Missile Cards

Impulse-bought this one on release for heaven knows what reason (I think I saw it on Twitter? Maybe I was just feeling generous) and was... surprisingly enamoured? Most card games bore me, but this one's intuitive to pick up and remarkably nail-biting at times. Lots of risk-taking and balancing of various needs you can take beyond the bare minimum survival necessities. The strategic element is all very moment-to-moment, but it should give your brain a nice massage during your next lunch break.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=901822534 Fun, tactical, surprisingly addictive "turn-based defense card game" inspired by the Atari arcade classic Missile Command. Easy to learn, challenging to master. Continued plays earn you upgrade points for your base and unlock special cards. Like any card game, you are sometimes at the mercy of how the 'dealer' shuffled the deck, so to speak. :) Entertaining, pixelicious graphics. Missiles, lasers, cannons, shields, repair drones, orbital death rays, Maybe best compliment I can pay is that there's truly nothing else like it on Steam. Which I mean as a compliment. :) Also, the dev is responsive in the Steam forums.

I had previously played Nathan Meunier's "This Book Is A Dungeon," which I thoroughly enjoyed, so when I saw that he had released "Missile Cards" and that it was inspired by one of my favorite old Atari games, I was happy to spend $5. Having now completed the game, I had a great experience overall and I think that it was essentially the perfect length. The levels and artillery are diverse enough to keep the gameplay from being too repetitive in what is, objectively, a simple concept that is well-executed. While the gameplay principles are basic once you get the gist of them, there is still plenty of room for strategy and luck to make things interesting. I could see the concepts here being further expanded or for new content to be added at a later date. I look forward to seeing what Meunier's next project will be.

Saving the planet just became the luck of the draw, your chance of death is just as high as whipping out a rocket to save it, in this turn based missile defense game. Be patient as your luck will run out at times and you will just have to try again. With 5 total levels available for completionists to conquer, you will have to replay the same ones over and over again in order to master the heart of the cards! Full Tutorial and 1 failed mission (long story and tutorial...) https://youtu.be/VzNbdxfXU7o Game recommended for anyone not afraid of paper cuts and redundancies! Will rage again

Neat little game with surprising depth.

I wouldn't have said I was a fan of the card game genre especially, but decided to take a punt on Missile Cards - and I'm really glad I did! Very absorbing gameplay with an element of chance (as you'd expect from a card game) but definitely a good amount of strategy involved as well. This is particularly the case as you build up points and can then choose which upgrades to invest in for your base (makes all the difference in harder levels). I've spent about 3 hours so far and am not even half way through the levels yet (which get increasingly more difficult), so I think it'll be at least 10+ hours of gameplay. An absolute bargain given the selling price, so it's definitely worth picking up.

Really like it! this is pure gameplay, well thought out, well done developer! one of my new favorites! :-)

Not enough strategic variety to hold my interest. Maybe once you get more cards? But it's just not interesting enough to play that long.

Bueno, me ha resultado genial este juego. Desde hace mucho tenía deseos de jugarlo y finalmente decidí darle la oportunidad. Realmente sobrepasó mis expectativas, es sencillo pero aún así bastante entrentenido. Consigue variar las condiciones del juego en cada base y conseguir que la mísma dinámica sencilla se enriquezca. Para conseguir todas tareas principales de todas las bases me tardé 6 horas, pero me han quedado pendientes desbloquear mejoras y tareas secundarias con lo cual hay para rato. Realmente me he divertido y me ha gustado. Por otra parte sus apartados están muy bien logrados, tanto el apartado gráfico como el sonoro.

I'm not a really big fan of card games, but one has grabbed my attention. Simple and yet challenging gameplay mixed with nice bleeps and bloops and snazzy retro style art. And hey it's 5 dollars, good deal if you ask me.