Picaro
A downloadable game for Windows and Linux
Every room is a life-or-death decision. Enter with nothing but a shuffled deck and your wits. Face dungeons where strategy trumps luck; every card in your deck must be used wisely to escape alive. This isn't about collecting the rarest cards; it's about making the most of what you have, turn by turn, in a relentless struggle for survival.
Each room presents 4 random cards from your deck. One wrong choice could end your run.
- ♥️ Hearts - Heal with precious potion cards
- ♦️ Diamonds - Equip powerful weapons (only one at a time!)
- ♠️ Spades & Clubs - Fight monsters or flee
- ⭐ Jokers - Trade weapons for healing in desperate moments
The unique challenge? You must play every single card in your deck to escape. There are no shortcuts, just pure strategy, intense resource management, and nerve-wracking decisions.
- Campaigns: Four different challenging campaigns with over 25 septillion possible combinations.
- Custom Deck Builder: Create your perfect deck composition with endless possibilities
- Speedrun Mode: Built-in timer and leaderboards for competitive play
- Procedural Dungeons: Save seeds to replay challenging runs or share discoveries
- Endless Mode: Survive infinite dungeons with reshuffling decks and incrementing seeds
- Advanced Stat Tracking: Track your progress with detailed charts and graphs
- Replay System: Save and review every decision to master your strategy
- Full controller support
- Immersive adaptive soundtrack
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Extensive achievements
- Dedicated accessibility settings
- Fast-paced tutorial to learn the basics
Chain devastating card combinations, face powerful monsters in the deepest dungeons, and discover why every card matters in this addictive strategic rogue-like. Learn from every defeat, refine your strategy, and push deeper than ever before. Whether you're speed-running for the leaderboards or testing your limits in endless mode, every run tells a unique story of survival, strategy, and split-second decisions.
Updated | 27 days ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, Linux |
Release date | 54 days ago |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | Nightforge Studios |
Genre | Card Game, Strategy, Survival |
Tags | Difficult, Dungeon Crawler, Procedural Generation, psychedelic, resource-management, Retro |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Xbox controller, Playstation controller |
Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, High-contrast, Interactive tutorial |
Links | Steam, Steam |
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Development log
- UI/UX Improvements + Card Art + Bug Fixes28 days ago
- Bug Fixes!29 days ago
- Bug Fixes!39 days ago
- Get your demos here! Fresh demos!40 days ago
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