Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game
Free-to-play card battler with cultivation-themed deck building and online PvP
Darksun Studio · Released Jan 21, 2024
CasualIndieStrategyFree To Play
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 6,867
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 46 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 253
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 days ago
- Sep 17, 2026
What is Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game?
A free-to-play, cultivation-themed card battler built around online PvP matches. You draw cards, choose a character and sub-profession, arrange combinations, and select passive Immortal Fates as you advance, while repeated losses can eliminate you from a match.
For you if...
- +you enjoy adapting card order and synergies during PvP matches
- +you like auto-battlers with randomized deck-building choices
- +you like Chinese cultivation settings and card-based combat
Not for you if...
- −you dislike luck influencing competitive deck-building matches
- −you want real-time control instead of automated card combat
- −you prefer fixed decks over rebuilding each match
What players say
74% of 6,867 reviews are positive · 76% of 46 in the last 30 days
Players praise the tactical deck building, card sequencing, and variety created by characters, sub-professions, and randomized choices. Common complaints focus on luck and rigid seasonal metas limiting viable builds, while recent players also report unstable servers and mid-match disconnects.
Screenshots and trailer
Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7或以上
- Processor
- 2.0 Ghz
- Graphics
- Intel Grahics Series
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 36
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, In-app purchases
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
- Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: Simplified Chinese, English, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Free to Play
- Card Battler
- Strategy
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Casual
- Card Game
- Solitaire
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Auto Battler
- 2D
- Turn-Based Combat
- Relaxing
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Pixel Graphics
- PvP
Recent updates
- Sep 17, 2026 · The End of Heavenly Derivation Season & Bug Fixes
- Sep 10, 2026 · Update Announcement for "Yi Xian " on Sept. 10
- Sep 2, 2026 · Update Announcement for "Yi Xian" on Sept. 3
- Aug 27, 2026 · Update Announcement for "Yi Xian " on August 19
- Aug 19, 2026 · Update Announcement for "Yi Xian " on August 19
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