Chase the big pull
Insert packs or booster boxes into the Rip Station while managing shop operations. Upgrade for improved speed and odds, since consistent wins require sustained effort.
Open packs. Manage shelves. Challenge customers.
Begin with a modest storefront and one booster box. Transform it into the city's premier card shop.
Demo available now. Full game launching via Steam Early Access.
Your card shop business begins here
Buy low, sell high
Source inventory from wholesalers, manage deliveries, adjust shelf pricing to market fluctuations. Maximize profit margins with strategic adjustments.
Build your customer base
Attract pack hunters, collectors, bargain seekers, and high-value patrons. Foster loyalty through personalized service and special offers when they bring personal cards.
Master Battleforge
Face customers in an integrated TCG. Utilize elemental affinities, evolve units, establish lane synergies, equip relics, and deploy reaction spells to alter duel outcomes. Available in Standard, Blitz, and Marathon formats, or define your own custom ruleset.
Collect, craft and grade
Open packs, complete your binder, transform duplicates into rare items, submit top cards for grading. Decide whether to keep graded cards or integrate them directly into your deck.
Make the shop your own
Employ staff for counter operations and shelf management, personalize storefront aesthetics tile-by-tile, and customize your character profile. Experience evolving seasons and events that transform your space over time.
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A complete card game waits behind the counter
Battleforge is a complete trading card game built into Card Shop Duelist, with its own card pool, metagame, and reason to keep opening packs.
Every card you stock is playable. Build decks from seven elemental affinities, evolve units mid-match, and construct lanes that reward setup two turns later. Equip relics for effects that persist. Hold reaction spells to punish opponents who think they've already won.
Play the mode you want. Standard supports full decks and long matches. Blitz resolves quickly when you want decisions made fast. Marathon extends the game with deep resources and swings that happen multiple times per match. Custom lets you define your own ruleset. Duel the customers visiting your shop, or play online against up to seven additional players.
The cards you sell are the same cards you play.
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Standard
The full experience. Complete decks, room for build variety, matches that go the distance.
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Blitz
Fast and decisive. Smaller decks, quicker turns, games resolved in minutes.
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Marathon
The extended play. Deep resources available, games that swing beyond a single exchange.
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Custom
Your rules, your table. Define your own ruleset and play Battleforge the way you want it.
Seven affinities, seven playstyles
Seven elements approach differently. Pick the one matching how you like to win, or learn all seven so you know what approaches across the table.
Every affinity has its own card pool, and every card within it appears in packs stocked on your shelves.
Access the demo or prepare for launch
The complimentary demo is immediately available on Steam. Registering your interest via wishlist demonstrates support for our independent studio, your contribution directly impacts development.
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Display hardware requirements
| Minimum Configuration | Recommended Configuration | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 or 11 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-3550 / AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | GTX 1050 Ti / RX 560 | GTX 1660 or RTX 2060 / RX 5700 XT |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| Storage | 4 GB available space | 6 GB available space |
Full controller support for Xbox, DualShock and DualSense controllers. Cloud save integration via Steam. Flexible pacing at your discretion.
About Early Access
Card Shop Duelist arrives on Steam Early Access. You'll play it while development continues, and your feedback will guide where the game goes.
Why Early Access?
A shop simulation depends on its economy feeling balanced. That balance comes from real players, not one developer tuning it alone. Pricing, pack odds, customer behaviour, and the Battleforge metagame all need actual community input to settle into a good state. Early Access is where that balance gets found through player participation.
What's in it now?
The full shop loop is present. Battleforge includes all seven affinities. Online play supports up to eight players. Progression ties these systems together. This is a complete game you can invest real hours into, not a vertical slice.
How long will it be in Early Access?
Around a year, depending on how things progress.
How will the full version differ?
The full version includes online multiplayer for up to eight players and modding support, alongside two or three concrete additions that expand both shop and duel content beyond the current scope.
Will the price change?
The full game may carry a higher price at 1.0 release than the Early Access period pricing.
How are you involving the community?
Discord is where collaboration happens. Bug reports, balance arguments, deck lists, and feature requests all go there and get read. Steam discussions work too, but Discord is faster and responses come more quickly.
Wishlist it to receive notification when Early Access opens. Play the free demo now and share your feedback.
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Common questions addressed
Yes. The complimentary demo is currently available on Steam. It provides immediate insight into the core shop loop mechanics.
Card Shop Duelist launches via Steam Early Access without a specific date announced at this time. Wishlist registration enables automatic notification upon availability.
You'll experience an actively developed product, contributing to its evolution through early feedback. Updates are regularly scheduled; minor adjustments may occur during this phase.
Full-game pricing remains unannounced. The demo is free with no associated costs.
Solo play or online collaboration supports up to seven additional players. Cooperative shop management and PvP duel mechanics in Battleforge are available.
An integrated TCG featuring six elemental affinities, evolving units, synergistic lanes, relics, and reactive spells across Standard, Blitz, and Marathon formats, plus custom rulesets you define yourself. Your customers will challenge you with their decks.
Windows PC via Steam. Full controller support enabled.
Streaming and monetized content creation are permitted without permission. No restrictions apply.
Sprite Logic Games, an independent development studio.
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Independent development studio currently developing Card Shop Duelist. We read all correspondence, contact us with questions or feedback.
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