Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator

Card shop simulator about trading cards and rebuilding a seaside business

Henry's House, Oscar Brittain, Rob Gross · Published by Akupara Games · Released Feb 10, 2022

As of Oct 28, 2026: -50% right now, $9.99

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 342
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Feb 12, 2025
Minimum PC: 7 Series; 4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator?

A 2D shop management game in which Harry Hsu inherits his father's seaside card shop. You buy and sell Warlock cards, fulfill customer requests, and host drafts, tournaments, and release parties to rebuild its reputation. You can also visit Card Game Island to compete in duels, where a single loss sends you home.

For you if...

+you enjoy tracking prices and managing a card inventory
+you like collecting cards as a goal in itself

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer trading or competition against other players
−you expect extensive control over growing and upgrading a business

What players say

73% of 342 reviews are positive

Players praise the card artwork and humor. The most common complaints concern the short, abrupt story, while some players also dislike the Card Game Island battles.

Screenshots and trailer

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Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator system requirements

Minimum: 7 Series, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: 3rd Gen i3/AMD FX-4100 Series
Graphics: GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space

Does Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The native resolution is not the default one
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 19
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian.

Does Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam