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Against the Dark Moon

Orthus Games · Published by Orthus Games

Last updated 28 Sept 2026

The poker roguelike, reimagined as 1980s heroic fantasy. Play poker hands as combat as you lead a party of five heroes to hold back the rising Dark Moon. Use Divine Intervention cards that bless your heroes. Fight the Dark Moon curses that take cards and points away from you.

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About this game

Against the Dark Moon is a poker roguelike inspired by 1980s heroic fantasy. Build a party of up to five heroes out of dozens of choices and defeat the rising Dark Moon that feeds the invading forces of chaos and evil.

Play poker hands with cards in the style of 1980s fantasy illustration. Pairs, straights, flushes, full houses. Strikes set the score and Wyrd multiplies it. Your heroes shape every hand you play and their unique effects power up your score. Attack. Win. Defeat the forces of evil.

But the Dark Moon is always rising. Every turn brings it closer to the threshold, and when it strikes, you'll face three curses and have to choose the one your heroes can survive. Slow its approach, and find cards that minimize the power of its curses so they don't destroy your winning hand.


Every hero has their own abilities and personality: a barbarian whose laugh is as powerful as his weapon, a diplomat who fights her battles with words, a blindfolded bard who sings the turns. Their skills stack, clash, and combine. Every hero combination plays differently.

Your starting hero isn't alone. Activate Divine Intervention cards to reshape your deck mid-run. Recruit rare heroes whose abilities power up your hand. Every run surprises you with new possibilities: different cards, different heroes, different curses.



Against the Dark Moon is a poker roguelike for everyone who played a fantasy RPG campaign and lived through it.

Play the free demo now. The Dark Moon is rising. Only your heroes can stand against it.

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) or later
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD equivalent, 2.0 GHz or faster
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated graphics with OpenGL 3.3 support (Intel HD Graphics 4000 or equivalent)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD equivalent, 2.5 GHz or faster
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Dedicated GPU with 1 GB VRAM (GeForce GTX 660 or equivalent), or modern integrated graphics (Intel Iris Xe or better)
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

Supported Languages

English

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