
The Drowned Deal is a roguelike deck-building card game inspired by poker. Build powerful hands, buy cursed coins to boost combo points, and survive pirate battles filled with unique penalties every round.
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The Drowned Deal is a roguelike deck-building card game inspired by poker. Buy cursed coins to enhance poker combo points, survive varied penalties each round, and face deadly pirate cards on the high seas.

Cursed Coins: Discover 45 unique cursed coins, each with its own special ability. Strengthen your hand, unlock powerful synergies, and uncover hidden effects that can change the course of every run.


Powerful Hands: Build a variety of strong poker-inspired hands, each carrying its own base damage value. Strive to create the ultimate hand and unleash the most powerful combination of all — The Drowned Deal.

Penalty System: Face more than 15 unique penalties that can change with every run. Each pirate encounter may impose a new challenge, making your mission to capture them even harder—so be careful how you play.

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Languages: English
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The Drowned Deal ist ein Roguelike-Kartenspiel, bei dem man in einem Piratensetting Kämpfe mit Karten ausführt. Im Grunde genommen hat man dabei Pokerkarten mit anderen Motiven und Farbwerten und je nachdem, welche Pokerhand man zusammenstellen kann, macht man mehr Schaden am Gegner. Das ist eine durchaus interessante Grundidee. Die Frage ist nur: Funktioniert sie auch in der Praxis? Ja und dann doch Nein. Grafisch ist das Spiel durchaus ansehnlich. Das Piratenthema ist gut umgesetzt, und auch die Musik passt stimmungsvoll dazu. Irgendwie hat der Entwickler sich sogar eine Hintergrundstory ausgedacht. Die wird aber nur ganz am Anfang kurz erwähnt und ergibt nicht wirklich Sinn. Naja, sei’s drum. Viel wichtiger ist sowieso das Gameplay. Und da gibt’s zunächst ein Problem: Die Mechaniken werden nur spärlich erklärt. Es braucht einen Moment, bis man wirklich durchblickt. Dann aber kommt man schnell rein. Und tatsächlich machen die Kämpfe anfangs durchaus Spass. Es gibt ein gewisses taktisches Element: Spiele ich diese Karten jetzt als Paar oder hoffe ich noch auf eine stärkere Kombination? Dazu kommen negative Effekte, die pro Kampf variieren, und mit gewonnenen Münzen kann man sich dauerhafte Boni kaufen. Das alles unterhält gut. Für einen kurzen Moment. Denn ziemlich bald wird das Gameplay sehr, sehr repetitiv. Ausser den erwähnten Boni-Münzen gibt es schlicht nichts freizuschalten. Und da man nur sechs davon gleichzeitig besitzen kann, ist auch da irgendwann Schluss. Ja, man kann Münzen mit neuen Effekten ersetzen, aber keine davon verändert das Gameplay grundlegend. Es gibt keine interessanten Freischaltungen, keine neuen Kartenkombinationen, keine echten Überraschungen oder grosse Abwechslung. Und genau das wird dem Spiel zum Verhängnis: Es wird einfach sehr schnell langweilig. Fazit: Für Fans von Kartenspielen vielleicht einen Blick wert, aber aufgrund des auf Dauer viel zu eintönigen und repetitiven Gameplays wird es schnell einfach nur öde. Darum gibt’s von mir: keine Empfehlung.
This game feels refreshing in the same way Riot’s experimental Demon Hand did when it first dropped as a demo. It’s not trying to be just another standard poker clone instead it reimagines the familiar rules with a bold pirate theme, new symbols, and renamed hands that give the gameplay its own identity. At first it feels different, but once you play a few rounds the system clicks and the theme makes everything more immersive. If you enjoy roguelike card games that take risks and do something unique, this is definitely worth checking out.
--This is not great. --Reading values of face cards is hard. For some reason they replaced AKQJ cards with pirate symbols like a crosshairs or whatever... except I have no idea whether the crosshairs is supposed to be a J or an A, so it's miserable guessing at a glance whether I have a straight or not. The game also renamed hands for no reason, so a upgrade for "Kraken" hands is for flushes. --For roguelike poker, Balatro is vastly better. Among other things, it doesn't ask you to check a reference guide each time you forget what hand a "Harpoon" or a "Kraken" is supposed to be. --Some really basic stuff is missing like auto-sort. (You need to click a button after each draw to sort your hand). --The pirate music is not great for extended gameplay... which is kind of a hallmark of roguelike games. The pirate theme in general does not feel like a big plus here. --No interesting roguelike upgrades or decisions in 20 minutes. Pass
[code] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36948155-Card-Game-KING/] FOR MORE CARD AND BOARD GAMES FOLLOW US [b]CARD GAME KING [/b][/url] [/code] It's a pocket sized Balatro. If you are familiar with Balatro mechanics, there is not much to add - the game essentially follows its formula with a pirate theme. Instead of scores to beat you have opponents with a health bar. Instead of jokers there are cursed coins. Instead of poker cards there are pirate poker cards. In case you haven't played Balatro, it's a mix of scoring via poker hands and modifying each hand's score and multiplier while drafting powerful passive and active abilities. The Drowned Deal unfortunately doesn't do much to expand or enhance on the proven formula - in fact it chose to go into the opposite direction. Make a stripped down version at half the price. Obviously the Balatro formula works, so the end result is still a good game, but it's a bit difficult to imagine what kind of gamer could a smaller Balatro inspired game attract. [h1][b]The positive[/b] [/h1] + Balatro style gameplay + Looks and works nice (even though it's AI generated) [h1][b]The neutral[/b][/h1] * Face cards and suits icons have been substituted by pirate themed icons, and poker hand names with different names, which makes it harder to get used to. [h1][b]The negative[/b][/h1] - Lower content translated to lower staying power - No lower resolution options for windowed mode. Couldn't resize the window either. [h1][b]Conclusion:[/b] [/h1] Pocket sized Ballatro that doesn't really do much differently. Still fun, but less content than similar games of this type. Mixed recommendation 6.5/10. [code] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36948155-Card-Game-KING/] FOR MORE REVIEWS ABOUT CARD GAMES, CHECK OUT OUR CURATOR PAGE: [b]CARD GAME KING [/b][/url] or [url=https://twitter.com/TheCardGameKing][b]TWITTER[/b][/url][/code]
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