# Cardmare: Descent

> A push-your-luck dungeon deckbuilder sized for a ten-minute coffee break.

Cardmare: Descent is a push-your-luck roguelike deckbuilder by hugin where you dive through 10 dungeon floors in about ten minutes, trying to haul out as much gold as you can. Cards upgrade without limit, and the loot you pick up becomes part of your deck.

## Key facts

- Developer: hugin: https://unfoundgames.in/studios/hugin
- Released: About February 2026
- Genre: Card Game and Roguelike
- Tags: Pixel Art, Short, Atmospheric
- Platforms: Web Browser
- Price: Free
- Session: about 10 minutes
- Players: Single-player
- Engine: GameMaker
- Languages: English
- Unfound score: not scored yet (we score a game only after a full playtest)
- Play in browser: https://hugin.itch.io/cardmare-descent
- itch: https://hugin.itch.io/cardmare-descent

## Why Cardmare: Descent is on Unfound

Rated 4.6 from 42 ratings on itch.io and a top post of the past year on r/WebGames, with hand-made pixel art (the page states no generative AI was used).

What players say:
- 4.6 from 42 ratings on itch.io: https://hugin.itch.io/cardmare-descent
- Top post of the past year on r/WebGames (#79) · 21 upvotes: https://www.reddit.com/r/WebGames/comments/1rf5s9l/cardmare_descent_a_quick_little_deckbuilder_you/

Highlights:
- Runs last about ten minutes
- Cards upgrade without a cap, and in-fight upgrades stick
- Six playable classes, three more announced

Keep in mind:
- Still in development: three of the nine classes aren't in yet
- Mouse-only controls

## About Cardmare: Descent

Each run is a descent through ten floors of undead warlocks, renegades, venomous spiders and worse. Gold buys new cards, but pressing on for more loot risks losing everything, so every floor is a question of how greedy to be.

Upgrades you make during a fight are permanent, and basic cards can be upgraded endlessly, which invites players to try to break the game. Six classes are playable (Fighter, Paladin, Defender, Rogue, Ranger and Alchemist), with three more listed as coming soon. It suits deckbuilder fans who want a full run in a lunch break.

## For fans of

- Slay the Spire: building a deck run by run and discovering combinations that break the game open

## FAQ

### Is Cardmare: Descent free?

Yes. It's free to play in the browser on itch.io.

### How long is a run of Cardmare: Descent?

About ten minutes: a run is a descent through ten dungeon floors.

### What classes are in Cardmare: Descent?

Fighter, Paladin, Defender, Rogue, Ranger and Alchemist are playable; Sorcerer, Druid and Necromancer are listed as coming soon.

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Source: https://unfoundgames.in/games/cardmare-descent. Checked by Unfound Editors, last checked 2026-10-16.