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Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.

Card Shark is a indie, story rich and historical game developed by Nerial and published by Devolver Digital.
Released on June 02nd 2022 is available on Windows and MacOS in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil and Russian.

It has received 2,809 reviews of which 2,559 were positive and 250 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 5.10€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Card Shark into these genres:

Indie Story Rich Historical Card Game Stealth Mystery Interactive Fiction Hand-drawn Simulation 2D Atmospheric Stylized Tutorial Narration Gambling Adventure Quick-Time Events RPG Alternate History Point & Click

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-530 (2*2930) / AMD A8-3850 (4 * 2900) or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics / Radeon HD 6550D or equivalent
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Controller Recommended
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.9.5 or later
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M (4 * 2500) or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon HD 6630M (256 VRAM) or equivalent
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Controller Recommended

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
I'm horrible at card games. This game has taught me that I'm also horrible at cheating at card games. Fun little story set in 18th century France where you have to cheat at cards in order to build yourself up a veritable fortune, while also cheating death! Recommended!
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Dec. 2024
This is definitely a very interesting take on a card game with a story-driven approach to it and a really beautiful art style. I just have one complaint and that has to do with the difficulty/lack of access to previous tutorials on it, it's really hard to pick the game back up if you haven't played it for a while. I experienced this after taking a break from playing it for a few months, and now I find myself completely lost and can't remember the tactics/strategies that the gameplay requires to progress. The game does let you refer back to a description of the strategies you've learned but without being able to practice them again, it's quite difficult to pick this back up again. That's a real shame because I did really like the game itself but I'm stuck on the final act and can't seem to complete it only because it's been a while since I played it. Would have been great if the game included a feature to let you do the tutorials/practice the strategies you've learned at any point in the game.
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Nov. 2024
very good story, very engaging gameplay, but the story comes to an end a little to soon and a little too abruptly. Be sure to enjoy as much of the game as possible in your first playthrough, as the replay value drops quickly
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Sept. 2024
The most fascinating thing about Card Shark is that it's a card game where you don't even know what game you're playing. The only thing you're concerned with is cheating. All the tricks you'll use in the game are actual card tricks and cheats you can try in real life, which is incredibly interesting on its own. The story, set in France during king's Louis XV monarchy, does a good job at tying together all the stages and basically takes you on a tour of 18th century pre-revolutionary France. Special props to the sound track, which is amazing and fits perfectly both the historical period and the mood the game sets. It playes perfectly on the Steam Deck.
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Aug. 2024
I played this game like 2 years ago and I'm still looking to find another game that has its exact ratio of super interesting theme/concept/setting, great story and characters, unique and somewhat challenging gameplay, and gorgeous art. I've never played a game quite like this but I desperately wish to play another one. It was also really educational in the best way! I'm bummed I've never heard anyone talk about this except for the single twitter thread that I heard about this from, because imo it deserves a lot more chatter. Play this if you like when a game has a satisfying story and doesn't take one million years.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Card Shark is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

Card Shark is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.

Card Shark received 2,559 positive votes out of a total of 2,809 achieving a rating of 8.73.
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Card Shark was developed by Nerial and published by Devolver Digital.

Card Shark is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Card Shark is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Card Shark is not playable on Linux.

Card Shark is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Card Shark. Explore additional content available for Card Shark on Steam.

Card Shark does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Card Shark does not support Steam Remote Play.

Card Shark is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Card Shark.

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Card Shark
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8.7
2,559
250
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Nerial
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Devolver Digital
Release 02 Jun 2022
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