Pox Nora

RPG· Trading Card Game· Turn-Based Tactics· PvE

Released Oct 2014

Delve into classic turn-based strategy gaming with elements of table top miniatures, fantasy RPG and TCG style gameplay all wrapped into one.

76% positive · 906 reviews

Not yet

Released, but still in active development

High confidence

Active Development

Not yet

Released, but still in active development

High confidence

Active Development

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Pox Nora is a free-to-play collectible strategy game that has been live since 2014 and continues to receive active, regular updates from Desert Owl Games. The development team has maintained a consistent cadence of monthly or near-monthly patches throughout 2024, 2025, and into 2026, covering balance changes, bug fixes, client improvements, and occasional major rebalances. Notable updates include a large faction rebalance in August 2024, a 19th anniversary client overhaul in August 2025, a major rework of Barbarians, Hyaends, and Vampyres in September 2025, and continued monthly feature patches through June 2026. The most recent developer communication was a 20th anniversary post on August 1, 2026 — just 23 days before today's assessment date — which celebrated 20 years of the game and explicitly stated that another balance patch is upcoming, along with additional rewards for the next Drums of War event. This is a clear, direct signal that active development is continuing. The developer shows no signs of winding down. The game has a well-established pattern of regular updates, and the studio has just publicly committed to further content in the immediate future.

Evidence

20th anniversary post explicitly states 'another balance patch is upcoming, as well as additional rewards for the next Drums of War (foil warbanners), so stay tuned for more Pox news in the future.'

news post · Aug 1, 2026 source content planned

high

June 2026 patch delivered client quality-of-life fixes, network improvements, UI changes, and balance updates — part of an ongoing monthly patch cadence.

news post · Jun 23, 2026 source development ongoing

high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Released

Wrath Starter Bundle

Jun 2017

Released

Protectorate Starter Bundle

Jun 2017

Media

Details

Developer

Desert Owl Games LLC

Publisher

Desert Owl Games LLC

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP

Trading Card Game Turn-Based Tactics PvE Turn-Based Card Game Turn-Based Strategy RPG Strategy 2D Pixel Graphics Turn-Based Combat Fantasy Tactical Grid-Based Movement Free to Play

About this game

Pox Nora is an online, collectible, turn-based strategy game. Players can take their deck of Runes (cards) and battle against other players in player vs player matches, skirmish against the AI, and adventure in the many single player campaigns. Public decks are available to unlock with gold or by playing the faction walkthrough campaigns. Expand your deck options by purchasing additional rune packs with gold, earnable shards, or credits to access more Champions, Spells, Relics and Equipment.

Key Features

Completely free to play with additional content available for purchase
Thousands of Runes with hand painted card art
Wage war against opponents through exciting player vs. player gameplay
Adventure with iconic characters in single player story campaigns
Play the game with Decks you can unlock with gold and by playing the game
Build decks from 8 unique factions through full or split faction play
Build your collection of runes over time and customize your decks with the Rune Manager
Trade runes with the community or build them with the Rune Forge
Earn gold by playing the game and spend it on get additional champions and more in the Marketplace