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The Simulacrum

The Simulacrum

The Simulacrum is a deckbuilder with procedurally generated cards. Obtain cards through a roguelite mode, acquire a large collection and challenge the hidden guardians of The Simulacrum.

Released Jun 24, 2023 Developer Trynet Games Platforms Windows Card GameCasualProcedural GenerationStrategyRogue-like
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

83.1%positive124 reviews
Recommended · 32 found this helpful

“If you've played quite a few roguelite deckbuilders and are looking for a few hours of fun with something a little crazy that also brings some extremely elegant concepts to the table, this might be up your alley. THE CROWN JEWEL - Is actually the core combat mechanics - at the…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“Right now this feels like the closest thing to a single-player MTG experience that's out there. The Delve feature is a fun way to build a deck in a roguelike manner, then unlock those cards to keep building your AI/Boss fight decks. Presumably in the future we'll have a nice…”

— a player, Steam review · 95 hrs played
Not recommended · 18 found this helpful

“TL/DR: DO NOT BUY THIS. GAME IS BROKEN AND STILL BEING SOLD. Detailing: this game had an update where a bug was introduced, one that makes the game unplayable for practical terms. Sometimes when using a card, this card will not be used nor will it return to your hand. It will be…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 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 2026-09-28.

28achievements
12.3%median completion
5.3%rarest: Defeated: Hyroc
78.8% of players 46.9% of players 41.4% of players 37.3% of players 36.0% of players 34.1% of players 33.5% of players 33.1% of players 17.5% of players 17.5% of players 15.6% of players 14.7% of players 14.4% of players 14.4% of players 12.3% of players 11.8% of players 10.6% of players 10.5% of players 9.5% of players 8.7% of players 7.7% of players 7.2% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 78.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
78.8%Victory — Won Your First Game
46.9%Curious Colossus — Unlock Curious Colossus' Boss Battle
41.4%Archmage Zafar — Unlock Zafar's Boss Battle
Rarest badges of honor
5.3%Defeated: Hyroc — Defeat Hyroc's Boss Battle
5.4%Defeated: Sorla — Defeat Sorla's Boss Battle
5.6%Hyroc, Spell Seeker — Unlock Hyroc's Boss Battle

Latest official news

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

Sep 15, 2024
Gauntlet Difficulty Patch

Gauntlet Changes: Significantly increased the difficulty of Gauntlet opponents. The hardest opponents from before should be among the easiest now. Delve Changes: Delves now begin with 3 additional car

Apr 04, 2024
The Gauntlet Patch

New Game Mode: Gauntlet Normal: Defeat 5 enemies in a row to progress to the next difficulty and earn rewards Auto: The 5 games will be played automatically with your selected deck, create decks even

Feb 10, 2024
Clarity Patch

Hold shift and press arrow keys to move through the game log. Release shift to go back to the current game. Bolded some key text on effects.

Feb 08, 2024
Minor Feature Patch

Added autoplay functionality: Hold control during your turn for the game to automatically play cards for you. Uses the same AI as opponents. Improved the opponent AI, should be doing fewer things that

Jul 03, 2023
Post-Release Patch #1

Gameplay Changes: Added the ability for most effects that target to be cancelled rather than needing to select a target. Bug Fixes: Fixed a couple of issues where effect descriptions were incorrect. F

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresCasual, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsCard Game · Casual · Procedural Generation · Strategy · Rogue-like · Card Battler · Deckbuilding · Artificial Intelligence · 2D · Fantasy · Indie · PvE (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements28
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: 10