Takara Cards

Takara Cards

Released Jan 2025

Takara Cards is a unique tactical deck-builder RPG about chasing space dragons in a sci-fi fantasy universe. Create your deck as you explore sectors, fighting your way in deep puzzly combat. Every decision you make affects your Ship and Character: Each new adventure offers new surprises!

81% positive · 142 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Takara Cards spent nearly two years in Early Access before launching its full 1.0 release on January 17, 2025. The developer followed through on a detailed six-update roadmap announced in April 2023, shipping each promised major content block: the third boss (August 2023), the Orks race (December 2023), the Elves race (March 2024), and finally Steam achievements and localizations as part of the 1.0 launch itself. At the time of the 1.0 launch, the developer stated they were "still in the process of revising localizations" and would continue making "balancing updates and minor improvements." True to that, post-launch updates through April 2025 brought Steam Leaderboards, Trading Cards, a randomly-generated character option, and various gameplay and balance tweaks. The last recorded developer communication is a bug fix and engine update on March 31, 2026. The only DLC listed is the game's soundtrack, which released on September 19, 2025 — a common companion product with no bearing on game content. The developer made no announcements of expansions, new races, or additional story content after the 1.0 launch. The March 2024 post explicitly stated the Elves update was "the last major update before 1.0," and the roadmap's six promised updates all shipped. Post-launch activity has consisted entirely of quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes, with no new major content and no announcements of future content. The game launched as a complete product and has been maintained since.
Evidence
Full 1.0 release launched out of Early Access, completing the promised roadmap with Steam achievements and localization. Developer noted ongoing minor fixes and localization revisions only.
news post · Jan 17, 2025 source content shipped
high
Elves race update shipped. Developer explicitly stated this was 'the last major update before the 1.0 update,' with only achievements and localization remaining.
news post · Mar 25, 2024 source development ending
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Sep 2025

Media

Details

Publisher
GrabTheGames
Achievements
15
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Takara Cards is a roguelike deck-builder where you create a Cadet and search for the legendary Space Dragons who stole from the Federation!
Choose from four unlockable races, each with its ship: The fearless Dwarves, the intuitive Humans, the mystical Orks, or the glamorous Elves!


Build your deck while exploring the Cosmos, and choose from a handful of Maneuver and Equipment cards earned in story events, level-ups, and stores.

Unlock new races, and create new characters and strategies:

Earn extra XP in combat by doing a chain of COMBOS!

Plan and make your turns never end: Defeating a wave of enemies recharges your batteries.

You might even resort to using your whole ship as a weapon!

Choosing what’s your starting reputation can be as important as your choice of cards:

What’s your Reputation?

  • Are you a fast learner, a Proud Genius?

  • Business comes easy for you, maybe a Born Seller?

  • Are you a gifted pilot, something like a Naive Prodigy?

Keep in mind Reputations aren’t permanent and are passive of change through events in your journey.

Your response to events influences your reputation and deck: Karma will be generated during your interactions.

Say you respond in a blessed way… you’ll get blessed Karma and Reputation!

You rather be a badass? Guts Karma is out there somewhere in the Cosmos!

Buy authorized equipment from the Guild or not-so-official ones from the Pirates.

Smuggled equip cards travel around the galaxy, and you could end up as a mule...

You might be able to steal cards if your reputation of Thief turns up, but be aware:

Your chances of being caught are also defined by your Karma!

  • Play cards in a DEEP, PUZZLY, and chill turn-based combat.

  • Over 140 cards and 40 units!

  • Create your character by choosing species, cards, and reputation!

  • Your Deck is your Pilot and your Ship: Build it by venturing through the Cosmos and Events.

  • Synergize between dozens of UNIQUE cards to clear the board of enemies in ONE turn.

  • Destroy enemies and recover resources that can be exchanged for various supplies - or use them as ammunition!

  • Exoteric Karma system that influences your Character and Events.

  • Events with voice acting inspired by tabletop RPGs.

  • Hand-painted artwork inspired by 80's anime!

  • Lore and strategies are accessible within the game in the Codex!

Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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