Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder

Card Game· Roguelike Deckbuilder· Card Battler· Deckbuilding

Released Feb 2023

Nadir is a roguelike deck-builder with a twist: the cost to play a card is an enemy reaction you can predict. Craft your own cards to slay powerful demons. Gather resources, expand your city, grow in power and conquer the underworld.

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All announced content has been released

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $19.99

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Evaluation

Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder left Early Access and launched as a full 1.0 release on February 7, 2023. The developer celebrated this milestone by noting they had published 6 major updates during Early Access, "almost doubled the content of the game," and completed the full roster of content including the final boss, Lucifer the Lightbringer. The 1.0 launch represented the fulfillment of the developer's entire stated roadmap from Early Access. After the 1.0 launch, developer activity dropped off quickly: a post-launch hotfix arrived on February 10, 2023, followed by a minor bug fix patch tied to a Steam Spring Sale on March 16, 2023. That March 2023 post is the last recorded developer communication — there have been no updates, announcements, or developer posts of any kind since then, now over three years ago as of June 2026. There are no unreleased DLC entries on the store. The only DLC listed is the game's soundtrack, which released in November 2022. The developer made no announcements of post-launch content, expansions, or future updates at or after the 1.0 release. The 1.0 launch post itself reads as a conclusion — thanking players for their Early Access support and presenting the completed game — rather than a beginning of a new content phase. All evidence points to the game having launched as a complete, finished product on February 7, 2023, with only minor maintenance patches afterward and no further development activity.

Evidence

Full 1.0 release announced: the game left Early Access on February 7, 2023. Developer celebrated completing 6 major EA updates and nearly doubling the game's content, presenting the launch as the culmination of the Early Access journey.

news post · Feb 7, 2023 source development ending

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EA Update #4 post confirmed one more major update (Heresy circle) was planned before full release, explicitly stating 'then we're ready for the game premiere' — framing the roadmap as complete upon 1.0 launch.

news post · Jan 4, 2023 source development ending

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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Nadir Soundtrack

Nov 2022

Media

Details

Developer

Black Eye Games

Publisher

Black Eye Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Roguelike Deckbuilder Card Game Card Battler Deckbuilding Roguelike RPG Strategy Roguelite City Builder Turn-Based Combat Horror Hand-drawn Demons Dark Fantasy Stylized

About this game

ABANDON ALL HOPE, YE WHO ENTER HERE

Nadir is a dark deck building rogue-like adventure, with its artwork burning of infernal fire and many extraordinary inspirations, the deepest of them coming straight from Dante’s Divine Comedy. The illegitimate child of Slay the Spire and Darkest Dungeon awaits you!

Command an avatar of one of the Deadly Sins in 1v1 fights against powerful demons.

🔥 DOUBLE CARDS

Engage in card battles where each of your cards can be played in two ways, depending on its color: blue or red. Balance between them to your advantage, but be careful, as your every action charges the abilities of the enemy.

🔥 CARD CRAFTING

Collect red and blue abilities on your journey and combine them into unique double cards, shaping the deck in your own way to prepare for upcoming challenges and survive as long as possible.

🔥 EXPAND YOUR CITY

Gather resources during expeditions to expand the city of Nadir and unlock new characters, cards, and vendors. Develop your underworld kingdom and increase your chances in future fights until you can beat the boss and unlock new Sins.

🔥 DEADLY SINS

Each of the Sins brings their own set of enemies that greatly alter your gamestyle. Learning it and developing a strategy to beat it is the key to building a powerful deck and surviving each fight.

🔥 A JOURNEY UNLIKE ANY OTHER

Watch your back as you descend to the depths of Hell. It might feel familiar – from the wonders of the Divine Comedy, to the desaturated aesthetics of Sin City, and the unforgettable design of Hellboy – yet always twisted.