Choose Cards & Tankards
Choose Cards & Tankards if you want a Free To Play game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Cards & Tankards launched in 2023.
Cards & Tankards vs Relics - The Card Game
Cards & Tankards and Relics - The Card Game both land in Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam. Cards & Tankards is free; Relics - The Card Game is paid (Price unknown). Cards & Tankards is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Relics - The Card Game has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Relics - The Card Game
Choose Relics - The Card Game if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option side of the pairing.
Both Cards & Tankards and Relics - The Card Game sit in Strategy, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Cards & Tankards |  Relics - The Card Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | — |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 87.6% positive (791 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Divergent Realities, LLC | Double EXP |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Cards & Tankards is free; Relics - The Card Game is paid (Price unknown).
- Cards & Tankards is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Relics - The Card Game has no Deck rating yet.
Cards & Tankards vs Relics - The Card Game — FAQ
- Are Cards & Tankards and Relics - The Card Game similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Cards & Tankards free?
- Yes — Cards & Tankards is a free-to-play Steam title. Relics - The Card Game is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Cards & Tankards run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Cards & Tankards is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Relics - The Card Game doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.