Cards & Creatures

Platforms Desktop

About Cards & Creatures

Cards & Creatures is a creature-collecting roguelike where the moves available in battle come from cards gathered during a run. Before leaving camp, you select a team from the creatures you have raised. On the road, new cards expand the tactical choices that team can make.

The structure mixes two kinds of progression. Cards shape the current attempt, while creatures can level up between runs. That separation lets the deck change often without making every failure erase the entire roster.

Build a Team at Camp

Camp is where you decide which creatures will enter the next run. Elements and creature strengths affect which cards can be used effectively, so the best group is not simply the one with the highest levels.

Permanent death raises the cost of a bad matchup or an unnecessary risk. A strong creature can help reach a new location, but losing it may leave the camp with fewer answers on the next attempt.

Find Cards and Defeat Leaders

Cards found during a run add attacks and tactical effects to the deck. Matching those cards to the active creature’s elements is part of planning a turn, while enemy effects can force you to change the order in which threats are handled.

The journey spans five locations, each led by an opponent standing between the team and the corporation behind the conflict. Reaching those leaders requires a deck that works with the creatures you brought from camp.

How to Play

• Select Play, then choose a team from the creatures available at camp.
• Enter a run and collect cards that complement the team’s elements and abilities.
• Read card effects before choosing an action or target in battle.
• Protect experienced creatures because death is permanent.
• Let surviving creatures gain levels for future attempts.
• Defeat the leaders across five locations to advance toward the final confrontation.

How to Play Cards & Creatures

Mouse / Left Click Navigate menus, select a team, inspect cards, and choose battle actions

Cards & Creatures vs. Similar Games

Game	Brief Description	Compared to Cards & Creatures
Creeptids	A dark monster-taming roguelike with 3v3 formations, exploration, fatigue, upgrades, and permanent death.	Both make creature loss matter, but Cards & Creatures builds each run around collectible cards while Creeptids emphasizes positioning, routes, and biome effects.
Pokemon Overlord	A quick tactical Pokemon roguelike centered on formation battles, team synergies, and several run modes.	Pokemon Overlord focuses on fast formation combat; Cards & Creatures combines a persistent camp roster with cards found during each run.

FAQs

Is Cards & Creatures a deckbuilding game?

Yes. You find cards during each run and use them in battles alongside the abilities and elements of your active creatures.

What carries over between runs?

Creatures can level up between runs, while the cards you discover are part of the current attempt.

Does Cards & Creatures use permanent death?

Yes. The game describes creature loss as permanent, so team selection and survival decisions have lasting consequences.