Dance of Cards Review: A Sumptuous, Slow-Burning Poker RPG Filled With Melancholy & Intrigue
Dance of Cards toes the line between narrative adventure and tactical RPG. On the surface, it might just look like a series of poker matches with mildly interesting and impactful stats, but it’s so much more. It’s a thriller, with new questions presenting themselves as you get the answers to others at every turn, and a focus on games of chance that force you to rely on strategy both in and out of the action. There’s a lot to dig your teeth into if you’re willing to be open to a completely new experience, one that will soak up dozens of hours of your time.
Dance of Cards key details Developer: GoodMorningMrFrog Platforms: PC via Steam Release Date: April 14, 2023 Cost: $9.99 Not Your Average RPGThe story of Dance of Cards does a great job of easing you into the core mechanics of the main thing you’ll be doing, playing poker. You play as Martin, a magician in a traveling show that’s just about to head out of town to the New World. After a quick introduction to poker and several other games of chance, you board the Magnific on a seven-day cruise to your destination. However, things quickly take a turn for the worse when the captain reveals, for some inexplicable reason, the entire ensemble of colorful characters heading for a fresh life in a new country must now battle it out in a prolonged, poker-themed battle royale.
Over the course of seven days, you’ll team up with characters of your choice to compete in poker games each night. If you lose, you risk death. Even if you win, you can risk your life to save a few members of the opposite team. No matter how well you play, the passengers are slowly whittled down day by day. As everyone conspires against each other, pulls together for story revelations, falls in love around
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