Millennium 5 - The Battle of the Millennium
Millennium 5 - The Battle of the Millennium
Game
Game2020
Cardpocalypse
Developer Gambrinous
Make friends, play cards, twist the rules, become a Mega Mutant Power Pets master, and try to save the world in this single-player RPG about being a 90's kid. From the Steam store page
173 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
133 positive · 18 negative
95% range 82–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 133 | 18 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
142 of 162 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 135 yes, 18 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 153 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (244 of 284 positive).
Players praise the game's nostalgic 90s schoolyard card game atmosphere. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the card game is simple and can become repetitive. [4][5][6] Several players appreciate the charming story and disability representation. [7][8][9]
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- [14]
You can permanently lose cards and the game forces you to make blind choices on gaining new cards. You have no idea what cards/champions will be offered in the future so you have no idea how useful each of the offered cards will be in the long run. Additionally, almost all of the "quests" just have you walking back and forth across the map talking to people and making pointless dialogue choices. The art style is …
- [1]
If you fall in to one or both of these categories you should give this game a shot. A) Love card battlers but don't want to pay for CCG/TCGs B) Traded or played with trading cards in elementary school Immediately hit me in the 4th grade nostalgia when I was running around the playground trading cards with every kid I could find while trying to hide from teachers. A+++ on theme and concept.
- [7]
At first, I wanted to write a short thank you note to the developers because as a lifelong wheelchair user and a geeky girl, the protagonist of this game and her story made me very happy. But the disability representation in Cardpocalypse is so perfect that instead, I’ll write an article about it on my blog.
- [4]
[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36948155-Card-Game-KING/] FOR MORE REVIEWS ABOUT CARD GAMES, CHECK OUT OUR CURATOR PAGE: CARD GAME KING What is this game about? Cardpocalypse puts you in shoes of Jess, a kid from school that learns a new card game that everyone at the school plays (cool kids anyway). The game tries to set the 90s mode vibes, and at times succeeds in that. However, the actual card game is …
- [2]
I went to school in the 2000's when card games were huge. It literally was exactly like this when I went to school. Gives me the exact vibes they are going for. Plus its an very well designed and good game and card game. Plus if you like this game, check out their other game "Guild of Dungoneering"!
Summarised from 34 of the 177 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Cardpocalypse sits at 88% positive across 151 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 173 · most liked first[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38553778-All-about-Strategy-Games/] Follow my Curator Page for more Strategy Games! Cardpocalypse is a card battler best compared to Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh and the likes. It's Story is like a Cartoon from the 90s. It reminds me of The Weekenders or Recess. You're Jess. A new girl in town, having her first day at school as the story takes place. You and all the other kids love to play Mega Mutant Power Pets - a collectible card game. Early on you'll…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game came out of nowhere and scratched the itch I been so desperately wanting as someone who loves card games and rpgs. The concept of wanting to build your deck and go against other people and obtain cards to slowly tune it and make it stronger is the experience I been craving for and it nails it on the head. I been scouring for these type of games, but most of these titles are either old Yugioh games or recent titles that are likely to never be imported to the west. Card Battler RPG…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have finally escaped the cursed lands and arrived here! I’m Len Cunningham, Irish game designer and writer. I worked on Cardpocalypse, Guild of Dungeoneering: Ultimate Edition, So May It Be: A Witch Dating Simulator and am currently working on an extremely cool secret project
neutral · AI labelView post →At first, I wanted to write a short thank you note to the developers because as a lifelong wheelchair user and a geeky girl, the protagonist of this game and her story made me very happy. But the disability representation in Cardpocalypse is so perfect that instead, I’ll write an article about it on my blog.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you fall in to one or both of these categories you should give this game a shot. A) Love card battlers but don't want to pay for CCG/TCGs B) Traded or played with trading cards in elementary school Immediately hit me in the 4th grade nostalgia when I was running around the playground trading cards with every kid I could find while trying to hide from teachers. A+++ on theme and concept.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can permanently lose cards and the game forces you to make blind choices on gaining new cards. You have no idea what cards/champions will be offered in the future so you have no idea how useful each of the offered cards will be in the long run. Additionally, almost all of the "quests" just have you walking back and forth across the map talking to people and making pointless dialogue choices. The art style is fairly unique, but instead of slowly building an deck and strategy throughout the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is good for what it is, but it's not what I wanted. The card combat is a distant second priority to the questing and storyline. + A campaign full of interesting, branching quests + An authentically juvenile personality + A trading economy, house-rules, and other elements simulating the fun of a schoolyard game - Slow-paced - The game uses Hearthstone as a base, and it's a pretty poor Hearthclone - Ugly (on purpose) character designs that don't evoke the time period or actual…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Epic] *Cardpocalypse*, card-based RPG. > Make friends, play cards, twist the rules, become a Mega Mutant Power Pets master, and try to save the world in this single-player RPG about being a 90’s kid. On her first day at Dudsdale Elementary, 10-year old Jess accidentally gets everybody's favorite collectible card game banned, forcing the kids to take their card battles underground. Troubles arise when mutants from the game invade the real world, and it’s up to Jess and friends to stop them. >…
neutral · AI labelView post →Cardpocalypse is a deckbuilding adventure in which you play a kid arriving at a new school were everyone plays that one card game and watches the accompanying cartoon. The charming cast of children is reminiscent of Costume Quest, but the sinister story and card battling are all it's own. Highly recommended for people who enjoy cute protagonists, a good story, and deck building.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game could have been AMAZING but has some design and balance shortcomings. I'll list them briefly then go into more detail below. 1) No way to collect all the cards or undo certain permanent changes 2) No real post game or new game+ to try out different deck types. Unskippable cutscenes ruin the thought of replaying the game. 3) Some balance shortcomings can make a couple parts almost impossible in some cases, this game is otherwise extremely easy. I still had fun with this game and not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the look of the game and 'kids playing' aspect. The card game itself is also neet with some card abilties that are quite interesting. The Mega mechanic and your champion always being able to attack are unique ideas. What is lacking is the AI. It is Hearthstone levels of dumb. They often attack enemy minions without killing them, or attack with the champion first taking extra damage when the minion would have already killed it etc. I am only at day 2 so I don't know if the AI gets…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →VERY cool game. Best card battler I've played to date. Decent story, full of quirky humour, Tanacious D style soundtrack, and a card theme reminiscent of creature collect games like Pokemon. Deck customisation is also varied and engaging. This doesn't follow the template for boring straight up battles or pick-a-lane type card battlers but works more like a deck builder RPG. What more could anyone want from a card battler Unique graphics / art style 10/10 Gameplay 10/10 Soundtrack 8/10 Story…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Epic] *Cardpocalypse*, 90s-themed card-based RPG. This is the mobile version, the [desktop version was free last month](https://feddit.uk/post/54186625) > Make friends, play cards, twist the rules, become a Mega Mutant Power Pets master, and try to save the world in this single-player RPG about being a 90's kid. On her first day at Dudsdale Elementary, 10-year old Jess accidentally gets everybody's favorite collectible card game banned, forcing the kids to take their card battles underground.…
neutral · AI labelView post →This game scratched an itch for me that I miss from the classic Gameboy Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon TCG games which I find not many modern TCG games fulfil. The gameplay has a very pleasant curve from managing a small collection of cards and weighing up what you can afford to trade away into a lategame of a ridiculously overtuned deck that has you winning games in two to three turns, and while the card game itself is quite simple it is very much suited for purpose and honestly one of the more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looked good before buying but then the game starts and your playing as a little girl in a wheelchair in a new school and have to put up with all the stupid themes and dialogue that comes with it. "Really? You think my wheelchair is cool?" is an example of actual dialogue. Does not even feel remotely close to the 90s like all the reviews say. The card game itself seems pretty shallow. It is more like pokemon or hearthstone or some other simplified ripoff of M:TG. Theres not really much variety…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really sat here the entire time waiting for the game to open up and give me something interesting. But a lot of really baffling design choices and generally playing the design of the game very safe leads to an ultimately unengaging and generally very boring and bland game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my fav genre, I like this game. so here long review, I wrote at nearly 100% the game. You can't collect 'em all Store page says that. That made me hesitate, because I like deck building, so I want to access to 100% card pool. Still bought the game because of CCG RPG itch. Game campaign is structured in 5 days(long day, if you do side activities) at school. Monday to Friday, Day1 works like a tutorial. Early game is okayish because of novelty. The limited card pool problem is kick in around…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you or someone you know went to elementary school in the 90's, this game does a surprisingly good job recreating that feeling. Gameplay feels good. The soundtrack is great. Dialogue quality is average to good. And I like that you can't collect 100% of the cards; it's a nice change of pace that keeps me from obsessing over micro-managing every little detail of my playthrough. 8.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was a fan of guild of dungeoneering and its expansions, so I decided to give this game a shot. The only thing this game does right is maintaining the "90's pokemon-esque card game while being at school" tone. The actual card game mechanics are terrible. 99% of the card fights were stupid easy with the exception of the final boss, who I ended up just skipping. I spent about $14 dollars for the base game plus the expansion and I could only force myself through the base game. Definitely not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I went to school in the 2000's when card games were huge. It literally was exactly like this when I went to school. Gives me the exact vibes they are going for. Plus its an very well designed and good game and card game. Plus if you like this game, check out their other game "Guild of Dungoneering"!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Although this genre is my thing, I don't recommend this game. Personally, I think the game looks ugly and in the first few hours didn't catch my attention. It was all just too slow and too much of a hassle. There are more specific nitpicks, for example you start building your own deck at the start, just for it to be taken away. The trickling of new cards feels too slow, and the AI is dumb as sin which apparently doesn't get better later. The 'pure' gameplay variant didn't feel fun either, as…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've had an interest in Cardpocalypse since first seeing it buried behind Apple's subscription gaming paywall. I'm happy to see that it's available for sale now on Steam, as opposed to renting it through that service. I was a little apprehensive at first, knowing its mobile lineage, plus the "cute" style. My concern was that the game might be too shallow or childish. While the art style is certainly subjective, it's immediately clear from the title screen that the developers had a clear…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meh. Campaign was short but fun. After that, there's no fun end game. Unless you want to reply the campaign over and over again for 'different decisions.' There's no newgame+ (whatever happened to that in games like this? That would have had me go through the campaign a few more times.) There's a roguelike where you play to repeatedly lose to eek toward a level up to get the small drips of decent cards. Nothing carries from story progression. (Not everything needs a roguelike or battle royale…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lovingly crafted, Cardpocalypse blends sweet sincerity with wit in the style of the most heartfelt episodes of The Simpsons. Its simple but engaging plot sets the stage for refreshingly relatable characters. The quality of its voice acting and general audio are remarkable, and its strategic content easily outshines almost all other deckbuilders out there. There's no need to hesitate with this one!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36948155-Card-Game-KING/] FOR MORE REVIEWS ABOUT CARD GAMES, CHECK OUT OUR CURATOR PAGE: CARD GAME KING What is this game about? Cardpocalypse puts you in shoes of Jess, a kid from school that learns a new card game that everyone at the school plays (cool kids anyway). The game tries to set the 90s mode vibes, and at times succeeds in that. However, the actual card game is rather one dimensional and can get repetitive very quickly. The card…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first game in a long, long time that inspired me to spend a whole day doing nothing but playing it. Scratches that itch for a card game RPG, one I've been longing for since the days of Yu-Gi-Oh on the DS. The basic structure is very similar to Hearthstone. Each player has a Champion with a large pool of health and a special ability, and the game ends when one Champion is destroyed. Each player has a deck of cards, made up of Minions (weaker monsters) and Mutations (effect cards with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No other game like this one. So freaking nostalgic to being a kid, wanting to have the strongest card out of all your friends. I never leave reviews, but this game deserves more credit
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved the humor and style but I didn't like the wandering around looking for questgivers and players (I felt this part could have been more direct). I do recommend you try it out if you like card games and if you can get it for a buck or 2. However, better card games do exist.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a game that feels like a slice of the 90's. Seriously the shout out and easter eggs all over the game just brought back so many memories. As for the gameplay, its a take on Hearthstone, very enjoyable to say the least. While the game itself isn't perfectly balanced and the rewards aren't always telegraphed perfectly, the game is a fun EXTREEEEEEEEEME Ride through an epic battle of good VS evil...and very terrible teachers. I laughed a lot, its a great comedy and the DLC adventure is also…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Fanatical] Build your own Card, Board and Dice Bundle (3 for $5, 5 for $8, 7 for $9). - Aces and Adventures - Aeon’s End - Arcanium - Card City Nights 2 - Cardboard Town - Cardpocalypse - Clue/Cluedo - Clue/Cluedo: The Classic Mystery Game - DungeonTop - Field of Glory II: Medieval - Fury of Dracula: Digital Edition - Hasbro’s BATTLESHIP - Kardboard Kings - Luck be a Landlord - Monster Train - Mystic Vale Pack - Right and Down - Right and Down and Dice - Siberian Dawn Pack - SteamWorld Quest:…
neutral · AI labelView post →Cardpocalypse is a cute single-player card battler. Relatively simple but eventually complex enough to keep my attention through about 20+ hours and if you REALLY enjoy it, there's more to do once the story mode is finished.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very charming and fun RPG card battler. If you like Inscryption, you should like this. I'm not a huge card battle fan, but this game was great. I'll warn you it has some bugs, but nothing insufferable and totally worth it. Wonderful game. Immensely cute and creative.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the game we've all been unknowingly waiting for. I pretty much only buy games on sale, which is how I learned of this one. But of all the ones I own, this is the first time I feel a twinge of actual guilt for not having paid full price. The devs have managed to create a perfectly balanced card ecosystem, which is incredibly hard to do given all of the optional customization you're allowed to make with your deck. The game flows so seamlessly, it's easy to take for granted what can only…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the story might be fun, I far prefer my games without storylines and just focused on the gameplay. This is why I LOVE the inclusion of the Gauntlet Mode and love how it is completely separate from the Story Mode (no need to play Story Mode for unlocks of content).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Y'know, these kids are really going to regret the things they've done to their cards when they're 30 and find out their rare cards are worth 40 dollars a pop. Anyway, if you like South Park the Stick of Truth or Card City Nights you should totally play this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute short card game. It has a lot of customization with the stickers and the story is very simple but serves the purpose of giving the player a goal to work towards. Unfortunately the game has only really 2-3 playstyles per faction and it does get repetitive around the late mid/early late game because there isn't much variation. You just walk back and fourth around a somewhat too big map and fight the same few decks. Still great fun to play through for a few days though!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →best adventure cardgame i ve ever played in a while
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Silly and fun but with a great design! I love everything from the foolish music when you get a new champion to the oddly hilarious character designs. Awesome time so far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really well-made and fun card battler game! Love the story that's still only being teased at (only 3 hours in), and I love talking to and making friends with all the nice kids in this :))) The cards themselves are super creative and I keep seeing new ones! (and keep losing like 60% of the time lol, but I'm sure if you're a hardcore card battler fan, you'd spend more time on trading cards and fine-tuning your deck, unlike me I just wanna explore the world and story
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has so much charm and character, as well as just a robust card battling system with RPG elements. Battle friends around school, uncover a mystery and collect and trade cards. Building decks is easy, mastering this game isn't! Which I love. Very replayable. Love this game 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a really fun card game, but does have some negatives. The art is a bit weird. I really like the story mode of the game, I just wish the post game had a bit more to do or the game had a mode where you could play around with all the cards against A.I. so i don't need to play multiple times to get all the cards for a specific class to play with all the decks i want to try. And that doesn't really help with the DLC added on where you can only use the new cards with Bloop and cant add them…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5/10 sometimes the enemy takes ages to make a move, end up thinking the game was frozen
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really want to like this game, really. It is kind of cute, the story is funny but... ...but being wiped on almost every fight on day 2 already is not fun anymore. Getting new good cards is very hard, because they are "very expensive". You pay with sweets or cards from your deck. So you trade your cards for cards, you don't even know if they are an improvement for your deck. And there is no way back. I love cardbattlers, this could be great, but I am either too old for it or too impatient.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So this is a hard recommend. This is for the main campaign, I haven't played the dlc. If you LOVE Trading card games, and also have some nostalgia for playing them in school, this is a charming game with just enough tactical depth to last it's short campaign. I think this game is a valuable lesson in one player, campaign driven TCGs. However, at the end of the day Cardpocalypse suffers in a few key areas. Writing is lacking overall, save a few key (miss-able!) gags here and there. Graphics…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's no Slay the Spire, but it does satisfy the deckbuilding itch. Gameplay is very solid. The story is charming, but also cumbersome. Too much dialogue and not enough power pets.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very fun game with an entertaining story that really makes you feel like you're back to playing card games in elementary school, with the addition of supernatural monsters that want to consume you and your friends. The gameplay is very smooth and reminiscent of other games like Hearthstone. The characters are entertaining and the sidequests are interesting and offer multiple completion options. However, there are a number of flaws. There is no ability to run, you can't skip…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely Fun game with a unique and well designed card game mechanics. While there are a few things I think that could be improved, overall they really pale in comparison to the fun I've had from this game. Pros - Fresh new card game mechanics with well designed factions that are both unique and synergistic - great story - Very replayable - Fun Gauntlet mode make your own deck each win with difference Champs - Great sound track and voicelines Cons - animations and walking can get a little…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Video Initial impressions of features from a fan of digital and physical deckbuilding games. Short takeaway - game design seems well thought out. Looking forward to trying out more of the gauntlet (deckbuilder mode) after finishing the story. https://youtu.be/7YbDNRt2uHs At about 7 hours of play. Do expect to do some hunting around for better cards and champions. Not overly grindy, but there are matches you prob won't be winning early on. Probably the biggest flaw is the AI makes some…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's really fun and has fun characters. I just can't play this right now because I'm really frustrated with how hard it is to make a decent deck at the beginning so you lose to everyone. That makes it so there is a lot of content you will probably never get to beat because after the day is done there are all new quests for that day. Can't go back to the old ones. So i love this game other than how hard it is to get new cards. However I'm sure it's just me not being good at this kind of game. It…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you miss the cartoons of the late 80s and early 90s? Then enjoy CARD-POC-A-LYPSE~! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JADFz_4_jA If you want to see my first impressions as they happened, watch my video above. Cardpocalypse is a riff on early 90s cartoons and the experience we all had growing up playing Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, or Yu-Gi-Oh. The writing, dialogue choices, and the entire attitude is spot on to scratch that nostalgia itch and keep your rose-colored glasses from remembering…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Leader cards have theme songs
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Changing up the rules in the game! twitch.tv/tolsimar #Twitch #Streaming #LinuxGaming #EpicGames #Cardpocalypse
neutral · AI labelView post →Can I rebuild my collection after all my cards were stolen? Epic Free Game! twitch.tv/tolsimar #Twitch #Streaming #LinuxGaming #FreeGame #EpicGames #Cardpocalypse
neutral · AI labelView post →Can there be too many cards? Epic Free Game! twitch.tv/tolsimar #Twitch #Streaming #LinuxGaming #FreeGame #EpicGames #Cardpocalypse
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neutral · AI labelView post →i got a headache in the tutorial if youve played any card game before just skip it ... will return after
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful art! Also, I didn't recognize your name so I went to view your profile and CARDPOCALYPSE?! I adore Cardpocalypse! I aspire to release a card game that's that cool someday in the near future
positive · AI labelView post →Cardpocalypse is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it was a real PC game (it's not)... it's a cash grab from greedy mobile devs. One note is that you can't buy this directly on the iOS app store, you have to subscribe to Apple Arcade. Regardless, it's still just a mobile app and not a proper PC game. This "card battler" game is set in school and has you playing a basic Pokemon ripoff with various silly animals like small headed rats and things. The card game "works" but the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The core of Cardpocalypse is the in-game card game. I'll detail that below, but first some remarks on the other stuff: You play as a wheelchair-bound little girl in a new gradeschool with no friends. Great start eh? At this school, everyone's obsessed with the cardgame "mega mutant power pets" (or something like that) and that's the card game you play. You make friends, and get railroaded into all sorts of quests. There are main story quests and plenty of side-quests, and this is how you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CARDPOCALYPSE ! Discovered Magic the Gathering in Middle-School, this game emulates almost exactly what it felt playing a card game every adults frowned upon. The over-the-top music is awesome, especially the intro, gameplay is nice, even tho with my experience as a Magic Player it was easy to understand what archetypes were present and/or pushed, and once you get rolling in a single-player game you never hit a stop. I fully recommend this game, i couldn't put it down once i started it, and i…
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