Arcana - Pocket Edition

ARCANA is a card-based roguelike. You always start from scratch with a basic deck, building a combination of cards and powers that grows as the run progresses. If you fall, you lose everything... but you return to face fresh scenarios, Arcana, and difficulty levels.

EACH ROUND
You are set a target score. You have four hands to reach it and three discards to hunt for better cards. You choose up to five cards, form the best poker hand you can spot, and play it. Points aren't added; they are multiplied. Each play has a CHIP value and a MULTIPLIER, and the result is the product of the two. Victory goes not to the player with the highest cards, but to the one who can skyrocket those two numbers.

YOUR BUILD
Between rounds, you spend gold on Arcana that trigger during hands, upgrades that permanently attach to a card, and constellations that boost hand values. One Arcana might grant a multiplier for every pair; another awards chips for every club; a third doubles the multiplier at the end of the tally. When chained together, a pair of twos can pay out more than four aces. You only have room for five Arcana, so knowing when to sell is key.

THE BOSSES
Every three rounds, a boss arrives with a rule that disrupts your strategy: nullifying face cards, halving your chips, or limiting you to playing only three cards. It’s not about raw power, but adaptability. And at the end awaits THE GAOLER, who applies all those rules at once.

DIFFICULTY
Beating the game doesn't end the journey; it unlocks the next "Loop." There are five levels in Classic mode and five in Hardcore, featuring higher targets, pricier shops, and fewer discards. Completing a loop unlocks a new scenario: the Forest, the Abyss, the Volcano, the Storm, the Aurora, the Cathedral, or the Void.