Chrono Ark
Party-based roguelike deckbuilder with card combat and a dark story
Al Fine · Released May 2, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 14K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 50 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 122
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 months ago
- Jul 13, 2026
What is Chrono Ark?
A single-player, party-based roguelike deckbuilder set in the abandoned Twisted Land. You recruit and train investigators, build a team of up to four, and combine their cards in turn-based battles across runs that reset on defeat while unlocking more options. Lucy’s team searches for Time Shades to restart the Clock Tower and restore the world.
For you if...
- +you enjoy building decks around distinct party members
- +you want demanding turn-based battles with varied bosses
- +you want a dark story woven through repeated runs
Not for you if...
- −you dislike losing run progress after defeat
- −you prefer simple card systems with minimal reading
- −you only want a multiplayer game
What players say
91% of 13,768 reviews are positive · 90% of 50 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the dark, twist-heavy story, turn-based party combat, distinct characters, and boss design. Common complaints target dense, poorly explained systems, a cumbersome UI, and uneven story delivery or translation. Some recent players also report save failures, softlocks, crashes, and input or display problems.
Screenshots and trailer
Chrono Ark system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or later
- Processor
- Intel Core i3
- Graphics
- 1gb VRAM, OpenGL 3.0 support
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 40
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Roguelike Deckbuilder
- Anime
- RPG
- Strategy
- Indie
- Adventure
- Roguelite
- Card Game
- Female Protagonist
- Party-Based RPG
- Turn-Based Combat
- Story Rich
- Roguelike
- Difficult
- Card Battler
- Cute
Recent updates
- Jul 13, 2026 · Chrono Ark 1.2.10 Update
- Apr 8, 2026 · Chrono Ark 1.2.7 Update
- Apr 6, 2026 · Chrono Ark 1.2.3 Update
- Apr 3, 2026 · Chrono Ark 1.2.2 Update
- Apr 15, 2025 · chrono ark 1.2g small bug fix, balance change
2 DLC available.
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