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Card-en-Ciel

INTI CREATES CO., LTD. · 2024-10-23

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RPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view

Releases: Oct 24, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 24, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 24, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Oct 24, 2024 (Xbox One), Oct 24, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 24, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Card-en-Ciel is a roguelite card-battling RPG featuring over 300 different cards and 50 unique vocal songs! Play as Neon, the "Gaming Chair Detective" famous for solving net-crimes, as he encounters a strange new case when he dives into an in-development game world.

Card-en-Ciel is a 2024 RPG priced at $24.99, with Very Positive reviews from 91% of 877 reviews and an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners.

4
playing now
91%
positive of 877 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4.57★
PlayStation Store rating (260 ratings)
19h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 63% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (276 reviews).
  • · Top 18% of 14,018 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 18k–39k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 877 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.49 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 10 of 28 observed days · $12.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26026020242026Week of 2024-10-24: 260 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-27: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2712026-09-15 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 12 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 12 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 9 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 16 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 13 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 20 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 12 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 14 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 13 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 13 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 10 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 8 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 14 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 11 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
13410Nov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 134 · peak 476Dec 2024 — avg 81 · peak 253Jan 2025 — avg 63 · peak 158Feb 2025 — avg 44 · peak 136Mar 2025 — avg 43 · peak 105Apr 2025 — avg 29 · peak 94May 2025 — avg 20 · peak 53Jun 2025 — avg 20 · peak 61Jul 2025 — avg 17 · peak 41Aug 2025 — avg 13 · peak 31Sep 2025 — avg 16 · peak 45Oct 2025 — avg 16 · peak 46Nov 2025 — avg 14 · peak 36Dec 2025 — avg 16 · peak 44Jan 2026 — avg 21 · peak 69Feb 2026 — avg 25 · peak 78Mar 2026 — avg 29 · peak 73Apr 2026 — avg 15 · peak 42May 2026 — avg 20 · peak 57Jun 2026 — avg 19 · peak 59Jul 2026 — avg 12 · peak 37Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 34
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$12.492024-10-242026-10-152024-10-24 — best price $22.492024-12-11 — best price $19.992024-12-20 — best price $19.992025-01-17 — best price $19.992025-03-02 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $18.742025-04-25 — best price $18.742025-06-07 — best price $17.492025-06-27 — best price $17.492025-07-17 — best price $17.492025-09-18 — best price $16.242025-10-06 — best price $24.992025-11-08 — best price $24.992025-12-17 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-01-31 — best price $24.992026-03-16 — best price $24.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-05-11 — best price $24.992026-06-23 — best price $24.992026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-08-06 — best price $24.992026-09-03 — best price $24.992026-09-17 — best price $24.992026-10-01 — best price $24.992026-10-15 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

52
achievements tracked
90.4%
earned "I've Got No Intention of Losing!"
15%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only Option4 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2024-11-07, latest 2026-03-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4532%52
PS5 (PlayStation)3478%52
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1101%52
Switch (Nintendo)610%0
PS4 (PlayStation)3811%52

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DPvEPvPRPG2.5DAnimeRetro1990'sCard GameCyberpunk

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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