Faith in Despair

Roguelike deckbuilder where you create cards to challenge Death

Philipp Lehner · Released Nov 11, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 95% of 78
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 4 weeks ago; Sep 30, 2026
Minimum PC: DirectX 11 GPU, 1 GB; 0.5 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Faith in Despair?

This single-player card battler follows Faith, the last of her kind, as she wagers her life against Death. Across runs, you combine triggers, actions, and modifiers to define creature and spell abilities, but casting spells and raising creatures increases despair and brings curses. Following Faith’s journal reveals her story and unlocks starter decks.

For you if...

+you like rebuilding your strategy for each new run
+you enjoy grim settings rather than lighthearted fantasy

Not for you if...

−you prefer straightforward deckbuilding with little customization to manage
−you want multiplayer competition rather than solo runs

What players say

95% of 78 reviews are positive

Players praise the freedom to construct card combinations, along with the artwork and music. Complaints center on slow unlock progression and uneven balance, with some players finding choices too obvious or certain encounters unfair.

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Faith in Despair system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 1 GB, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 (SP1+) and Windows 10
Processor: x64 with SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible GPU with 1 GB VRAM
Memory: 500 MB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
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Does Faith in Despair have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Faith in Despair 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
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 30
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, French.

Does Faith in Despair 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