Holder of Place

Roguelike card auto-battler built around recruiting and arranging followers

Ardent Fields · Published by Alibi Games · Released Nov 26, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 311
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 100% of 14 in 30 days
Players: 5; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 month ago; Sep 28, 2026
Minimum PC: 1024x768 minimum resoluti…; 2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Holder of Place?

This single-player roguelike card auto-battler takes place in a ruined science-fantasy kingdom, where you seek to stop a dragon's spreading darkness. During each run, you recruit followers, arrange them so their abilities work together, and watch them fight increasingly difficult waves, with random events between encounters.

For you if...

+you like short runs with optional difficulty modifiers
+you enjoy experimenting with different starting characters and unit builds

Not for you if...

−you want hands-on combat rather than automatic battles

What players say

91% of 311 reviews are positive · 100% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the artwork, music, and detailed lore. A recurring complaint is the lack of journal access during a run.

Screenshots and trailer

Holder of Place system requirements

Minimum: 1024x768 minimum resoluti…, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Holder of Place?

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Graphics: 1024x768 minimum resolution, post-2012 graphics hardware
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does Holder of Place have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Holder of Place 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
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 11
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Simplified Chinese.

Does Holder of Place 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