Trading Card Inspector

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• Patch Notes·5 Aug 2026Official

  Trading Card Inspector - V1.1.0 Update & MORE!

  Dear Valued Employees,We here at Habubis Corporate have been monitoring your performance closely, and we're quite impressed! As an added incentive to inspire further good performance, we've cooked up some exciting goodies for you!First up: STEAM TRADING CARDS!That's right! We heard you like collecting trading cards, so we put Steam trading cards in your regular trading cards so you can collect trading cards while you grade trading cards! Not only are there Steam Trading Cards to collect, but other Steam Community Items to earn:7 Iconic Habubis Trading Cards,5 (6!) Plarbo-style Badges to wear on your profile to prove your cult membership.5 Beautiful Profile Backgrounds (all in classic monochrome),and 7 Epic Emoticons you can use to annoy/delight your friends!Simply play the game for a while to unlock 4/7 cards, and collect the rest by trading. You may even get lucky and find a shiny... ːplarboeatː We can hear some of you saying:"Thank you, but I've already beaten this amazing game 100%, there's nothing more for me to play!"Well... get a load of this:New: CHALLENGE MODE!A new variant of Endless Mode, unlocked by collecting all 20 modifiers, where you can challenge yourself against waves of modifiers in a set order. There are 5 new special palettes to unlock, lots of money to earn and bragging rights to claim!Also: TINY TEAMS!We were lucky enough to be selected to participate in this year's edition of Tiny Teams (Starting Aug 6th!), a Steam festival celebrating small dev teams with big ideas (that's us!). TCI will be 30% off for the next few days while the event is on, alongside a ton of other amazing games by small studios, go check them out! There may also be some streamers trying out the game during the event, so make sure to check in with your new colleagues and evaluate their progress... We were just in the Monochropoly Steam Festival, celebrating b/w or monochrome games, which included a video showcase where we explain why we chose to use a 1-bit art style.We're ...
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• Patch Notes·12 Jun 2026Official

  Trading Card Inspector - V1.0.6 Update!

  Dear Valued Employees,We'd like to thank you all so much for an amazing launch! We've been so bowled over by the positive feedback to our debut title.We've been collecting your thoughts, feedback and suggestions from this past week and have made some changes in this 1.0.6 release!Patch Notes: Dripping Acid ModifierAdjusted the pressure in our card-dissolving-acid-pipes (reduced number of droplets when the modifier is active).Added an option on the pause menu in level 25 to turn off the Dripping Acid modifier completely with no penalty.Fixed an issue preventing the modifier from activating in Endless Mode.Cards now return to a fixed central location when going out of bounds.Text fixes:Minor spelling/grammar fixes in English, French, German and Portuguese.Adjusted some palette names in Chinese to be more consistent.Minor Bug Fixes.We're close to 50 Steam reviews! Keep the feedback coming! ːsteamthumbsupːYou can leave reviews on the Steam page,post on the Steam Discussions forum to reach out to us,or join our community Discord server to share your feedback, favourite cards, or just chat!
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• Announcements·6 Jun 2026Official

  Trading Card Inspector - Now Available!

  YOUR FIRST SHIFT STARTS NOW!Your paperwork has been filed and approved: your first shift as a Habubis Trading Card Inspector begins today! Trading Card Inspector is now available on Steam! We're grateful for everyone who has supported our debut indie title, it's been a wild ride and we're so thrilled to be able to share this game with you! Keep your eyes sharp, your shredder ready and your wits about as you delve deep into the absurd world of Trading Card Grading! Play the game and leave a review! Reviews at this stage are a massive help to us as they boost our presence on the Steam algorithm and give us feedback to improve the game. We will also be on the lookout for any feedback on the Steam Discussions forum, so let us know what we can do!BundlesWe've teamed up with some really incredible games, you can check out the list of bundles from the link below and don't miss out on the extra 10% discount on the bundles!https://store.steampowered.com/bundlelist/3723750Steam Deck Support Trading Card Inspector is fully playable on the Steam Deck! You can be out of office and still do your job as an official Habubis Card Inspector!We have made an official Steam Deck layout, which should be enabled by default when you boot the game on a Steam Deck. The layout makes use of the trackpads as a mouse pointer and appoints the arrow keys to multiple different buttons to make valuing cards easier. You can even use the touchscreen to play! If you want to make changes based on your preferences, here are some useful tips and buttons to keep in mind:Up Arrow Key increases the value in the input box by 1.Down Arrow Key decreases the value in the input box by 1.Right Arrow Key increases the value in the input box by 10.Left Arrow Key increases the value in the input box by 10.Most interactions are done with Left Mouse Click. This will be your most important button.You have the option to flip cards by using the Right Mouse Click, which will be needed when the Flip Fever modifier is active...
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• Patch Notes·30 May 2026Official

  Trading Card Inspector Demo - V1.0.5 Update!

  Dear Valued Employees,Please enjoy this minor update ahead of the full game launch for Trading Card Inspector, featuring a Brazilian Portuguese localization! You might be asking "Hey, what happened to V1.0.4?". Don't worry about it! We added so much that we skipped right by V1.0.4 and into V1.0.5!Patch Notes: New Accessibility Options - Larger Memos and Cards, + Scrolling Background TogglesBigger Cards/Memos should make it easier for players to read text on smaller devices! You can now turn off scrolling backgrounds from all scenes, in case it makes you motion sick (sorry!)New animated opening! Wow!Brazilian Portuguese LocalizationFrench LocalizationSkippable card pack opening cutscenesDemo OptimizationsMinor Bug Fixes. The launch is so close, we've been so grateful for all your feedback and kind words! We're still looking to improve Trading Card Inspector ahead of the full game release, so keep the feedback coming! You can leave reviews on the demo page,post on the Steam Discussions forum to reach out to us,or join our community Discord server to share your feedback, favourite cards, or just chat!
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• Announcements·21 May 2026Official

  Trading Card Inspector comes out June 6!

  HELLO FUTURE VALUED EMPLOYEES, We have amazing news to share with you. Your paperwork is complete, your desk has been assigned and your first day at Habubis Corporation is almost here: Trading Card Inspector will be releasing on June 6th, 3 PM PDT! We know you're all very excited to start your first day as our new Habubis Trading Card Inspectors, and you won't have to wait much longer!If you still haven't, make sure to wishlist and follow Trading Card Inspector on Steam to keep up to date with everything we share up to the release! We're still looking to improve Trading Card Inspector ahead of the full game release, so keep the feedback coming. You can leave reviews on the demo page or post on the Steam Discussions forum to reach out to us, or join our community Discord server to share your high scores, favourite cards and more!
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