4 found this helpful

“I thought this game was going to get better and better, with allowing us more freedoms in running in the shop, maybe more variety, more story beats... but then the game just ends, it's over and it's so anticlimactic. I felt like my time was wasted and it all felt so rushed. I…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

19achievements
16.7%median completion
1.7%rarest: The Big Knight
70.8% of players 68.3% of players 40.7% of players 39.1% of players 35.7% of players 32.2% of players 25.2% of players 24.1% of players 17.9% of players 16.7% of players 14.5% of players 12.8% of players 9.8% of players 8.2% of players 8.0% of players 7.9% of players 5.7% of players 3.1% of players 1.7% of players 70.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
70.8%The Big Books — Hidden achievement
68.3%The Big Bull — Make a 300% profit on a card
40.7%The Big Beer Can — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
1.7%The Big Knight — Hidden achievement
3.1%The Big Gold Nugget — Fill your binder with shiny cards
5.7%The Big Bananas — Reach the end of Card Game Island

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 12, 2025
Draft Day Bug Fix Patch

Hey Card Sharks, We released a new patch which fixes the daft day game lock-bug, added the Kardboard Kings manga to the main menu, and a few other fixes! Patch Notes Added "Leave Island" button when f

Oct 04, 2024
Akupara Games Celebrates 8 Year with Sales and Livestream

Hey Akuparians! Guess what, it’s our birthday!, Akupara Games is turning 8 years old and to celebrate, we have put Kardboard Kings on sale for 43% off! Be sure to grab those deals, check out our lovel

Apr 28, 2023
Patch notes 1.13.20

Hey card sharks, We have released a patch for Kardboard Kings on Steam. This patch fixes some of the save issues that users have encountered and fixes a Card Game Island bug related to the legendary t

Dec 08, 2022
Card Game Island is now out!!

Hey, Card Sharks Card Game Island is now out! Be on the lookout for plane tickets to Card Game Island on Harry’s computer in your shop! Every Monday, you’ll be offered the chance to fly out to Card Ga

Nov 17, 2022
Card Game Island Dev Log

Hey, card sharks! If you watched the MIX Next showcase a few weeks ago, you would have seen the trailer that the next free major update, Card Game Island, will be available on December 8th! If you mis

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsFunny · 2D · Capitalism · Trading · Resource Management · Economy · Management · Visual Novel · Strategy · Inventory Management · Time Management · Simulation (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian
ControllerFull support
Achievements19
Official sitehttps://www.henryshouse.com.au/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 3rd Gen i3/AMD FX-4100 Series Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series Storage: 2 GB available space