Dark Table CCG

I say this as someone who travels every year specifically to play two multiplayer CCGs no one plays anymore. I am the absolutely ideal target for a game like this. This is not a viable game. It feels like a Unity example project. Everything is clunky and amateur-looking, FPS is locked at 30, tutorial text appears in the corner of the screen and then teleports to its intended position over other text you were probably trying to read. It requires an Epic account. Devs want to implement NFT trading down the road. SteamDB chart hovers around 0-2 players online at any given time. The mechanics, should you get to actually play, seem to be pretty standard dudebasher stuff rather than anything political or social. Online videos and reviews seem to be largely paid shills with no knowledge of the game. See if you can find one person saying anything of substance about it. I hesitate to say "scam," but this is at the very least a developer putting the cart way before the horse. If this ever becomes a real game, I'll be elated and will change my review. Until then, I hope someone is able to pull this concept off someday.

It's a pretty solid CCG overall. Gives me Magic vibes but a lot more streamlined and a number of unique mechanics to set itself apart. The 1v1v1v1 mode is a ton of fun and makes for a chaotic mode where you never know what will happen. My first game I managed to horde monsters while the others fought and occasionally smacked my face, then I sacrificed them all to make my commander have an 18 skill wall so he was undamageable, that never would have worked in a 1v1. That being said I do find the 60 second timer very restrictive for this mode, it should be increased to atleast 2 minutes to allow each player to make their turns. Theres a ton of unique card traits and synergy between cards which I was not expecting in an early access CCG, not to mention the lack of an obnoxious mana system prevents the game from losing tempo. Every turn you get 10 mana and you play whatever cards with it you want. The game gives you a pretty solid lineup of cards for free to start, seems like 3 different decks which all feel really decent. Most monetisation is cosmetic stuff like card backs and whatnot. You can earn gold after every game to purchase a lot of stuff so overall the monetisation isn't that bad for a free game. My only real negatives have nothing to do with the CCG itself, as thats all very polished. As others have stated the requirement to link your Epic account is an out of place and strange choice, as the game itself doesn't feel like it has any actual ties to Epic. Also the lack of an AI to practice against is sorely missed, especially in a smaller game like this where queue times might be rather high at times. These are pretty minor gripes though. Overall its a free CCG, it would have to be abysmally bad for me to give it a bad review, download it and give it a try yourself, its a fun time!