Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game

Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game

Released Oct 2017

Play Harry Dresden and his friends as they take on the cases from the bestselling Dresden Files novels in the ultimate what-if scenario—what if Harry was on the scene with allies who weren’t there in the original story?

80% positive · 124 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

Where to buy

Steam $16.99
Can't confirm — worth a look
We couldn't confirm these stores carry this game.
Green Man Gaming Steam key Search IndieGala Steam key Search
Prices in USD, as listed by each store.
Buying through an affiliate store helps support the site

Evaluation

Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game launched on October 30, 2017 and has received a steady stream of DLC expansions over the years. The game shipped with several DLC packs at launch (Wardens Attack, Helping Hands, Fan Favorites, Mouse & Variants), followed by additional expansions through 2018 (Ra Crossover, Dead Ends, Winter Schemes). The most recent and sixth expansion — Faithful Friends — released on August 29, 2024, adding content based on the novels Peace Talks and Battle Ground, along with a new companion character (River Shoulders) and a new variant deck. All eight listed DLC packs have been released, with no unreleased items on the store. The store description references expansion plans ("designs are already well underway for expansions"), but this appears to have been written at or near launch in 2017 and has been progressively fulfilled by the expansions that shipped over the following years, culminating in Faithful Friends in August 2024. Since the Faithful Friends release, developer activity has consisted entirely of bug fix patches (versions 2.1.1 through 2.1.4, spanning November 2024 through December 2025). None of these posts announce new content or reference a future expansion. The two major content releases in the game's post-launch history — version 2.0.0 (May 2020) and Faithful Friends (August 2024) — were separated by roughly four years, a very wide interval that makes cadence-based prediction unreliable. However, there are no announced or unreleased DLC entries, no developer statements about future content, and the most recent communications are purely maintenance-focused. The store description's promise of "expansions" appears to have been fulfilled by the content that has since shipped. The developer remains engaged with the product through ongoing bug fixes as recently as December 4, 2025, but no new content has been announced or signaled. The game appears to have reached its content-complete state with the release of the Faithful Friends expansion on August 29, 2024.
Evidence
Faithful Friends (Expansion 6) released — the most recent DLC, adding Peace Talks and Battle Ground book decks, a new character (River Shoulders), and a new variant deck
dlc listing · Aug 29, 2024 source content shipped
high
Developer announced and released Faithful Friends expansion with new mechanics (Crisis and Key cards), a new companion, and new book scenarios — no future content mentioned
news post · Aug 29, 2024 source content shipped
high

Content

8 of 8 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Hidden Achievement LLC
Achievements
24
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen

About this game

Play Harry Dresden and his friends as they take on the cases from the bestselling Dresden Files novels in the ultimate what-if scenario—what if Harry was on the scene with allies who weren’t there in the original story? The core game includes Harry, Murphy, Susan, Michael, and the Alphas and plays through the first five novels as well as Side Jobs, a random scenario generator based on the short story collection of the same name. Designs are already well underway for expansions featuring more series characters and more novels.

Game Information

Number of players: 1-5
Length: 30 minutes
Type of Game: Cooperative
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
Something about this evaluation looks wrong Report illegal or harmful content