Dreamcards is a roguelike deckbuilder in which you play as Self, an introspective and recluse character tormented every night by their monster within: the shadow that represents the repressed trauma. After running away from personal issues, Self decides to confront the monster directly in their dreams, facing emotional scars while recalling past memories.

But maybe it is too late, as the monster is about to take control… Will you be able to change the narrative of your dreams and tame it? Or will you succumb to it?

Collect over a 100 unique cards!

The game has 133 unique cards to build your deck, which will be used in a battleground within the realm of dreams. The cards are hand-drawn by Self, depicting characters and actions from their daily life.

Mix 6 different strategies, making a unique deck on each run.

While awake, choose which characters you will spend time with to earn their cards, making unique decks on every run. Each character has their own strategy and it’s up to you how to combine them and prepare for combat against the monster.

Each of the 6 strategies is composed by:

• Actions: cards used in the action phase to generate resources and make your deck flow.

• Characters: start outside of your deck and can be acquired in the store tab during the buy phase. each character has a unique effect that synergizes with action cards and is necessary to play them.

• Archetype: a main character card that represents one of your loved ones, who you can interact with during the day. The archetype is fundamental to your deck strategy, applying powerful effects on your plays.

Manipulate your deck not only outside matches, but also during them.

Besides the choices made during the day, with the objective to add, remove and even duplicate cards on your deck, you will be able to acquire cards using imagination points during matches.

Acquire character cards that you obtained during the day, as well as resource cards. These resources are:

• Imagination: used to make acquisitions during the match. The more you have, the greater your purchasing power in the buy phase. 

• Consciousness: points needed to reach a lucid dream state and secure your victory against the monster.

Explore your memories and discover obscure secrets from the characters.

Every card you add to your deck carries a memory. These memories reveal obscure secrets about Self and the people around them. Will you unravel what happened in Self’s past and discover how they became like this?

Collect over 100 memories and complete your collection to fully understand the narrative.

Confront the monster within and heal your traumas!

After building your strategy during the day, it’s time to dream and confront the vile monster. Use your cards wisely to surpass the monster’s points, reaching a lucid dream state and taking control of the situation.

But beware! The monster grows stronger as the match progresses. Take too many turns to reach your win condition and the dream will become a nightmare with the monster in control.