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BadGafiGames · Published by BadGafiGames
8 user reviews — 100% positive (8 reviews) · 18 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A small experimental card game. A mix of solitaire, poker, and madness!
£1.79
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About this game
Drag cards, build perfect straights and flushes, collect pairs and four-of-a-kinds. But be ready — your opponent's joker might zero out your aces, double your twos, or simply kill half the deck.
50+ unique jokers — from rank killers to meme legends.
A tactical card duel with poker hands and chaotic jokers. Classic poker meets strategic madness. Build combinations, manage jokers, defeat the AI.
But the real madness begins when there's a real person across the table. In PvP mode, both players see each other's hands and choose jokers simultaneously. No memorized tactic will save you here — every opponent thinks, adapts, and breaks your plans in their own way. One round you dominate, the next — you're read like an open book. It's the same Joker Madness, but with an entirely different level of tension.
🎴 How to Play
You and the AI take turns drawing cards from a single shared 54-card deck. The goal — score more points. Points come from card values and poker hand bonuses: pairs, three-of-a-kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four-of-a-kinds, and beyond. But here's the catch: jokers change everything.
⚡ Every Card Is a Dilemma
Each turn you're offered 2 cards from the deck. You take one. The other goes to your opponent. You see their cards, they see yours — no bluffing, pure strategy. Sometimes it's better to take a weak card yourself so the strong one doesn't go to your rival.
🃏 50+ Jokers — 50+ Ways to Break the Game
Before every match — a joker draft. You and the AI take turns picking who enters the game. And here's the key: most jokers hit both players. Trying to hurt your opponent? You might hurt yourself too.
Joker System:
🔴 13 rank killers — zero out all 2s, 3s, Aces…
🟢 13 rank boosters — double card values
🟣 8 suit modifiers — +3 or -3 to an entire suit
🟡 12+ special jokers with unique effects
Special Jokers:
💑 Romeo & Juliet — if Jack and Queen end up in the same hand, bonus points for the power of love
⚔️ Executioner — kills 2 random enemy cards
🔥 This Is Fine — helps the losing player
💀 Kill Combo — cancels ALL combinations for both players
🎭 And many more…
📈 Shop & Inflation (Stonks)
Between rounds — a shop where you can buy new jokers with earned points. But prices rise with every purchase! The more you buy, the more expensive the next one gets. Mindless shopping means you won't be able to afford anything by endgame. Plan your purchases wisely.
🧠 Perfect Information — Pure Strategy
No hidden cards, no random bluffs. You see everything: your cards, the enemy's cards, active jokers. Every decision is deliberate. Lost? It's on you, not RNG.
⏱️ Quick Matches
One game takes 5–15 minutes. Jump in, play, get satisfaction. Or rage. Or both.
🎨 Jokers as a Portal to Memes and Cultures
Joker designs are inspired by iconic characters from around the world — from memes and Slavic mythology to legendary figures from Asia, Europe, and even Oceania.
🤖 Different AIs for Replayability
Beyond standard behavior, some AIs will bluff, and some will be scared… but not of you.
🏆 Rewards & Progression
Win and complete challenges to unlock new deck skins and special jokers. Every victory is a step toward new content.
While creating this game, I was inspired by games like Balatro, Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, a bit of Slay The Spire, as well as various traditional card games, from poker to solitaire.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel UHD 620 / AMD Vega 8 /Other
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Recommended
- OS: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti / AMD RX 560
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Joker Madness is on the Steam Summer Sale!
Hey!Not long ago I cut the price of Joker Madness to let as many people as possible try it out. And now, on top of that lower price, there's an extra 30% discount - the game costs less than $1 (and the equivalent in other currencies). Perfect moment to give it a shot!- BadGafiRead full article on Community Announcements (badgafigames)Patch NotesOfficial
Mac build is back with update 1.3.0!
Hey!Apple finally confirmed that my game doesn't bring anything bad anywhere! So Mac owners can now install the latest version!P.S. Thanks to everyone who finds bugs and reports them personally or in the Community — I see all of it and I'll be back with fixes!— BadGafiRead full article on Community Announcements (badgafigames)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.3.0 for Windows is live!
Hey!Before taking a break from Joker Madness development, I decided to push out one more update. If you run into any crashes or bugs — please post in the Community, I'll try to fix everything ASAP!⚠️ Important for Mac users: I'm currently having issues with my developer.apple account and waiting for a response from their support. So this update is WINDOWS ONLY FOR NOW, but the Mac version will follow as fast as humanly possible. Sorry for the inconvenience!🃏 6 New Jokers6 more beauties are now available in the Joker Shop. Let me walk you through each:Joker — JokatroYes, this Joker is a nod to a certain game everyone loves! Here's how it works: after activation, the lowest card in your hand becomes Jokatro. It's worth 0 points itself and can't be part of combos. But from that moment on, what matters isn't the card itself — it's its neighbors. The card to its left becomes the "Donor," and the card to its right becomes the "Beneficiary." The Donor passes its value to the card on the right of Jokatro as a Mult, multiplying the Beneficiary's score by its own value.Let's say you have 7 (left) — Jokatro (center) — K (right). That means K (assuming it's not killed or anything else weird) is worth not 10 but 70 points! And K can still be combined with other effects (like Dancer) and used in Combos. Overall, a really cool strategic card that you'll want to move around the board depending on the situation.Joker — BalatnessYep, this one's also a nod to our favorite game! Here's how it works: after activation, every 4 turns each player gets a random (heh, well, almost) charge that can be applied to one of their playing cards on the field (if it's alive!). There are 4 effects:・Foil: adds +10 points to the card ・Polychrome: gives the card a x3 multiplier ・Holo: gives x3 to the combo bonus multiplier if the card is part of a combo ・Negative: lets the card participate in two combos at once (you could form, say, 2 Flushes in a row)The card works similarly to Switcher from update 1.2:...Read full article on Community Announcements (badgafigames)AnnouncementsOfficial
41 copies sold!
I can't quite believe it, but the player count keeps growing!Thank you for your trust and for playing. And, as always, a special thank you to everyone who leaves a review!Worth a reminder: update 1.2 dropped just a week ago — a whole 7 new Jokers and other improvements. You can read all about it here: And right now I'm working on a really big update 1.3 — I expect it to land by the end of June. Here, for example, are 6 upcoming Jokers — a couple of them… with a nod to a game everyone loves:— BadGafiRead full article on Community Announcements (badgafigames)Patch NotesOfficial
Big update 1.2 is live!
Hey!Here's what's new in the game:7 NEW JOKERS!Most of the new Jokers don't just modify existing mechanics — they introduce new ones! Let me walk you through them:Switcher. Lets you change a card's suit. Once every 6 turns the Joker becomes "charged." Click it — your cursor changes — then click your card and pick a new suit. Perfect for assembling flushes, straight flushes, and royal flushes!Maneki-Neko. Comes with two effects at once:・If any lucky number (6 or 8) lands in a combo — it gets a bonus. ・If you have both field Jokers in hand (red and blue) — you can form an extra combo from them!Sid & Nancy. Activating this Joker disables the "Pair" combo, but in exchange introduces a "Two Pair" combo with a big bonus.Red Jack & Black Jack. Ever wondered why Blackjack is called that? It used to mean assembling Jack + Ace. These Jokers bring those combos into the game: activate Black Jack and you can build a Jack + Ace combo out of black suits. Same goes for Red Jack with red suits!Necromancer. Revives fully killed cards — both yours and your opponent's — the moment it appears on the field.Marx. Activating this Joker locks the Stonks prices at the moment it appears on the field.All cards are available for purchase with Wins in the in-game shop!DAILY SEED・The main screen now has a Daily Seed option alongside the Challenge button! It refreshes every day at UTC+0. ・Dashboards have been refreshed too! You can now check your Daily Seed results, and overall things look a bit tidier.A PINCH OF GACHA!In the in-game shop you can now not only "buy" cards and decks with Wins — you can also play for a chance to get something random!ALSO:・A bunch of visual effects polished ・Added one new live background (reacts to your moves) ・Small performance tweaks— BadGafiRead full article on Community Announcements (badgafigames)
