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The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Developer Deconstructeam
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood is a 2023 narrative adventure game developed by Deconstructeam and published by Devolver Digital. Players control an exiled witch who designs her own tarot deck and performs divinations for other witches. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
418 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87
LovedLoved
243 positive · 35 negative
95% range 83–91%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 243 | 35 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 59 | 1 | 56 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Mastodon * | 7 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
3,057 of 3,249 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 222 yes, 31 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 253 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (5,999 of 6,440 positive).
Players praise the game's emotional depth and beautiful art. [1][2][3] Many enjoy the tarot card creation mechanic. [4][2][5] Some reviewers dislike the shift to political simulation. [6][7][8]
Liked
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- [13]
Not for me. I bought it because choices were supposed to really matter here and I can't deny that they do and I did somewhat enjoy running the political campaign (wish that part would have been more in depth), but that's about it. All the minigames in this game felt repetitive and/or pointless to me, I found designing the cards tedious and while I loved the art style and character design, I didn't connect with the …
- [1]
I don't often write reviews for games, but this game touched me in a very special way during a very difficult time in my life. If you need something cosy in your life, if you need hope, if you need to feel seen - I don't know you, but if you think this game is for you, try it. You'll know exactly why I felt compelled to recommend this game if it is. To all my Witches, I love you. Let us build a Sisterhood and stand …
- [6]
this game really hooked me at first. I loved the pace of everything, making tarot cards, and meeting new people. HOWEVER, the second half really took the wind out of my sails. It feels like 2 different groups of people competing to make 2 different games. spoilers: Im not exaggerating, this game went from a masterpiece (I dont say that lightly) to just a pretty fine visual novel once all the politics/election stuff …
- [11]
It's my first steam review ever, but I think this game deserves this. I laughed, I cried, and I have to play again to change my choices, because I'm not sure if I liked all the consequences of them in my first playthrough ;) What draw me to this game was creating my own taort deck, but tbh it was the most boring part, though still fun. It was nice to take a brake from main story to relax a bit, and create something. …
- [5]
Loved this game a lot! The combination of cosmic witchcraft with sci fi elements worked really well, I mean hello? You are a witch living on a meteor floating through space hundreds of years in the deep future?? How cool is that setup alone! The gameplay and building your own deck is super fun, the characters you interact with are all unique in their designs and personality and -I appreciated this the most- very …
Summarised from 34 of the 373 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 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood talk about emotional and touching story; those who didn't talk about political sim part feels out of place. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic, while 88% of critics recommend the game, according to OpenCritic. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 34 out of 40, with one critic awarding the game a perfect 10. Rock Paper Shotgun said it is a "splendid, engrossing blend of visual novel and card creation game". GamesRadar called it "nothing short of superb" and one of the richest visual novels of the past few years. While praising the writing, they said its examinations of posthumanism and player choice breathed new life into them. Eurogamer called it an "enchanting, emotionally charged visual…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 418 · most liked firstThe Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood starts out amazing with incredible pixel art, great music, and a really fun custom card-building mechanic. The story about isolation and connection feels deep and emotional in the beginning. However, the second half loses its way. Changing into a political management sim ruins the pacing, and the romance feels forced. More than that, the political message completely misses the mark. By saying men cannot be witches but non-binary people can, the game excludes men…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SPOILERS!! READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION I tried to be as vague as possible but yeah. This game had amazing potential. The story telling in the demo got me hooked enough to purchase the full game to play, as a woman, someone with a sister, and someone who has experienced depression there were multiple moments in this game where I cried. I liked the game play of making cards and loved learning about people through them. Then the game violently pivots and rushes storylines that could have been…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How does a card reading in a video game compare to the real deal? Zack Wood examines The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, finding the game successfully invokes "sense of wonder and imagination that makes divination fun". www.eteogames.com/card-creatio...
neutral · AI labelView post →New bite-sized game (about an hour long, they say) from the folks who made stuff like The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Red Strings Club and Gods Will Be Watching. It's $3 and I'm just buying that blind.
positive · AI labelView post →What a lovely video creating a whole deck with The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood DIY kit 😭-- they even replicate the cards in the game! youtu.be/CIpZFDKI6Xg?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Devolver Delayed Showcase: 2023 - 2024 Edition. TL;DW: These Devolver games have been moved to **2024**: * The Plucky Squire * Stick it to the Stickman * Skate Story * Anger Foot * Pepper Grinder These games are still confirmed for **2023**: * Gunbrella * Wizard With A Gun * The Talos Principle 2 * The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood * Karmazoo * McPixel 3 DLC
neutral · AI labelView post →Pixel #fanart of The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood. The game made by @deconstructeam.bsky.social. I already did it some time ago, :b so here it is. A headcanon of an alternative ending! ✨ #indie #gamedev #witch
neutral · AI labelView post →Yayyy, officially completed my first playthrough of the game! Time to work on the Cozy Highlight and hopefully get it out by the end of this week to wrap up my bewitchingly witchy celebration Game: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood Platform: PC, Nintendo Switch
positive · AI labelView post →Do you like: 🎴 Creating your own tarot cards by combining spheres, arcana, and symbols? 🎴 Choices that matter in a narrative game? 🎴 Space? Witches? SPACE WITCHES? ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ Then the Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood might be for you! Find out in this Cozy Highlight: youtu.be/QfZbm0bYc-w
positive · AI labelView post →Not for me. I bought it because choices were supposed to really matter here and I can't deny that they do and I did somewhat enjoy running the political campaign (wish that part would have been more in depth), but that's about it. All the minigames in this game felt repetitive and/or pointless to me, I found designing the cards tedious and while I loved the art style and character design, I didn't connect with the characters in the slightest. The "female empowerment" felt too on the nose for me…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing a little more on my break before completing the Cozy Highlight~ I love me a good cozy living room with a fireplace and big windows to see the stars ✨🪟🔭 Game: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood Platform: PC, Nintendo Switch
positive · AI labelView post →The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood is a game that is hard to describe. You play as a witch sent into a thousand year exile, who cannot take her banishment anymore and summons a behemoth (which is strictly forbidden) to make a deal so she can get back to civilization. The game is mostly narrative-driven as a lot of witches visit you in your exile and you offer to help them with decisions and shape the politics of your coven from afar, which leads to you being involved in some quite strange situations.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood and had such a good time with it!! You play as a witch making a pact with a behemoth and end up creating your own tarot deck. It is such a lovely pixel game :>
positive · AI labelView post →Devolver Delayed Showcase | 2023 - 2024 Edition. Switch games mentioned in the showcase: Delayed to 2024: - The Plucky Squire - Pepper Grinder Not Delayed / Still coming in 2023: - Gunbrella - The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood - Broforce: Forever DLC - Mcpixel 3 DLC
neutral · AI labelView post →I really enjoyed the first half of the game, creating cards and reading them, then that gameplay practically dissapeared in the second half. The characters I liked had little screen time and/or the discussions with them didnt matter much, whilst others got way too much. And the writing got very flat and stereotypical at some points. Big shame, first 50% was -amazing-, but it fell off hard. Wish I had more card reading and card creating and character story development. Actually made me remove…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood Same team as the previous, same commitment to making the player feel uncomfortable. This another of those "I am not sure I enjoyed it, but it's good at what it does, and I like thinking about it" kind of experiences. Wild tonal swings. A game with a ton to say.
neutral · AI labelView post →#TBRuary Book: The Star-Crossed Empire by @mayadarjani.bsky.social. Every once in a while I have an urge to read a space opera, and this one looks to really scratch that itch Manga: Welcome to the NHK (read some of it) Game: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood by deconstructeam (all Latino devs, iirc)
neutral · AI labelView post →Starts off strong, but the choices you make, ironically, don't feel very impactful. The last third of the game is shocking in its change into a political sim. It was so jarring that it soured the whole experience for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing character designs and making the cards was so much fun. Was a little confused at first but making the cards is the best part. Wish there was a free for all mode after beating the game to make whatever cards you want and being able to do simple reading with your home made cards in a mini game mode like, a Past-Current-Future type reading thing or Good vs Bad outcome. would be super cool with the cards you made.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Award: Game I Had No Idea What to Expect and Ended Up Loving It Game: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood Platform: PC, Nintendo Switch It's really hard to explain this game because you really have to experience it yourself. There's visual novel dialogues, tarot card building, and even political campaigns!
positive · AI labelView post →New week, new #promosky! Do you like any of the following? Pokémon TCGP 🃏 Dreamlight Valley ✨️ Digital Art 🎨 Game Grumps 🎮 #witchsky 🧙♀️ The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood Adventure Time 🗡 Twin Peaks 🌳 Models and Collectibles 🐯 Let's be friends! 🫰 Check out my page for more stuff I like!
neutral · AI labelView post →My Favorite Card from The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood Demo. I really enjoyed the card creation mechanic in The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood demo! It's detailed enough to provide room for personalization but not too complex to be overwhelming, and I'm excited to experiment with more visual combos when the full game comes out. If you play or have played the demo, share your favorite card creation! I'd love to see them. :)
positive · AI labelView post →I've decided to do a weekly recommendation for indie/smaller games that I think deserve more exposure. ☺️ The first one is The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood. A narrative game about a witch that can do tarot readings, but you get to create the cards! store.steampowered.com/app/1340480/...
positive · AI labelView post →So I started playing The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood and... uh, wow. This game is reeeaally good. Im only 3 hours in but It has already almost made me cry a few times and thats NOT something that happens often. Its also made me think a lot about personal beliefs, the divine, and spiritualism. Good game
positive · AI labelView post →A wonderful choose-your-ending story. The custom card creation was very fun, and while I wasn't expecting the political sim part (I didn't read reviews before playing), I quickly found myself enjoying it. I cried after my first playthrough, and I really enjoyed the several twists the story threw at me. I would highly recommend this game! My only negative - Replay value is fairly high, but I wish there was a "skip cutscene" option where it would jump to the parts of dialogue where you select…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't often write reviews for games, but this game touched me in a very special way during a very difficult time in my life. If you need something cosy in your life, if you need hope, if you need to feel seen - I don't know you, but if you think this game is for you, try it. You'll know exactly why I felt compelled to recommend this game if it is. To all my Witches, I love you. Let us build a Sisterhood and stand in Solidarity with each other - we'll have our happy ending.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have one complaint about this game… the very brief highly political message that was inserted into game(effective men are the worst)… it was out of place with the rest of the game... should have kept with the positive attitude and gone with effectively women are the best. I enjoyed this game alot, I saw a recommendation to go in blind first playthrough(I usually follow a choice guide on VN's… to experience the story at its best and in the right order) and am glad I did
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another game that does this really well is The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood by @deconstructeam.bsky.social. This game combines coziness and deep and dark topics, eros and joy and sadness and climate change and cosmic struggles and everything else. Such an inspiration for us. #indiedev #politics #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →This month for Geeks & Grounds, we’re playing The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood! For our Week 1, we’re reflecting on how we feel when we hear the phrase, “It’s not your fault, but it is your responsibility.” Watch the video intro for the game here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RTs...
neutral · AI labelView post →Such a beautiful, eye capturing, well written game. As an artist myself, I am very picky about my video games, but as soon as I entered the demo, I was IMMEDIATELY all for it!!!! It's fun, it's cute, and emotion driving. I absolutely love that you can create your own tarot cards, being a tarot card practitioner myself. It also offers so much insight on occult magic in your daily life too. I HIGHLY recommend!!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood on Steam and Nintendo Switch. Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society. [Nintendo](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-cosmic-wheel-sisterhood-switch/)
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't understand fluff in this context, what does it mean? I searched in dictionary but I'm still not sure. Anyway: - Spiritfarer: I don't remember so much grinding in this game, and it's a beautiful game, not too long, not too hard - The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood - Slay the Princess, but you don't really *play*, you make choices. It's a masterpiece of narration. If you dislike body horror, don't play it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Choose 20 games that greatly influence you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 5: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood #games #gamechallenge #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood is one of those games that feels less like something you play and more like something you experience. Every character is unapologetically unique. You are constantly reminded that there isn't one 'right' way to exist. In this universe, you can become whoever you truly are, embracing your identity, creativity, beliefs, and flaws... and somehow it all just belongs. The story gently asks difficult questions about freedom, destiny, power, and the consequences of our…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game carries the emotional impact of generational and community trauma wrapped in one. Its been YEARS and I still think about the emotional impact this game had on me. Ive been healing for a long time from my own trauma and isolation and it brings me such. Such. Such comfort to be able to have this story grow and change with me, carry different meanings each time I play and grow myself. God. If I could do this again for the first time. Please continue writing and making games. Just play…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is amazing UNTIL it gets to the heavy political stuff. At one point, you will basically be a candidate in a huge election battle... something i personally was NEVER expecting in a witchy game though, took me 5 hours to get there and i did enjoy the tarot & the story beforehand...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is currently a Thursday evening. I am high and staring at a black screen that says: "The Wheel: None of it is your fault." I have severe ADHD, and have been noticing that I've been doing this thing where I'm looking for that new hyperfixation game to scratch the meth head inside my brain that's constantly fiending for that quick bump of dopamine, so I grab a bunch of little games off of my wishlist, or, ones that have caught my eye recently, and buy them. Then I play each and see which I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game really hooked me at first. I loved the pace of everything, making tarot cards, and meeting new people. HOWEVER, the second half really took the wind out of my sails. It feels like 2 different groups of people competing to make 2 different games. spoilers: Im not exaggerating, this game went from a masterpiece (I dont say that lightly) to just a pretty fine visual novel once all the politics/election stuff happened. The vibe shifts in a way that rips you out of this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I chose to be morally grey/leaning evil, sacrificing my coven... but then all the choices leading up to the finale didn't matter at all because what do you mean Fortuna suddenly has a change of heart and is feeling regret </3 wtaf. Why did Fortuna suddenly do a 360 and flip out on the antagonist when all their dialogue prior to this event was friendly or flirty???
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i couldnt get myself to care about the characters or the story. i didnt like the elections plotline and i was really disappointed we saw so little of Abramar. the art is nice and some of the character's designs are great
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →listen. Deconstructeam you may never read this. but I just need the world to know how absolutely FERAL I am about your writing. I still cry about Red Strings Club at least 5 times a year and the Cosmic Wheel is also an absolute banger. there's something so special about the way you people write dialogues and pan out narratives that makes me want to chew through my soul. idk how to describe it better. I thirst for good narration in video games and you have brought me water. please never stop…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood on Steam and Nintendo Switch. Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society. [Nintendo](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-cosmic-wheel-sisterhood-switch/)
neutral · AI labelView post →Creating a tarot deck has never been more fun. The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood is a narrative game where your cards shape the fate of others. It has a great story. Don't expect anything crazy, just enjoy the magical storytelling #indiegame #indiedev
positive · AI labelView post →12. A Game Everyone Should Play This is a hard question because like idk what is a game for everyone right? I think a lot of people will get something out of The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood. I think it's short enough and simple enough to play while being themed so well and impactfully.
positive · AI labelView post →Is anyone else playing The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood by @deconstructeam.bsky.social ? Cuz I have six weeks addicted to the game on #nintendo; creating cards, the #coven's history is great, and the background soundtrack is really cool. Any opinions you have? #gamersky #tarotsky #indiegames #covensky
positive · AI labelView post →The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood - Release Date Trailer - Nintendo Switch. Coming August 16 Looks interesting. Has anyone here played their previous game The Red Strings Club? How is it?
neutral · AI labelView post →Honored to finally meet @jordidepaco.bsky.social of @deconstructeam.bsky.social. The Red Strings Club changed my life and The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood changed it again. Got my game signed and also got a ton of gifts 😭 Breakfast at Scopely. Saw some of our games too ❤️ Amazing first day at SAGA BCN!
positive · AI labelView post →Haven't finished this yet, but it's already made me cry twice. Really beautiful story, and despite not being a huge fan of pixel games, this is beautifully made. The music is amazing. It's a great game - highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Appleseed's Indie Game of The Day! Day 7) The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood by Deconstructeam This wonderfully queer game has you take on the role of Fortuna, a diviner who was banished from her witch coven. With the help of summoning a Behemoth, she creates a new divination deck that you can design.
neutral · AI labelView post →I started playing the Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood & it's all about death & grieving & loneliness & existential despair & I am like goddamn it, game 🫠
negative · AI labelView post →Beat my first post-Zelda video game. It was the Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood. I really liked it. It'll surprise no one that I played it like a good witch who loved friendship and world peace.
positive · AI labelView post →Today’s Black Video Game Character: Dahlia (The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood)
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is genuinely one of the best story games I have played, quite possibly ever. The art element is beautiful and can be as simple and as complex as you like, which leads to some beautiful tarot cards. The story pacing and content is amazing and just when you think you've completed all the endings and discovered all the cards, you find more. The characters are all unique and flawed in their own way, which makes for a very emotional game. Overall I would recommend to everyone and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far I'm enjoying playing The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood! I read a review that the game gives you the illusion of your choices mattering. I kinda don't mind if that's the case because it's less stressful 🤣
positive · AI labelView post →It's my first steam review ever, but I think this game deserves this. I laughed, I cried, and I have to play again to change my choices, because I'm not sure if I liked all the consequences of them in my first playthrough ;) What draw me to this game was creating my own taort deck, but tbh it was the most boring part, though still fun. It was nice to take a brake from main story to relax a bit, and create something. I've seen this sentence in different review on steam, but it is my favorite…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just finished a game on switch called The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood and it's about witches and tarot and great storytelling character design fun gameplay aaaaargh it's so good
positive · AI labelView post →spent most of my day playing The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood and rambling about it in a friends' server good game, impeccable vibes and character designs, and yay lesbians!! but the management sim at the end kinda lost me
neutral · AI labelView post →Gloomy weekend so it was a video game weekend. Got totally engrossed playing The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood (bought on a whim after only seeing the trailer and I’m looooving it).
positive · AI labelView post →The main character, a witch exiled for 200 years, really feels like a blank slate in the beginning. Maybe that's how she became after being isolated for so long. Overtime, your choices do mold her personality. We also get to see some insight to who she was before being exiled. The art is beautiful. The character design, specifically, is great because it really works with the personality given to each witch/person/creature/whatever they are. My only gripe is being flash-banged at least once in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great short visual novel, loved the world building.
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