Poker Quest: Swords and Spades

Poker Quest: Swords and Spades

Released Nov 2022

Poker Quest is a fantasy roguelike where players use a standard 52-card deck to take on fierce enemies in epic battles. Featuring over 20 unique heroes, thousands of items, and deep gameplay that will test even the most experienced players.

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Evaluation

Poker Quest launched into full release on November 14, 2022, after several years in Early Access. The 1.0 launch update added three new heroes (Priest, Alchemist, and Locksmith) and the developer expressed hope to "continue" the journey going forward. The store description still actively promises "20+ unique heroes, and many more to come," which signals that the developer intended to keep adding heroes after launch. However, the November 14, 2022 launch post is the last communication from the developer on record. As of June 25, 2026 — over three and a half years later — there have been no patch notes, hero additions, announcements, or any other developer posts. The promised additional heroes have not materialized, and the developer has not explained the silence. This combination — an outstanding promise of future content and a prolonged, unexplained developer silence — means it is currently unclear whether the game is still being actively developed. The studio has not announced it is finished with the game, but it also has not delivered on or reaffirmed the hero additions it advertised.
Evidence
1.0 launch is the sole major_content release post-Early Access; no major updates, new heroes, or feature patches have been posted since this date.
news post · Nov 14, 2022 source ambiguous
high
Store description states '20+ unique heroes, and many more to come,' explicitly promising additional heroes beyond the current lineup.
store metadata source content planned
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Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Playsaurus
Achievements
49
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Poker Quest is a fantasy game where you battle through a world full of monsters, using a standard deck of playing cards (like the "Queen of Spades") to empower your items in combat. Bigger and better hands can trigger stronger abilities on your items.

Discover thousands of different items and hundreds of monsters. March forward through a huge variety of locations and events in a procedurally generated, high-fantasy world.

Choose one of many heroes. Each hero comes with a unique set of equipment and abilities, to encourage many different play styles.

Features

  • A deep and interesting world full of Castles, Knights, Wizards, and Dragons. And Poker cards.

  • Choose whether to play with or without permanent upgrades. (Some would call it roguelite vs. roguelike modes)

  • 20+ unique heroes, and many more to come.

  • Daily Runs with public stats and other interesting details.

  • Challenge runs with game-changing modifiers.

  • Mini-games. Casinos!

  • Thousands of unique items.

  • Hundreds of unique monsters.

Poker Quest feels a lot like a deck-builder, but is fundamentally very different. The world map takes inspiration from Slay the Spire, with the intent of providing a great variety of events. The combat is inspired by Dicey Dungeons, but instead of dice, we use playing cards. That is where the similarities to other games end. Poker Quest contains a vast, novel set of game mechanics that centrally focus on the properties of the playing cards.

Some of the knowledge that you may have gained from other card games will naturally carry over to Poker Quest. Additionally, Poker Quest is a game that you can play to hone your skills at determining card probabilities, but while playing a fantasy RPG. With enough practice on the hardest difficulties, the answers to questions like "What are the chances they have a Spade in those two cards?" can become second nature to you. Or you can play on Casual mode and not worry too much about these things.

Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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