Choose Cabals: Card Blitz
Choose Cabals: Card Blitz if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Cabals: Card Blitz launched in 2017.
Cabals: Card Blitz vs ILLUMINATI
Cabals: Card Blitz and ILLUMINATI both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Cabals: Card Blitz (2017) is 6 years older than ILLUMINATI (2023). ILLUMINATI scores higher on Steam reviews (62.9% positive) than Cabals: Card Blitz (47.5% positive). 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 ILLUMINATI
Choose ILLUMINATI if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. ILLUMINATI launched in 2023.
Both Cabals: Card Blitz and ILLUMINATI sit in Strategy 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
 Cabals: Card Blitz |  ILLUMINATI | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 47.5% positive (59 reviews) | 62.9% positive (35 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Kyy Games | RadioFree.Net |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Cabals: Card Blitz (2017) is 6 years older than ILLUMINATI (2023).
- ILLUMINATI scores higher on Steam reviews (62.9% positive) than Cabals: Card Blitz (47.5% positive).
- Cabals: Card Blitz is free; ILLUMINATI is paid (9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Cabals: Card Blitz vs ILLUMINATI — FAQ
- Should I play Cabals: Card Blitz or ILLUMINATI first?
- If you want chronology, Cabals: Card Blitz (2017) came out before ILLUMINATI (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Cabals: Card Blitz and ILLUMINATI similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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 Cabals: Card Blitz free?
- Yes — Cabals: Card Blitz is a free-to-play Steam title. ILLUMINATI is paid (9.99 USD).