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Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

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  • Summary: Card Hunter is is an innovative new take on strategy gaming that lets its developers flex their turn-based gaming muscles in a way that they never could have as part of a bigger outfit.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. DarkStation
    Sep 26, 2013
    100
    It absolutely harkens back to my own time as a tabletop gamer, with both D&D and CCGs, and its story treats those memories like they’re a treasure, rather than a punchline. Will you enjoy it as much if you don’t have those memories to draw on? Well, if you like fun, and can stomach learning something new, then I don’t see how you get out of this without having at least a little.
  2. USgamer
    Sep 12, 2013
    100
    Card Hunter gets it right in every which way that matters, and even in some of the ways that don't. It's geeky, goofy tabletop fun remade for the modern web browser: brilliantly designed, highly appealing and top-notch fun.
  3. VideoGamer
    Oct 7, 2013
    90
    If you’re a tactics nut like me, Card Hunter is wonderful stuff. Deep, smart, and lovingly crafted - this is proof that free-to-play can work even without costumes and hats.
  4. Multiplayer.it
    Sep 12, 2013
    81
    Card Hunter is a remarkable and sophisticated casual game with a deep strategic soul. Unfortunately it lacks some options to personalize matches and involve other players in our own adventures.
  5. Edge Magazine
    Oct 10, 2013
    80
    This is a game that takes its fantasy as seriously as it needs to be, which is to say both lightly and with rigour in homage to the communal games that make up videogames’ heritage. But it’s also a real original.
  6. Hardcore Gamer Magazine
    Oct 3, 2013
    80
    Card Hunter folds the best of card games and video games into a single experience. The combat and aesthetics all gel together in a unique browser-based game. Try the game, even if you’re not into board games, as it a should scratch the itch of anyone who is missing a polished turn based experience.
  7. Eurogamer
    Sep 12, 2013
    70
    It has a lot of potential and I'm interested to see how it grows, because it's a game that's all about trying new things: new tricks, new combinations, new possibilities.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. ACfromDC
    Sep 17, 2013
    10
    This is my favorite F2P game right now. It is really addicting. You don't need to play it everyday, but once you start playing it you can't put it down. I have several friends who are also now hooked on this game.… Expand
  2. MaroBaro
    Sep 25, 2013
    10
    long time magic fan... i still play it a lot semi-pro but this game is super dope. highly recommend it.... ohh and you can pretty much just go single player and never spend a dime. i would recomend getting the 25$ base package tought… Expand
  3. BCNE
    Sep 17, 2013
    10
    I've been hooked on Card Hunter since beta. I'm hoping the game comes to mobile devices soon. The only thing I would like to see a longer campaign map.… Expand
  4. Radiant999
    Sep 22, 2013
    9
    This game must-play for CCG fans; I've been a fan of the genre since I first played MTG back in the 90ies, but I quit, because it was becoming too expensive.
    I still like to play digital CCG though, but most games are pay-to-win and offer very little content unless you spend a lot of money on them.
    Card Hunter is completely free, you can buy a "club membership" to receive 1 extra item after each battle, but you won't need those at all.
    The game itself is a superb grid-based tactical rpg with a lot of focus on deck-building through looting.
    Many different enemies, item combinations, strategies and a huge list of cards make sure it never becomes repetitive.    … Expand
  5. Cazliostro
    Sep 30, 2013
    9
    This is a near-perfect game. It is a balanced blend of CCG and tabletop strategy. The game mechanics allow for a wide variety of strategies and every scenario in the SP campaign is its own little tactical puzzle to be figured out. The challenge level is spot-on, with most matches coming down to the last few survivors, cards and hit points an incredible balancing act considering the level of complexity offered by the variety of cards.

    The art style and story of the game are spectacular and evoke a great deal of nostalgia for anyone who remembers the halcyon days of tabletop gaming in the 80's and 90's. This was obviously a labor of love on the part of the developers and it shows.

    The addition of more content and game modes will eventually make this game a 10/10 in my opinion. Well worth playing.    … Expand
  6. Jimbo364
    Sep 27, 2013
    9
    Probably the most fun and addicting turn based game I've played yet. The loot system is great, cards are tied to items and there are many items to collect. The campaign is very long with 40 levels and an additional 11 that you can buy. The graphics are very fitting, the gameplay is very deep and will make you think hard at times. Multiplayer is fun, although it could use more modes since it only has Capture the Point for now. Overall a great game for any board game and/or turn based RPG fan.… Expand
  7. Kluge
    Oct 4, 2013
    2
    Card Hunter is a CCG with items instead of a standard deck of individually-selected cards. Items function as "coupled card packs" where each item slot is an opportunity for putting new cards in a character's deck, keeping in mind that you can only equip one item (or "coupled card pack") there. You control three characters with their own decks, of which the cards have very standard CCG effects. Battles work in a standard CCG way, where you lay one card per turn, then the other person lays a card. At the end of battles you loot new equipment (rather, in a roundabout way, new "coupled card packs"). The p2w aspect is definitely there, but the pay part isn't too horribly in-your-face after the hand-holding initial section of the single-player campaign (though they definitely sell it), and the singleplayer campaign can be easily played through without needing to buy anything (at least as far as I went before quitting). This is pretty much the game if you've played a CCG, you've pretty much played this. I didn't find anything particularly exciting about it, and it didn't hold my attention. I've never had much interest in CCG, so I'll beg pardon for the negative rating, but this game did nothing to turn me into a fan of the genre, as someone who very much enjoys other subgenres of strategy games.… Expand

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