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Aces & Adventures

Fantasy deckbuilding adventure with poker-hand attacks and character abilities

Triple.B.Titles · Published by Yogscast Games · Released Feb 23, 2023

AdventureRPGStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 3,477
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
20
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
3 years ago
Jul 2, 2023

Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)

What is Aces & Adventures?

This single-player deckbuilding game takes place in a fantasy world inspired by Norse and Middle Eastern mythology, where you set out to save a threatened Life Tree. Across narrated campaign levels and procedurally generated runs, you attack and defend with playing cards and poker hands, spend card suits to use abilities, and build decks for different characters.

For you if...

  • +you like short, narrated chapters set in a fantasy world
  • +you enjoy upgrading abilities and unlocking equipment
  • +you want a longer deck-management mode alongside the story

Not for you if...

  • you dislike relying on card draws during fights
  • you want a straightforward introduction to card combat

What players say

89% of 3,477 reviews are positive

Players praise the mix of poker hands and abilities, distinct character playstyles, and voiced storytelling. Common complaints include luck-dependent fights, a confusing tutorial and interface, and a slow start. Some players also report stuttering and limited controller support.

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Aces & Adventures

Aces & Adventures system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 / Intel HD Graphics 5500
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
67
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, German.

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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