Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards

2011 Kyy Games64Worthwhile

Playtime

ShortPlayers typically spend about 3 hours in the game.

Playable on

Available on

Steam
Free

Game modes

Details

Launch: November 21, 2011
Developer: Kyy Games
Publisher: Kyy Games
Themes: Fantasy
Historical
Genres: Strategy
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Card & Board Game

Overview

Cabals combines the strategic deck building of card games and tactics of a chess like board game. The classic collectible card game is now designed from the ground up for PC. Choose your side, build your perfect deck and battle in the War of Cabals to decide the fate of humankind!

Screenshot for Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards

Players62

Worthwhile

Steam62from 39 reviews

As a lapsed player, I decided to give Cabals another go, to see the stuff they ironed out and the new things they added, so let’s check it out: PROS: -The theme is what makes this game great and awesome. Secret societies of mythical creatures and folklore beasties based around the 1920’s.Simply awesome in the variety and aesthetic identity of each of...

This game's visual / atmosphere feels like Bioshock and I love it!

The game feels pretty solid. I'm that into card games so I can't say how balanced the cards are but I'm loving it (so far).

9/10 (from a guy who doesn't play card games) - all because of the graphics and artstyle (music [some what]).

Very fun card game that visually looks amazing. It doesn't take much to learn it and can be pretty easy to play.

Once you start the game you are hit with a forced tutorial, with no sound.... The menu volume is turned off and the only way to enter the option menu is to complete the forced tutorial. The developers have known about this for a while now yet haven't fixed it. That says a lot about the state of the game. I know it's not a big deal and it's not game...

Cabals is a well-designed game with a lot of potential. It mixes deck building from CCGs with a basic strategy boardgame format, with cards ranging from British and Russian folklore to Lovecraft's vision of Egypt and "the Orient". Faeries vs Nazis? Yes, please! Right up my alley! It just needs a little love to thrive. Cabals is like that kid that sits...