I really want to like this game but playing the tutorial felt like it didn’t explain a lot of the mechanics. Several times my bonus cards wouldn’t work or count for pairs and I didn’t know why. Not sure if it was a bug or lack of understanding on my part and that’s never a good feeling. Potential is there for a very cool experience if these issues are sorted out.Also I noticed some bad reviews because of it but I love the UI design, the slide is cool and unique!

I love this game it's so cool! But the inaccessibility of game items like food for healing makes the game to difficult. This becomes frustrating because the game gets repetitive and unfair if you keep pulling bad hands (which I tend to do), and you cannot get far enough even using the shields and daggers. I never have enough gold by the time I reach a settlement so I don't get to buy food. Maybe I'm just bad at it?? Or confused. But I do believe there should be more early-game health items to keep players engaged, otherwise it just becomes a "deal cards" sim. I love it though, I see a lot of fun potential, I gave five stars because I want the game's rating to go up so more people play it it's fun and I'd like to see updates in the future.

I was a fan of the handheld video poker games in the 90's. Very basic but fun for hours. This is the RPG twist on that five card draw style of poker. There is quite a lot to the game and the vast majority of features require unlocking through play and achievements. You can play the main mode as much as you like with the starting class for free. Inside the game there is a codex going over the game's features and mechanics, allowing you to really see what is offered before buying or even investing much time. The stat tracking is excellent if you are into that kind of thing. If you buy the game you will have access to several more modes as well as other classes and a daily leaderboard. The music is pretty awesome and fits the 90's vibe perfectly.

I appreciate the developer giving a full trial run for free, and the fair monetizing for the full game if you like it, with no ads or data collection. That is to be applauded. The design is cool too and I like the concept. But there seems to be issues, or they’re not explained. For example, just before level 10, I got an item that said it would protect you from dying once. So I bought it, and then clicked on it before playing the boss. And I died. It didn’t protect me from dying and give me another chance. This happened to me in two runs. I deleted the game after that. I do wish the file size were smaller, though it’s ok. And it seems like too many hands end up being “nothing” no matter what you do. So I found it frustrating, especially when an item that was supposed to save my life didn’t. Other people may really like it though. But be sure to read the whole Codex section or you’ll miss some important info. I really wanted to like this, but it seemed a bit hard, and if items don’t work and you don’t earn many gems, you can’t advance easily. In all my plays I earned one gem, only once. Which isn’t enough to buy an upgrade. Anyway, try it, it is cool, maybe you won’t run into the same issues.