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Pox Nora

Pox Nora

Delve into classic turn-based strategy gaming with elements of table top miniatures, fantasy RPG and TCG style gameplay all wrapped into one.

Released Oct 15, 2014 Developer Desert Owl Games LLC Platforms Windows · Mac Trading Card GameTurn-Based TacticsPvPPvETurn-Based
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

76.1%positive853 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Pox Nora, developed and published by Desert Owl Games LLC, is a rare hybrid that merges the strategic foresight of a collectible card game with the positional nuance of a turn-based tactics title. Originally launched years before its arrival on Steam, it has endured through…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I recommend Pox Nora because the modern free‑to‑play version is dramatically more welcoming than the paid release from over a decade ago. The entire card collection has been redesigned, maps updated, mechanics retuned and the engine modernized. The reward system has been rebuilt…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Fantastic MTG analog online (I've played just a bit though, the game has absolutely endless potential, thousands and thousand of hours for nerds like me)”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:40 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

30playing at last check
4624-hour peak
275all-time peak
0 100 200 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 132 avg · Oct 2014

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-25

Latest official news

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Jun 23, 2026
June patch

For the June patch, we have focused mostly on client quality of life fixes as well as some fixes and changes to allow for some runes to be allowed in ranked play again. Client Updates Network DEV NOTE

May 26, 2026
Game Client hotfix

We have released a small hotfix for some issues that have arisen from the May patch. Fixed an issue in which double clicking a chat tab would not show/hide the tall chat window when using the new inli

May 17, 2026
May Patch

For this month's patch, there have been some pretty significant changes to the game client while in game. The chat and combat log is now integrated into the lower UI so it can be seen immediately and

Apr 19, 2026
April 2026 Patch

This month's patch has some more quality of life updates as well as adding the new factional Pox Harbingers to the store. You can still earn these by being in the top 5 for any faction in the Drums of

Apr 04, 2026
Network hotfix

We have released a small hotfix to correct some issues that were occurring after adding some adjustments to networking including the latency monitor. Fixed an issue that could make the client disconne

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresRPG, Strategy, Free To Play
Player tagsTrading Card Game · Turn-Based Tactics · PvP · PvE · Turn-Based · Card Game · Turn-Based Strategy · RPG · Strategy · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Turn-Based Combat (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.poxnora.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11 Processor: 2.4 GHz CPU or greater Memory: 1 GB of RAM Graphics: NVIDIA or ATI Video Card with 512 MB of video ram, with current video drivers Storage: 2 GB available space