Dandy Ace
Isometric action roguelite with card-powered combat and shifting rooms
Mad Mimic · Published by NEOWIZ · Released Mar 25, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 1,319
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Oct 15, 2025
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Dandy Ace?
Dandy Ace is a single-player isometric action roguelite about a magician trapped in a cursed mirror by a rival illusionist. Each run takes you through a changing palace, where you fight enemies and bosses, combine magical cards to change your abilities, and collect resources for permanent upgrades.
For you if...
- +you like fast combat and demanding boss fights
- +you enjoy testing different skill builds across runs
Not for you if...
- −you dislike starting a new run after dying
- −you prefer fixed layouts over changing routes
What players say
87% of 1,319 reviews are positive
Players praise the art style and the variety of card combinations. Some say the difficulty is too high, many card choices feel weak, and the narration gets repetitive.
How many players finish Dandy Ace?
17% of Steam players have unlocked «Green-Eyed Loser», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Dandy Ace system requirements
Minimum: HD 5750, 2 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Dandy Ace?
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- OS
- Windows 7+
- Processor
- Intel i5+
- Graphics
- Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel i5+
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Dandy Ace have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Dandy Ace run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 25
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Portuguese - Brazil. Text only: Spanish - Spain, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Polish, Russian.
Does Dandy Ace use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Action
- Indie
- Roguelite
- Isometric
- Roguelike
- Dungeon Crawler
- Difficult
- Magic
- Singleplayer
- Procedural Generation
- Replay Value
- Perma Death
- Atmospheric
- Hand-drawn
- 2D
- Action Roguelike
Recent updates
- Sep 16, 2025 · Community Update – "Tea Time!" Achievement Removed
- May 8, 2025 · Dandy Ace Patch Notes v1.3.0.0.08
- Sep 29, 2021 · Content Update - New Magical Cards & Trinkets
- Sep 21, 2021 · Content Update, Console Launch, Soundtrack, and More!
- May 11, 2021 · Dandy Ace 1.2.0.0.24 Update - Patch Notes