Card Shark will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on June 2 for $19.99, publisher Devolver Digital and developer Nerial announced. A demo is available now for both platforms.
Here is an overview of the game, via Devolver Digital:
About
Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.
Key Features
- Learn and Master New Tactics – Cheat your way to the top of 18th-century French society. Master deceptions using card marking, false shuffles, deck switching, false deals, and more! Use your ill-gotten gains to buy your way into the closed world of high-stakes tables.
- Uncover a Conspiracy – …as you climb from local card parlors to the King’s table. A word of advice: Don’t get caught. Your fellow gamblers do not take kindly to cheats…
- Travel Through 18th-Century France – Discover small towns, remote mansions, and luxurious lounges imagined by Nerial team (Reigns) game creator Arnaud De Bock (Pikuniku). Immerse yourself in the ornate visual artwork of Nicolai Troshinsky. Have your every move accompanied by an original score from Andrea Boccadoro as interpreted by an orchestra.
Watch a new trailer below.