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Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy

Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy

Shardbound brings fast, fun, and tactical card strategy to the table! Build your deck, take control of the board, and face off in exciting battles that are as unpredictable as they are action-packed.

Released Apr 6, 2017 Developer Bazooka Tango Platforms Windows Early AccessTurn-Based TacticsCard BattlerTactical RPGPvP
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.

72.2%positive1,333 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“was excited to see this game comeback but upon playing it and seeing it turned into a microtransaction abandoned game with nft crap. so sad to see leadership kill this game again.”

— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:44 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
728all-time peak
0 250 500 2018 2019 2020 2021 2025 264 avg · Apr 2017

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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Apr 02, 2025
April 2, 2025 Patch Notes

Cards & Gameplay Changes:. The next Trial of Champions leaderboard event will begin soon and will run for 30 days, starting on April 16th. Climb the ranks and prove your strength: the top players will

Mar 12, 2025
March 12, 2025 Patch Notes

Cards & Gameplay Changes The first Trial of Champions launches and the start of Season 2 A new Trial of Champions leaderboard is live for 30 days starting at 3 PM PDT and ending on April 10th at 3 PM

Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025 Patch Notes

Cards & Gameplay Changes Reworked how relic acquisition works Removed the rotating relic shop Added 80 guide quests to earn each dual faction relic All Units now behave as though they have the “Thief”

Feb 12, 2025
Feb 11, 2025 Patch Notes

Battle Pass Quests Revised We've overhauled the quest system to streamline progression, improve reward scaling, and make objectives clearer. Key Changes Fewer total quests for a more focused experienc

Jan 29, 2025
Jan 28, 2025 Patch Notes

Cards & Gameplay Changes: End turn button changed to Click & Hold if you have units which can still move or attack. You can now choose whether to allow AI opponents to match you if no match is found (

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Facts & details

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GenresAction, Indie, Strategy, Free To Play, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Turn-Based Tactics · Card Battler · Tactical RPG · PvP · Trading Card Game · Competitive · Turn-Based · Card Game · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · 3D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · In-App Purchases
LanguagesEnglish * *
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.shardbound.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10 Processor: Dual-core Intel or AMD CPU, 2 Ghz or faster Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible graphics card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space