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Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator overview

Henry's House, Oscar Brittain, Rob Gross | Feb 10, 2022 | game

Released

1players observed · 3 October 2026 - 15:58:00 UTC

CasualIndieSimulationStrategySteam Store

  • Latest observed players1 · 3 October 2026 - 15:58:00 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak200
  • Units sold (VGI)14,430
  • Revenue (VGI)$206,000
  • Review score72% positive

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players1 · 3 October 2026 - 15:58:00 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak200
  • Units sold (VGI)14,430
  • Revenue (VGI)$206,000
  • Review score72% positive
  • Total reviews473
  • Release dateFeb 10, 2022
  • DeveloperHenry's House, Oscar Brittain, Rob Gross
  • PublisherAkupara Games

Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Henry's House, Oscar Brittain, Rob GrossPublisher: Akupara Games

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Game overview

Overview

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator comes from Henry's House, Oscar Brittain, Rob Gross and is published by Akupara Games. It arrived on Steam on Feb 10, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 3 October 2026 - 15:58:00 UTC, with a tracked peak near 200. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 72% positive across 473 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator is available in 6 languages including:

EnglishFrenchSpanish - SpainJapaneseSimplified ChineseRussian

4 regional rating boards including dejus, usk, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 103rd Gen i3/AMD FX-4100 Series4 GB RAMGeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series2 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 105th Gen i3/1st Gen Ryzen (or better)8 GB RAMGeForce 7 Series /Radeon R7 Series (or better)2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator has sold up to 14,430 units and has 324 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $206,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator overview details

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Feature List 💸 Buy, Sell, or Flex - Buy low, sell high, or just add Cards to your showcase for all to see! 🎴 Collect Over 100 Unique Cards - From ripping open booster packs, to buying singles, you’ll uncover dozens of vibey Cards featuring illustrations from stacks of talented artists! (Plus their rare, shiny variants!) 📈 Master An Ever-Changing Market - Reprints, rumours, rule changes, kids' meal promos, thieves, and church condemnations (the usual suspects) will all affect the price of your treasured cards. Think fast! ❤️ Win the Hearts of Customers - Befriend regulars by tracking down their requests, help build their decks, and become a part of a sleepy seaside town! Or just rip them off and feel their wrath! 🏬 Build The Perfect Shop - New management means new branding - create your dream shop with a catalogue of walls, flooring, furniture, and knickknacks; everyone loves a good chia pet, right? 🔍 Solve The Mystery - All is not what it seems on the seaside! The appearance of a mysterious masked thief leaves locals wondering who to trust with their precious Cards! Who is this shadowy character? And just what are the Legendary Cards? 🌴 Card Game Island - Buy a ticket to card game island, testing your wits and wiles against the most formidable duelists in a roguelite deckbuilding game mode. About the Game Open your own Card shop by the seaside! Buy, trade and sell Cards, OR keep them for your own collection! Earn reputation with customers, beat your shop goals, unlock new decorations, and host exciting events to bring everyone to the best Card shop in town! You ar…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator is listed as a game with $7.99 (60% off from $19.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input, and is associated with Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 3 October 2026 - 15:58:00 UTC, a tracked peak of 200, and 72% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameKardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator
Steam App ID1298480
Typegame
Release dateFeb 10, 2022
DeveloperHenry's House, Oscar Brittain, Rob Gross
PublisherAkupara Games
Price$7.99 (60% off from $19.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Subtitle Options, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players1 · 3 October 2026 - 15:58:00 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak200
Positive reviews339
Negative reviews134
Total reviews473
Positive percent72%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations324
Average playtime1,143 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateFeb 10, 2022
Official Steam feed update (UTC)12 February 2025 - 17:03:43 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)3 October 2026 - 15:58:00 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)3 October 2026 - 15:58:00 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)3 October 2026 - 15:58:00 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
The Big BooksNo description
The Big GallahsNo description
The Big Sapphire RingNo description
The Big BananaNo description
The Big Thumbs UpNo description
The Big DiceNo description
The Big Deck ChairNo description
The Big Gold NuggetNo description
The Big BoganNo description
The Big HandNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1298480
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1298480/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1298480
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator?

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator's latest SteamPulse observation records 1 players at 3 October 2026 - 15:58:00 UTC, with a tracked peak of 200 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 19 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 1 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (35.5%), United Kingdom (16.1%), Australia (9.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.2%), United Kingdom (14%), Australia (7.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38.5%), United Kingdom (14.4%), Australia (7.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.2%), United Kingdom (11.2%), China (7.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator?

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator currently sits at 72% positive across 473 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 339 positive reviews and 134 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator have?

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator currently has about 3K tracked Steam followers as of 9 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator?

Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator is currently listed at $7.99 on Steam. That is 60% below the usual price of $19.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 324, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

72% positive, 339 positive, 134 negative

Price and discount

$7.99 (60% off from $19.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives

Achievements

19

Platform releases
  • Steam 10 February 2022

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Akupara Slice of LifeBundle #45429 - 20% off$19.18Kardboard Kings - Deluxe EditionBundle #24807 - 15% off$12.73
Kardboard Kings - SoundtrackKardboard Kings is a shop management simulation game where you open your own card shop on the seaside. Buy, trade, sell, and collect cards; gain a community reputation and hit shop goals; unlock new adornments, and hold exciting events to bring everyone to the best shop in town.music #1888790$4.99
Kardboard KingsBuy Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator #452967$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 3rd Gen i3/AMD FX-4100 Series Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 5th Gen i3/1st Gen Ryzen (or better) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 7 Series /Radeon R7 Series (or better) Storage: 2 GB available space

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