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Shining Gorani · Published by Shining Gorani
Positive — 84% positive (37 reviews)
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A strategy card game where players use scarecrow cards to deceive each other about the number of their soldiers. With unique yet simple rules, strategic scarecrows, and quirky, hideous mercenaries, players must survive a dreadful battle where losing means being devoured by Water Deers!
Indie, Free To Play, Strategy · 2025 · More free games
Engage in strategic deception as you play Scarecrow Tactics, an indie free-to-play strategy card game where each tricked move could be your last. Out in 2025, Shining Gorani's unique blend of simple rules and quirky characters sets the stage for a thrilling battle against Water Deers.
About this game
"Scarecrow Tactics" is a strategy card game where players use scarecrow cards to deceive each other about the number of their soldiers. With unique yet simple rules, strategic scarecrows, and quirky, hideous mercenaries, players must survive a dreadful battle where losing means being devoured by water deers!
Game Features:
This game targets players who enjoy mental battles that require a mix of luck and intense psychological warfare, this game challenges you to strategically place your soldier cards to win region battles while using scarecrow cards to deceive your opponents about your soldier numbers and gain additional points. Each scarecrow card has a different ability, and as you play, you can collect a variety of scarecrows and mercenaries, adding to the fun.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11
- Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX10, DX11, and DX12-capable GPUs
- DirectX: Version 10
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 700 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
2.0 Update
- 2025 Season 2 begins!- Campaign mercenary selection (2 types) upon clearing all campaigns?!- New mercenary "Tax Collector" added!- New card "Lobster Monster", "Broken Token" added!- Higher-level achievements added- Ranked point system reworked- Daily ranking expanded to top 25 players- Main menu redesigned- Fixed an issue where only carrots were consumed and the card wasn't obtained when purchasing with golden carrots under certain conditions- Fixed an issue where reconnection could fail under certain conditions- Fixed an issue where Gorani’s congratulatory sound in the result screen was not affected by volume settings- Fixed a visual issue where scarecrows that change area score appeared to activate even when removed (they did not activate on the server)Read full article on Community Announcements (shining.gorani)Patch NotesOfficial
1.0.6
- The Carrot Festival has begun! It’s the perfect chance to earn carrots. For two weeks, ranked game rewards and daily quest rewards are greatly increased, and carrot recharge prices are significantly discounted for a limited time. Don’t miss out! - Bug fixesRead full article on Community Announcements (shining.gorani)






