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One of the perks of the new engine is that we can make small trailers relatively quickly. With our old tech making a trailer was a months long process. And this means we can show you what we are working on as we work on it…

Hi Everyone!Let's start the year with a solid discount and a free trial period! If you’ve been Hellcard-curious but haven't had the chance to jump in, or if you have friends you’d love to drag into the Paperverse, this is your opening!The…

Hi Everyone!As you probably already know, Hellcard II is coming later this year. In this post, I want to focus on how the lessons we learned while making the first game led directly to the new features in the sequel.Why Hellcard II, Even?We…

Hi Everyone!As you surely noticed strange things were afoot at Hellcard this week. We had a Free Weekend type of sale scheduled for the next week but it glitched in the backend and started early. This led to a confusing window where the…

Finally, Hellcard is launching right this moment on PS4, PS5, Xbox, and Switch. I know most of you already play it on Steam, but if you have friends who are console-first? Now is the time to let them know ːArchduckː Or if you would like to…

As Tinkerer would put it, it's time for the community to control the means of production ːarchduckːWe present you with mod support for Hellcard. This includes our toolset along with documentation and a sample mod, The Hexer, available in…

Hi everyone! This update introduces the Gargoyles monster family and a lot of changes in Tinkerer's balance. Gargoyles Gargoyles show up only in Endless and Torment modes beyond the 13th floor. They are unique in that they show up with…

Hello everyone, happy New Year! It’s time for our yearly roadmap post. The previous year was tumultuous, for both the gamedev industry and us with the launch of Hellcard 1.0, technology changes, and team shuffling. We are now well posed for…

Just wanted to let you know that even though we don't have the banner with Turn-Based Carnival (yet, due to our mistake) Hellcard is part of the event. With a 33% discount! And so are many other good games, some made by our friends. So, if…

The Archduck, often seen lurking next to adversaries in both Hellcard and Book of Demons. An innocent duck with the wrong friends? Or an evil mastermind, subtly pulling the strings from the shadows? Now you can also befriend this somewhat…

'Tis the season to be scared! Everyone who starts the game between now and 26th November will unlock Halloween-themed outfits for their characters. One of these is brand new: Bruja's Zombie Outfit. My new personal favorite, I was waiting to…

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36304302/0c8074414a2f1fb459f671a77b7057c75d19c5f6.png We got a lot of feedback after the Tinkerer rework and have been hard at work to tweak the balance. Now we are at a point where we need you, the community, to test new…

For some time now we have been tinkering with Tinkerer's mechanics. Tracking both Screws and Cores was a headache. Various resource starvation scenarios were also possible, which are never fun to play or easy to balance out. We decided to…

Bruja, an ancient blood witch with a past shrouded in the fog of history, is an expert at balancing divine grace and retribution. Her goals and motivations are unclear, but her power is too great not to invite her to the party.…

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36304302/6c4721e5e80184d185f2e3a00cf76ff913a77a43.gif It's that time of the year, the content update time! Warrior, Tinkerer, and Mage are each receiving 15 new cards. And a new mechanic to match! Generally speaking, new…

The wait is over, we can finally roll out the Korean language. The translation was ready some time ago, we waited for enough players to test it. We wanted to make sure the quality was good. If you are Korean speaker and you notice something…

I feel the time is right to discuss what's upcoming for Hellcard. The recent streak of mostly quality-of-life and bug-fixing updates doesn't mean we are done with content. Quite the opposite, it means that we are working on something bigger…

We are back! It's been a moment since the last patch. We had plenty of overlapping holidays and a wedding in the team. While distracting this doesn't mean that no work was done, though. We mostly focused on stuff that won't be ready for…

Hey everyone! We finally got around to increasing the game's base price from $19.99 to $24.99. As those who followed early access might recall, the initial idea was to do that before the 1.0 launch. The game grew during early access and…

Version 1.0.240417 - 17 Apr 2024 Lobby changes: You can now select (or create) a character with a different torment level from the lobby owner Quickplay game list now also shows 0-torment games Added incoming damage indicator for rotten…

The two most noteworthy changes in this update are fifteen new cards and a new artifact with a card draft mechanic. We also implemented the first two QoL improvements from our new feature request website. New Cards As promised we would like…

We pinpointed and fixed a couple of bugs reported by the community after the last update. You can read the full list of fixes at the end of this post. We are also testing a public feature request tracker. Ideally, this would help us to see…

Thanks to our community translator Dumpty, we can add the Japanese language today! We are also experimentally rolling out an often-requested feature: play while you wait. You can now enter matchmaking and start the run alone. Other players…

It's been crazy two weeks since launch, but finally, I have time to write what's next. And there certainly is a next! We have more ideas for Hellcard. This is the list of stuff we have in mind in the short to mid-term. It's probably not…

Version 1.0.240214 - 14 Feb 2024 Added confirmation window when not taking a random artifact in Vault Added retiring of a legacy endless characters and gaining XP from their runs Updated localizations and Polish localization overhaul…

It's been a wild ride, these last couple of years. We initially thought that Hellcard would be a quick six-month adventure. After the prototype became popular we knew we couldn't just throw it together, it had to be well-engineered. Then…

The date is set: the 1st of February. It's been almost a year since Hellcard launched in Early Access. During this time we got loads of feedback from the community via the Steam forums, in-game feedback widget, and, last but not least, on…

A couple of hot fixes for the issues you reported since the Artifact Update. Full changelog: Version 0.8.240116 - 16 Jan 2024 Balance: Bolt Hell now heals the owner and gives cards to all heroes for every monster it kills as intended…

Hello, and Happy New Year! This update brings numerous new artifacts to the game along with a couple of bug fixes and balance changes. You can read the full itemized changelog below. The next large update will be the new class, bringing the…

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36304302/975512b20fe3041e857ba38764d9ae4a686dcfbc.jpg Let's wrap up the year with the largest content update to date. New Mechanics Some monsters now can web cards. Webbed cards can be played which removes the web, and…

Finally, Hellcard got its green check mark and is 100% Steam Deck Verified. It's been a long road - we reworked controls and GUI (including a custom card template with a much larger text area) to ensure the game is readable on small…

This update mainly focuses on balance, including a complete rework of several cards and a massive number of buffs and tweaks to others. I will post a full changelog with all changes listed at the end of the post. Along with old values for…

This update is a mixed bag of miscellaneous Quality of Life stuff, bug fixes, and content. Although Hellcard is playable on Steam Deck we are on a quest to get that Green Tick of Gaben's Approval. This week's update hopefully will get us…

This update, aside from fixing issues reported by the community, also addresses some of the feedback we got regarding the Endless mode. Specifically, the transitions between block caps are smoother now, we would like to see how this plays…

Thank you everyone for reporting bugs and submitting balance feedback! This hotfix update addresses the Alanach upgrade path bug and other issues, including a rare crash. Version 0.6.230801 - 1 Aug 2023 Improved balance to prevent overly…

While working on the new class we squeezed in some work on bugs and quality-of-life stuff! Here is a full changelog: Version 0.6.230725 - 25 Jun 2023 Disabled dungeon camera movement when using the feedback widget Fixed crash when aborting…

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36304302/ab76acdd6d2584b0f8f94c4fccf9b396b3729fbf.png Despite adding plenty of unplanned quality-of-life features we are starting on track with executing the roadmap planned for the EA. Without further ado, let me present…

Today's update introduces the option to save sets of Torment modifiers, an often-requested quality-of-life improvement, a totally new look for the first 4 arenas, and a slew of bug fixes. There is more than meets the eye to it, though. It…

A couple of players asked me in Discord when the next update is coming and why. tl;dr It's coming in a few weeks because it will be a large one. Long-form: Shortly after the launch, we published a patch every day (sometimes twice a day!).…