Creatures of Aether

An elemental card battler built around flipping your opponent's cards

Tako Boy Studios, Aether Studios · Published by Aether Studios · Released Aug 2, 2021

As of Oct 28, 2026: Third-party account required

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 644
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 4 years ago; Dec 20, 2021
Minimum PC: 512 MB Memory; 0.5 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Creatures of Aether?

This free-to-play card game takes place in the world of Aether. You build a deck around a Rival card and place creatures on a grid, using higher numbers on facing sides and card abilities to capture adjacent cards. You can play ranked cross-platform matches or single-player dungeon runs, strengthening a temporary deck as you defeat computer opponents.

For you if...

+you like short matches built around tactical card placement
+you enjoy experimenting with different creatures and deck strategies

Not for you if...

−you prefer real-time combat to turn-based card battles

What players say

72% of 644 reviews are positive

Players praise the pixel art and music. Recent reviews repeatedly report a shortage of online opponents. Some players also criticize monetization and card leveling for giving paying players an advantage.

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Creatures of Aether system requirements

Minimum: 512 MB Memory, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 10
Processor: 2.0 Ghz
Graphics: 512 MB Video Memory
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 400 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does Creatures of Aether have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Creatures of Aether 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
Third-party account: Aether Account
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 33
Steam features: Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages: Text only: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.

Does Creatures of Aether 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