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Build with intent
Choose a leader and a deck whose units, quests and synergies can survive once the cards leave your hand.
Out now in Early AccessReleased 27 October 2026
A tactical card battler where position is power
Every card takes the field.
Build a deck, choose a leader and turn your hand into a formation. Facing, hidden information, terrain and movement decide battles long after the draw.
Windows · Early Access on Steam
Cards become units
Your deck is only the beginning. The real decisions happen on the board.
A 31-chapter campaign
Fight through the saga chapter by chapter while individual cards earn XP, rank up and become future leaders.
Built from the books
Characters, factions and conflicts are drawn from the wider Lightspire saga.
The battle beneath the cards
Draw. Deploy. Outmanoeuvre.
Lightspire begins like a card game and unfolds like a skirmish. Every layer asks a different question, from the deck you bring to the square you are willing to hold.
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Commit to the grid
Cards become positioned units. Facing, lanes, terrain and support turn every placement into a promise.
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Control information
Play face down, force reveals and decide when hidden strength is worth exposing to the enemy.
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Grow the roster
Units earn persistent XP, rise through ranks and can eventually qualify to lead decks of their own.
Gameplay overviewIn-engine
New in developmentVictory reveal
A win does not end at the victory screen.
A new victory reveal draws over the board and waits for you to take it in before the rewards land: card XP, essence and new cards. Those rewards feed back into deck construction, so your roster carries its history from one battle to the next.
From unit to leader
The cards remember the battle.
A unit can begin as one choice in your opening hand and grow into the identity of an entirely new deck.
Fight
Position units, complete quests and win combat.
Earn
On-board cards gain XP through every match.
Rank up
A familiar unit becomes part of your long game.
Lead
Eligible rank-two units can command a deck.
Eligible units can become leaders from rank two. Leader abilities continue to unlock at ranks five, eight and ten, making roster growth a strategic choice rather than a cosmetic number.
Ways to play
From the books to the ladder.
The campaign carries the story of the novels onto the board. When you want a straight fight, Skirmish and multiplayer are waiting.
Campaign
31 chapters that follow the Lightspire saga, with a roster that remembers every battle.
Skirmish
Pick a leader and a deck and fight a one-off battle on your terms.
Multiplayer
Hotseat, LAN and online over Steam, with friendly, casual and ranked queues.
Out now in Early Access
Your first battle is waiting.
Lightspire: Cards is in Early Access, so the game keeps growing with your feedback. Play, then tell us where the tactics sing and where they need sharpening.