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Septar
Pop Services · Published by Pop Services
Last updated 29 Sept 2026
Build scoring chains from a Romanian folk deck, weaponize the wild 7, and bend the rules with 59 relics as you out-race a gauntlet of folkloric opponents — the last of them Death. Sculpt your deck, pick a character, climb the Ascension ladder. Plus a friend-invite 1v1 best-of-5 series.
Indie, Strategy, Casual · More free games
About this game
Beat Death at cards.
ȘEPTAR is a roguelite deckbuilder built on Șeptică, the Romanian shedding card
game — the one your grandmother actually played. Underneath the familiar 36-card deck
runs a score-chasing engine: stage your cards into chains, fire them for points ×
a length multiplier, and race a living opponent who's trying to do the same. The
longer you hold, the bigger the payoff — and the more the opponent races ahead. Cash
out now, or build the monster chain?
The wild 7 is your weapon
The 7 is fully wild — it bridges any chain. The 2 is an attack — fire it
to rip cards out of your opponent's hand. Every relic and character bends these rules
in a different direction.
Sculpt a run
59 relics — passive rule-benders drafted between races. Stack them, chasesynergies, break the math. Beat a boss and loot their signature relic.
4 characters — The Gambler, The Hoarder, The Septar, The Widow. Each warpsthe rules from the first card.
A sculpted deck — burn, forge, and reforge your cards across a run. Deckcomposition is a build axis.
Card blessings — permanent per-card upgrades, stamped on for the whole run.
Climb the folk-tale ladder
Win back the road home one card-table at a time. Face a gauntlet of folkloric figures —
the Innkeeper, the Crone, the Wolf, the Revenant, the Witch, the Storm-Caller — all the
way to the Dragon, who is Death holding the final mile. 6 Ascension tiers of
stacking difficulty, a recurring nemesis that returns stronger every run, and a daily
seed with leaderboards.
Play your friends
Invite one Steam friend to a 1v1 series — a best-of-5 of relic-drafted races
with carried builds and escalating targets, decided over a real match with rematches.
The same proven core loop, head to head.
Longevity modes
Weekly Challenge — one seeded run the whole world shares that week.
Boss Rush — the four bosses, back to back.
Endless — loop the ladder forever as the pressure compounds.
Custom — a sandbox: tier, character, ladder length, mutators.
Juice you feel in your chest
A warm folk-art tavern where simple arithmetic is dressed up as fireworks. Cards slam,
the score launches and ticks up, multipliers flash, the screen shakes on a big fire.
Procedural sound, a moody Romanian-folk soundtrack, full colorblind support, and a
guided tutorial that teaches by doing.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: 64-bit dual-core 2.0 GHz (Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics with DirectX 11 support (Intel HD 4000 or better)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1024 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11 64-bit
- Processor: 64-bit dual-core 2.0 GHz (Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics with DirectX 11 support (Intel HD 4000 or better)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1024 MB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Septar Playtest — Retired
Thank you to everyone who jumped into the playtest and sent feedback — it shaped this next step more than you know.We're retiring the current build and taking Septar back into development. Based on what we learned, the game is getting a full overhaul: a new playstyle and a new art direction. The placeholder AI art is gone for good — everything going forward will be built by hand.This means a quiet stretch while we rebuild, but we're not going anywhere. We'll be back with something worth the wait.Thanks for playing early, and thanks for your patience.— Pop ServicesRead full article on Community Announcements (N3mE)AnnouncementsOfficial
The ȘEPTAR Playtest is live — come beat Death at cards
The playtest is live!ȘEPTAR is a roguelite deckbuilder built on Șeptică — the Romanian card game your grandmother taught you. Chain your cards, fire them for points × multiplier, weaponize the wild 7, and out-race a gauntlet of folkloric opponents. The last of them is Death. Starting today, you can play the whole thing. How to joinHit the Request Access button in the Playtest section right here on the store page, and Steam will add ȘEPTAR Playtest to your library. That's it — no keys, no forms. What's in the playtestThis isn't a slice — it's the full game as it stands today (v0.1.0): The core loop: build card chains, cash out small or hold for the monster fire — while your opponent races you A 12-opponent ladder of folk figures — the Revenant, the Witch, the Storm-Caller, and the Dragon holding the last mile home 4 characters, 59 rule-bending relics, deck sculpting, card blessings — chase a broken build Daily and Weekly challenges, Boss Rush, Endless, and a custom mode 1v1 duels — invite a Steam friend to a best-of-5 relic series A guided tutorial, so it doesn't matter if you've never heard of Șeptică What I need from youIt's just me making this, so your feedback genuinely steers where it goes next. If something's broken, feels off, or you've got an idea — a relic, a card, a mode, anything you'd want more of (or less of) — I want to hear it. The Feedback button in the game drops you straight into the Discord: discord.gg/Km7bnTFSvC. Bug reports and half-baked ideas equally welcome. When you report a bug, mention the version number from the bottom of the title screen (v0.1.0 right now) — it helps a lot. And if you like what you play, a wishlist is the single biggest thing you can do for a solo dev. See you at the table.Read full article on Community Announcements (N3mE)
