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Family Devs · Published by indie.io · Official site ↗
6 user reviews — 67% positive (6 reviews) · 81 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
A roguelike deckbuilder fused with real-time tower defense. Craft your deck, protect your base, slay endless enemies, and survive as long as you can.
£3.84
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Strategy, Casual · 2025 · More under £5 games
Cards and Towers challenges you to craft a deck and defend your base against endless waves of enemies. Dive into this unique blend of strategy and casual gameplay, where every card choice matters as you survive the onslaught.
About this game
Cards and Towers is a run-based roguelike that blends dynamic deckbuilding with real-time tower defense. Build your deck, deploy your towers, and adapt your strategy as you face increasingly challenging waves. Each run is a new opportunity to discover powerful combos, climb the leaderboard, and prove your mastery.
Strategically play cards to defend your base tower from relentless waves.
Discover and build your own winning strategy with every run.
Unlock and combine hundreds of cards to evolve your deck.
Full controller support for smooth, immersive gameplay.
Run-based progression with endless replayability.
Compete for the top spot on the global leaderboard.
Choose your cards wisely! With hundreds of unlockable cards, every run presents new opportunities. Synergize your picks to maximize efficiency and control the battlefield. Combine two cards of the same quality to receive a random, more powerful card, and reshape your strategy mid-run.
This isn't passive tower defense. Deploy tower and unit cards to establish your defenses in real time. Use item cards to gain ongoing effects, power cards for instant impact, and active cards to shift the tide in your favor. Every choice matters, and your survival depends on it.
Every session is different, thanks to procedural card variety, evolving tactics, and escalating challenges. Hone your skills, chase new strategies, and climb the world leaderboard with each new run.
Play your way! Whether you're using a controller or mouse and keyboard, Cards and Towers supports your preferred input. Designed for comfort and precision, so you can stay focused on the strategy.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 capable
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
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Cards and Towers: 30% Off in the Steam Summer Sale!
Cards and Towers is 30% off in the Steam Summer Sale, June 25 to July 9. Grab your copy and check out other great indie games on sale during the Summer Sale to add to your collection. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464750/Read full article on Community Announcements (alyssa.dicaterino)Patch NotesOfficial
v1.0.1 - Changelog
- Adjusted game speed. - Fixed a typo.Read full article on Community Announcements (Family Devs)AnnouncementsOfficial
Cards and Towers is Out Now!
Hey everyone! 👋 We’re super excited to share that Cards and Towers is officially out now on Steam! After countless months of hard work, testing, tweaking (and a whole lot of card fusions), our small family team is thrilled to finally release the game into the world.You can grab it now for just $6.99, with a 20% launch discount for a limited time.Cards and Towers is a mix of things we love as players: real-time tower defense, strategic deckbuilding, and the unpredictable fun of roguelikes. We’ve packed the game with 200+ unlockable cards—Towers, Units, Items, Actives, and Power Cards—and designed it so that no two runs ever feel the same.Here’s what you can expect:200+ cards to unlock and experiment withReal-time gameplay with deckbuilding depthMid-run fusion system that rewards creativityRandomized enemies and upgrades with every sessionGlobal leaderboard for competitive playersFull support in English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and CatalanWe’re just three developers—a father and two sons—who love making games together, and Cards and Towers is the result of that passion. We're incredibly proud of what we’ve built, and even more excited to see how you play it.💬 If you run into any bugs, have suggestions, or just want to share your deck builds, feel free to reach out on the Steam forums or join our Discord. We’re listening and always looking for ways to improve the game.Thanks for playing—and good luck surviving the wave! Family DevsRead full article on Community Announcements (Family Devs)AnnouncementsOfficial
Get ready... Cards and Towers launches July 23rd!
The wait is finally over! We’re thrilled to announce that Cards and Towers will officially launch on Steam this July 23rd! It’s time to sharpen your strategy, build your perfect deck, and prepare for wave after wave of relentless enemies.🛡️ Defend Your Base Tower Using CardsDeploy towers, units, items, and powerful effects with your hand of cards. Every card counts!🧠 Strategic Deckbuilding with Endless CombinationsDiscover and unlock hundreds of cards. Merge matching ones to upgrade and create powerful new combos.🎮 Full Controller Support & Endless ReplayabilityPlay how you like — keyboard or controller. With randomized runs and evolving challenges, there’s always a new strategy to master. 🚀 Join the Countdown!Don’t forget to wishlist the game, follow our Steam page, and join our community on Discord to be part of the countdown to launch! Every wishlist helps more than you know 💛We’re incredibly grateful for all your support throughout development. We can’t wait to see you unleash your decks and defend your towers on July 23rd!Family Devs.Read full article on Community Announcements (Family Devs)AnnouncementsOfficial
Cards and Towers is officially joining forces with indie.io!
We’re incredibly excited to announce that Cards and Towers has partnered with indie.io to help bring our game to even more players around the world! 🎉 As a small indie studio made up of a father and his children, this partnership is a huge step forward for us. It allows us to focus on what we love—designing and developing fun, challenging, and unique gameplay—while the incredible team at indie.io supports us behind the scenes with marketing, community support, and event representation. About Cards and Towers Cards and Towers is a dynamic mix of card game mechanics, tower defense strategy, and roguelike replayability. Craft your own deck, defend your base tower, and survive waves of enemies in an endlessly replayable experience. Whether you’re combining cards to level up or deploying towers and units strategically, each run is a fresh challenge. We started developing Cards and Towers because we’re passionate about games that encourage creative thinking and strategic planning. Our goal is to create a game that’s not only fun to play but also rewarding every time you pick it up. Working as a family, we’ve poured our hearts into every pixel and playtest—and we’re thrilled to finally share it with the world. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44992252/ea3faf0e2030d161ea846d2453168606b07d3e7f.png Why indie.io? Choosing to partner with indie.io was a natural decision for us. As a small team, we needed a publishing partner who truly understands the indie spirit and has a proven track record of helping indie games reach more players. The feedback we heard from other developers who have worked with them was overwhelmingly positive, and we immediately felt like our project was in great hands. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44992252/4758c940a3417fa911314553cde96f6a1c0c6939.png For those of you who may not know, working with a game publishing platform like indie.io greatly helps indie developers focus on game development while they handle all the behind-the-scenes magic. From managing our store page to cra...Read full article on Community Announcements (Family Devs)
