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Deckbound

Deckbound Heroes Gameplay @ PAX West 2016

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About Deckbound

Your deck is your only weapon.

You have been summoned to save a world ruled by Vorthax, the Demon Lord. You have no spells, no skills, no special moves - only cards. Every attack, shield, summon, dash and fireball is a card in your hand.

Real-time card combat

This is not a turn-based card game. Move, dodge and shoot in real time while a four-card hand refills beneath you. Pick a card and time slows to a crawl while you aim, then the chaos resumes. Chain Oil Flask into Fireball, freeze a crowd and shatter it with Heavy Strike, or bleed a boss dry and harvest it for health.

A collection that survives your mistakes

Every card you find is real loot. Bring it home and it joins your permanent collection forever - build, tune and theory-craft your 60-card decks between expeditions. Die in the dungeon and everything you were carrying is lost. Push one room deeper, or hold to teleport home? That choice is the game.

Dungeons inside dungeons

Procedurally generated dungeons hide shops, shrines, secret rooms, elite monsters - and doorways into smaller, deadlier sub-dungeons with their own guardians and treasure.

Bring friends

Drop into the same dungeon with up to three friends. Everyone brings their own class, deck and collection, and loot is per player - no fighting over drops.

  • 4 classes - Knight, Ranger, Mage and Necromancer - each with its own resource and starter deck

  • 60+ collectible cards across five rarities, plus upgraded forms forged at the Blacksmith

  • Real-time bullet-hell combat with slow-motion card targeting

  • 4 dungeons and 4 hidden sub-dungeons, each with its own monsters and loot

  • Multi-phase bosses: The Bramble Queen, Morrowgrave the Lich, The Ashen Knight and Vorthax, the Demon Lord

  • 30+ relics that bend the rules, from Ember Crown to Mirror Sigil

  • 2-4 player online and LAN co-op with instanced loot

  • A seeded Daily Expedition - same dungeon for everyone, every day

  • A town hub with a merchant, blacksmith, tailor, archivist and training grounds

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System Requirements

PC

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatible Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 200 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Windows 11 Processor: Quad-core 2.5 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Any GPU from 2016 or newer Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 200 MB available space

Mac

Minimum

Minimum: OS: macOS 11 Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatible Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 200 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended: OS: macOS 13 Processor: Quad-core 2.5 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Any GPU from 2016 or newer Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 200 MB available space

Linux

Minimum

Minimum: OS: 64-bit Linux (Ubuntu 22.04, SteamOS 3 or equivalent) Processor: Dual-core 64-bit (x86_64) CPU, 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatible GPU (Intel HD 4000 / GeForce GT 630 / Radeon HD 7000 series or newer) with up-to-date Mesa or vendor drivers Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 300 MB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit OS. Controller recommended. Fully playable on Steam Deck.

Recommended

Recommended: OS: 64-bit Linux (Ubuntu 24.04, Fedora 40, SteamOS 3) Processor: Quad-core 64-bit CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 GPU with Mesa 23+ or current NVIDIA drivers Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 300 MB available space