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Steam app 22500 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:31 UTC

Spectromancer

A turn-based online fantasy card game. No character leveling, no grinding, no deck building - just 100% skill-based and fast-paced card battles!

Spectromancer Steam header artwork
Apus Software, Three Donkeys LLCThree Donkeys LLC
9playing now
1324-hour peak
33all-time peak
8average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+1Gain+13.5%% gain20Peak

285 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

171 months, July 2012 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

091827362012201420172019202120242026July 201222 monthly peakAugust 201220 monthly peakSeptember 201219 monthly peakOctober 201219 monthly peakNovember 201220 monthly peakDecember 201222 monthly peakJanuary 201328 monthly peakFebruary 201321 monthly peakMarch 201333 monthly peakApril 201324 monthly peakMay 201321 monthly peakJune 201317 monthly peakJuly 201317 monthly peakAugust 201318 monthly peakSeptember 201320 monthly peakOctober 201320 monthly peakNovember 201315 monthly peakDecember 201318 monthly peakJanuary 201419 monthly peakFebruary 201418 monthly peakMarch 201414 monthly peakApril 201415 monthly peakMay 201417 monthly peakJune 201415 monthly peakJuly 201414 monthly peakAugust 201412 monthly peakSeptember 201416 monthly peakOctober 201413 monthly peakNovember 201414 monthly peakDecember 201412 monthly peakJanuary 201513 monthly peakFebruary 201514 monthly peakMarch 201510 monthly peakApril 201514 monthly peakMay 201515 monthly peakJune 201516 monthly peakJuly 201512 monthly peakAugust 201511 monthly peakSeptember 201511 monthly peakOctober 201512 monthly peakNovember 201512 monthly peakDecember 201512 monthly peakJanuary 201613 monthly peakFebruary 201626 monthly peakMarch 201614 monthly peakApril 201610 monthly peakMay 201610 monthly peakJune 20169 monthly peakJuly 201610 monthly peakAugust 201610 monthly peakSeptember 201611 monthly peakOctober 201612 monthly peakNovember 201614 monthly peakDecember 201610 monthly peakJanuary 201710 monthly peakFebruary 201712 monthly peakMarch 20179 monthly peakApril 201710 monthly peakMay 201712 monthly peakJune 201712 monthly peakJuly 201710 monthly peakAugust 201713 monthly peakSeptember 201710 monthly peakOctober 201711 monthly peakNovember 201711 monthly peakDecember 201710 monthly peakJanuary 201812 monthly peakFebruary 201813 monthly peakMarch 201811 monthly peakApril 201810 monthly peakMay 201811 monthly peakJune 201810 monthly peakJuly 201811 monthly peakAugust 20189 monthly peakSeptember 20189 monthly peakOctober 201810 monthly peakNovember 20189 monthly peakDecember 201811 monthly peakJanuary 201911 monthly peakFebruary 201911 monthly peakMarch 20198 monthly peakApril 201914 monthly peakMay 201910 monthly peakJune 20199 monthly peakJuly 201910 monthly peakAugust 20199 monthly peakSeptember 201911 monthly peakOctober 201911 monthly peakNovember 201912 monthly peakDecember 201910 monthly peakJanuary 202013 monthly peakFebruary 202011 monthly peakMarch 202015 monthly peakApril 202011 monthly peakMay 202010 monthly peakJune 202015 monthly peakJuly 202013 monthly peakAugust 202011 monthly peakSeptember 20209 monthly peakOctober 202010 monthly peakNovember 202013 monthly peakDecember 202013 monthly peakJanuary 202112 monthly peakFebruary 202117 monthly peakMarch 202119 monthly peakApril 202116 monthly peakMay 202114 monthly peakJune 202116 monthly peakJuly 202117 monthly peakAugust 202119 monthly peakSeptember 202116 monthly peakOctober 202118 monthly peakNovember 202117 monthly peakDecember 202115 monthly peakJanuary 202217 monthly peakFebruary 202216 monthly peakMarch 202214 monthly peakApril 202220 monthly peakMay 202217 monthly peakJune 202216 monthly peakJuly 202218 monthly peakAugust 202226 monthly peakSeptember 202220 monthly peakOctober 202218 monthly peakNovember 202216 monthly peakDecember 202218 monthly peakJanuary 202317 monthly peakFebruary 202316 monthly peakMarch 202319 monthly peakApril 202318 monthly peakMay 202322 monthly peakJune 202318 monthly peakJuly 202319 monthly peakAugust 202315 monthly peakSeptember 202317 monthly peakOctober 202319 monthly peakNovember 202317 monthly peakDecember 202320 monthly peakJanuary 202417 monthly peakFebruary 202420 monthly peakMarch 202419 monthly peakApril 202417 monthly peakMay 202419 monthly peakJune 202423 monthly peakJuly 202426 monthly peakAugust 202424 monthly peakSeptember 202422 monthly peakOctober 202418 monthly peakNovember 202422 monthly peakDecember 202416 monthly peakJanuary 202522 monthly peakFebruary 202521 monthly peakMarch 202523 monthly peakApril 202520 monthly peakMay 202521 monthly peakJune 202518 monthly peakJuly 202521 monthly peakAugust 202516 monthly peakSeptember 202517 monthly peakOctober 202516 monthly peakNovember 202519 monthly peakDecember 202521 monthly peakJanuary 202619 monthly peakFebruary 202619 monthly peakMarch 202618 monthly peakApril 202618 monthly peakMay 202620 monthly peakJune 202619 monthly peakJuly 202622 monthly peakAugust 202618 monthly peakSeptember 202620 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

06121824July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202622 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202618 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202620 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

0612182401 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 20269 peakThursday 02 July 202622 peakFriday 03 July 202615 peakSaturday 04 July 202610 peakSunday 05 July 202610 peakMonday 06 July 202612 peakTuesday 07 July 202611 peakWednesday 08 July 202610 peakThursday 09 July 202613 peakFriday 10 July 202616 peakSaturday 11 July 202613 peakSunday 12 July 202615 peakMonday 13 July 202613 peakTuesday 14 July 202616 peakWednesday 15 July 202612 peakThursday 16 July 202618 peakFriday 17 July 202614 peakSaturday 18 July 202614 peakSunday 19 July 202612 peakMonday 20 July 202613 peakTuesday 21 July 202614 peakWednesday 22 July 202612 peakThursday 23 July 202612 peakFriday 24 July 202611 peakSaturday 25 July 202612 peakSunday 26 July 20268 peakMonday 27 July 202611 peakTuesday 28 July 202610 peakWednesday 29 July 202612 peakThursday 30 July 202614 peakFriday 31 July 202613 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 165 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

0510151901 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202610 peakSunday 02 August 202610 peakMonday 03 August 202610 peakTuesday 04 August 202611 peakWednesday 05 August 202610 peakThursday 06 August 202613 peakFriday 07 August 202616 peakSaturday 08 August 202617 peakSunday 09 August 202610 peakMonday 10 August 202613 peakTuesday 11 August 202612 peakWednesday 12 August 202611 peakThursday 13 August 202611 peakFriday 14 August 202611 peakSaturday 15 August 202616 peakSunday 16 August 202611 peakMonday 17 August 202612 peakTuesday 18 August 202611 peakWednesday 19 August 202613 peakThursday 20 August 202614 peakFriday 21 August 202612 peakSaturday 22 August 202614 peakSunday 23 August 202613 peakMonday 24 August 202618 peakTuesday 25 August 202613 peakWednesday 26 August 202611 peakThursday 27 August 202612 peakFriday 28 August 202611 peakSaturday 29 August 202612 peakSunday 30 August 202616 peakMonday 31 August 202613 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 120 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0511162201 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202616 peakWednesday 02 September 202616 peakThursday 03 September 202620 peakFriday 04 September 202613 peakSaturday 05 September 202617 peakSunday 06 September 202616 peakMonday 07 September 202614 peakTuesday 08 September 202619 peakWednesday 09 September 202617 peakThursday 10 September 202610 peakFriday 11 September 202614 peakSaturday 12 September 202613 peak

October 2026

Spectromancer was released on 11 Feb, 2009.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:31 UTC
App ID
22500
Last updated
22 Aug 2022 build 9361253
Developer
Apus Software, Three Donkeys LLC
Publisher
Three Donkeys LLC
Release date
11 Feb, 2009
Platforms
Windows
Download size
30 MB
Install size
51 MB
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Controller support
Unknown
Declared DRM
Activation code Renewal on request, 5 machine activation limit

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

StrategyTurn-BasedCard BattlerMultiplayerReplay ValueCard GameFree to PlayFantasy2DPvPIndieBoard GameLocal MultiplayerPuzzleTabletopDifficultDeckbuildingTouch-Friendly
About this gameFull description from Steam
Open your mind and discover your power as you explore the world of Spectromancer! A turn-based online fantasy card game, co-designed by Magic: The Gathering's Richard Garfield and Alexey Stankevich, creator of Astral Tournament and Astral Masters, Spectromancer allows players to participate in a magical duel against other mages by strategically summoning creatures and casting spells. Play as one of six powerful types of wizards and take on the corrupt council of magic and its innumerable minions. Each mage uses five magical elements during a duel - Fire, Water, Air, Earth and a fifth related to the specific mage type. Using one of six mage types in the game, Clerics, Mechanicians, Necromancers, Chaosmasters, Dominators and Illusionists, players duel against the computer or against other online players live. By adding new spells and new allies to your side, players will open new strategic options to master. Spectromancer provides a varied pallet of foes and environments that force players to watch every turn of a card. Each player takes on a journey of discovery reflected in the tricks they master as a player, with the challenges increasing in multi-player, Spectromancer pits players against hundreds of challenges of amazing tactical depth. Co-designed by Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering A turn-based strategy game with an elegant interface and great depth Wide variety of spells and mages gives nearly endless replay value Multiple levels of difficulty to provide player of all skill levels a challenge Play as one of six different types of mages, each with unique spells and strategies Pit yourself against players from around the world in multi-player play Build your character's spells and abilities over time in the extensive campaign
Content & age ratings4 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Violência fantasiosa
IGRS18Interaksi Daring · Kekerasan
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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

OS *: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10 Processor: P3 class or faster Memory: 128 MB Graphics: GeForce-2 class or faster with 32+ MB RAM, 1024x768 screen resolution DirectX Version: DirectX 8 Hard Drive: 50 MB * On Windows 7 or higher may require Windows XP compatibility mode for full functionality.

Recommended

Supported languages2 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
Russian

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements
DemosPlayable demos on Steam

13 developer announcements, May 2016 to Feb 2023 · times in UTC

February

  1. Spectromancer for iPad works again!

    After iOS 16 release Spectromancer became unplayable and broken on iPad tablets. Finally, the game is repaired and updated, so now it works as it should!

    Spectromancer

August

  1. Chinese version crash fixed

    Fixed crash issue on game load when Chinese language is selected.

    Patch notes
  2. Custom DRM removed.

    We have removed our custom activation-based DRM. Forget about activation codes - you no longer need them. And it doesn't depend on the game server anymore. All the game features are available from start. In addition, the game has been…

    Spectromancer

October

  1. The Secret of Card Revealed by Kealah

    Kealah is an expert on the game rules, he knows all the nuances of game mechanics. That's why he can show and explain why Spectromancer is so unique and brilliant game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/22500/Spectromancer/

    Spectromancer
  2. Watch Daidalos play Spectromancer online

    Daidalos will smash random opponents in the PvP multiplayer online. https://store.steampowered.com/app/22500/Spectromancer/

    Spectromancer
  3. The ancestor, Astral Masters - is coming soon!

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1790630/Astral_Masters/

    Spectromancer

February

  1. New languages: Portuguese (Brazil) and Simplified Chinese

    The game is now available in Portuguese (Brazil) language: many thanks to Úillis Rafael who made this translation patch. Older Simplified Chinese translation is also made available for Steam users. Both language patches are made for the…

    Spectromancer

October

  1. Astral Towers released on Steam for the first time

    Astral Towers is a card game with "one turn - one action" mechanic - like Spectromancer. But this is mostly an adventure game: there are 89 missions at 2 difficulty levels. The original game was made in 2011. It was English-only and…

    Spectromancer

March

  1. The game engine is made open source

    The game engine behind Spectromancer and Astral Heroes games is made open source and published at GitHub: https://github.com/Cooler2/ApusGameEngine I've also published source code of some demo projects including Astral Heroes website, game…

    Spectromancer

January

  1. Please support our DRM-free card game

    We want to publish a DRM-free version of our card game "Astral Towers". All it need is just your support at Steam Greenlight: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=815924591 Thank you!

    Spectromancer
  2. Please support our DRM-free card game

    We want to publish a DRM-free version of our card game "Astral Towers". All it need is just your support at Steam Greenlight: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=815924591 Thank you!

    Spectromancer

May

  1. Our new game, Astral Heroes needs your votes at Greenlight!

    Please vote for our new card game - Astral Heroes: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=664197983 The game is free-to-play and it's already available as open beta. No any DRM this time! :)

    Spectromancer
  2. Our new game, Astral Heroes needs your votes at Greenlight!

    Please vote for our new card game - Astral Heroes: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=664197983 The game is free-to-play and it's already available as open beta. No any DRM this time! :)

    Spectromancer

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