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Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy

Turn-based card battles built around positioning units on terrain

Bazooka Tango · Released Apr 6, 2017 · Early Access

ActionIndieStrategyFree To Play

Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews
Mostly Positive
71% of 1,339
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Apr 23, 2025
Minimum PC
DirectX 11 GPU
4 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy?

Shardbound is a free-to-play, Early Access tactical card game centered on online head-to-head matches. You build a deck, deploy units on a board, and use positioning, terrain, and unit abilities to outmaneuver your opponent.

For you if...

  • +you like building decks for turn-based PvP matches
  • +you enjoy using terrain and positioning to outmaneuver opponents

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer single-player play to online head-to-head matches
  • −you dislike building decks before tactical battles

What players say

71% of 1,339 reviews are positive

Several players criticize the game's monetization.

Screenshots and trailer

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Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
Processor
Dual-core Intel or AMD CPU, 2 Ghz or faster
Graphics
DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. There is no single-player mode.

Does Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • 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
Steam features
Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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