- Publisher: Devolver Digital
- Release Date: Jun 2, 2022
- Also On: Switch
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Jun 7, 2022There's an awful lot to admire about Card Shark. I want more games that do something original like this, that find beauty from odd angles and tell stories in new ways. But playing Card Shark like a real person - with breaks, and other things to do - is hard. If you can't count cards, and find rubbing your tummy while patting your head at all difficult, Card Shark will likely have you absolutely mogadored.
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Jun 2, 2022Card Shark is easy to play in small chunks, and the relatively short levels make it a great fit for the Steam Deck (which is where I played most of the game) and the Switch. Though I did find I would have to be in the right mood to play it. Sometimes, after a long day at work, I would play something else because I was worried Card Shark would be too complex of a mental challenge. Despite that, I still found Card Shark to be a delightful experience. It hasn’t made me any better at cheating in real life, but at least I can now say I once outsmarted Voltaire in a game of cards.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 24
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Mixed: 9 out of 24
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Negative: 2 out of 24
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Jun 11, 2022
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Aug 9, 2023Unique work and perfectly combines the narrative component together with the playful one
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Jun 6, 2023the game is quite unique, can be described as a novel with a touch of mini-games (rather difficult), while the result is a great mixture