Card Shark

Card Shark

Released Jun 2022

Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.

90% positive · 3,195 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Card Shark launched on June 2, 2022 as a complete, self-contained adventure game. The developer released a handful of bug-fix patches in the two weeks following launch (versions 1.1 and 1.2, through June 16, 2022) to address issues reported by players, but no new story content, expansions, or major updates have been released since. The only DLC listed are a soundtrack and a digital artbook, both released on launch day — purely supplementary items, not gameplay content. There is no season pass, no announced expansions, and no roadmap for future content. The developer's launch post described the game as a finished artistic experience and did not hint at post-launch content plans. Developer communication on Steam stopped on June 16, 2022, consistent with a studio that has wrapped up post-launch bug fixing and moved on. Card Shark was designed and shipped as a complete, finished game.
Evidence
Game launched on June 2, 2022. Developer framed it as a completed artistic experience and thanked players for joining the journey to launch, with no mention of post-launch content plans.
news post · Jun 2, 2022 source content shipped
high
Version 1.2 patch released on June 16, 2022 with additional bug fixes. This is the last developer communication on record.
news post · Jun 16, 2022 source development ending
medium

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Released
Jun 2022

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Achievements
52
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game



"Our adversaries tonight? An unscrupulous group of scoundrels and rogues, rumoured to possess an unlimited fund between them. If we stick to the strategies you’ve learnt, this will be a walkover." - Comte de Saint-Germain

Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.

LEARN AND MASTER NEW TRICKS


Cheat your way to the top of 18th-century French society. Master deceptions using card marking, false shuffles, deck switching, false deals, and more! Use your ill-gotten gains to buy your way into the closed world of high-stakes tables.


UNCOVER A CONSPIRACY


... as you climb from local card parlors to the King's table. A word of advice: Don't get caught. Your fellow gamblers do not take kindly to cheats…


TRAVEL THROUGH 18TH CENTURY FRANCE


Discover small towns, remote mansions, and luxurious lounges imagined by Nerial team (Reigns) game creator Arnaud De Bock (Pikuniku). Immerse yourself in the ornate visual artwork of Nicolai Troshinsky. Have your every move accompanied by an original score from Andrea Boccadoro as interpreted by an orchestra.


Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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