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Card Shark

Card Shark overview

Nerial | Jun 2, 2022 | game

Released

13players observed · 13 September 2026 - 04:21:47 UTC

AdventureIndieSimulationSteam Store

  • Latest observed players13 · 13 September 2026 - 04:21:47 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak875
  • Units sold (VGI)96,330
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,300,000
  • Review score90% positive

Card Shark dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players13 · 13 September 2026 - 04:21:47 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak875
  • Units sold (VGI)96,330
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,300,000
  • Review score90% positive
  • Total reviews3,062
  • Release dateJun 2, 2022
  • DeveloperNerial
  • PublisherDevolver Digital

Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: NerialPublisher: Devolver Digital

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Game overview

Overview

Card Shark comes from Nerial and is published by Devolver Digital. It arrived on Steam on Jun 2, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Card Shark's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 13 players at 13 September 2026 - 04:21:47 UTC, with a tracked peak near 875. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 90% positive across 3,062 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Card Shark is available in 11 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseKoreanPortuguese - BrazilRussian

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core i3-530 (2*2930) / AMD A8-3850 (4 * 2900) or equivalent4 GB RAMIntel HD Graphics / Radeon HD 6550D or equivalent2 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10AMD A10-5800K APU (4 * 3800) / Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800) or equivalent8 GB RAMRadeon HD 7750 (1024 VRAM) / GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM) or equivalent2 GB available space
macOSMinimumMac OS X 10.9.5 or laterIntel Core i5-2520M (4 * 2500) or equivalent4 GB RAMRadeon HD 6630M (256 VRAM) or equivalent2 GB available space
macOSRecommendedMac OS X 10.9.5 or laterIntel Core i5-2400S (4 * 2500) or equivalent8 GB RAMRadeon HD 6750M (512 MB) or equivalent2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Card Shark has sold up to 96,330 units and has 2,960 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,300,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Card Shark overview details

Card Shark combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

"Our adversaries tonight? An unscrupulous group of scoundrels and rogues, rumoured to possess an unlimited fund between them. If we stick to the strategies you’ve learnt, this will be a walkover." - Comte de Saint-Germain 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. LEARN AND MASTER NEW TRICKS 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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Card Shark is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 13 players at 13 September 2026 - 04:21:47 UTC, a tracked peak of 875, and 90% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameCard Shark
Steam App ID1371720
Typegame
Release dateJun 2, 2022
DeveloperNerial
PublisherDevolver Digital
Price$19.99
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players13 · 13 September 2026 - 04:21:47 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak875
Positive reviews2,766
Negative reviews296
Total reviews3,062
Positive percent90%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations2,960
Average playtime501 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJun 2, 2022
Official Steam feed update (UTC)27 June 2024 - 18:26:30 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)13 September 2026 - 04:21:47 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)13 September 2026 - 04:21:47 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)13 September 2026 - 04:21:47 UTC

Content descriptors

This game includes profanity and depictions of suicide, death, violence and gambling. It is not suitable for children.

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
The Tardy OptimistNo description
Earning Your KeepNo description
Jack Of All TradesNo description
From Rags To RichesNo description
A Slippery SlopeNo description
At Least The Hay Is ComfortableNo description
Butter FingersNo description
I Can See My Face In This!No description
The MasochistNo description
Cake Costs CoveredNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeCopyright 2022 Nerial. All Rights Reserved.

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1371720
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1371720/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1371720
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Card Shark

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 Card Shark?

Card Shark's latest SteamPulse observation records 13 players at 13 September 2026 - 04:21:47 UTC, with a tracked peak of 875 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 8 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Card Shark growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 8 players; the highest observed daily value is 13 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Card Shark?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (24.5%), France (12.2%), United Kingdom (10.2%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (22.2%), France (10.4%), United Kingdom (8.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28%), France (11.1%), United Kingdom (9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (21%), France (8.9%), United Kingdom (7.6%). 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 Card Shark?

Card Shark currently sits at 90% positive across 3,062 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 2,766 positive reviews and 296 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Card Shark have?

Card Shark currently has about 16.5K tracked Steam followers as of 29 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 Card Shark?

Card Shark is currently listed at $19.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 2,960, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

90% positive, 2,766 positive, 296 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

52

Platform releases
  • Steam 2 June 2022

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Card Shark Deluxe EditionBundle #26385 - Complete set$29.98
Card Shark SoundtrackThe official 29-track soundtrack for Card Shark by composer Andrea Boccadoro in .mp3 and .wav formats.music #2013500$9.99Card Shark Digital ArtbookCard Shark Artbook is a 54-page digital artbook that includes screenshots, concepts, and pre-production art hand-curated and designed by the game's art director Nicolai Troshinsky.dlc #2014600Price unavailable
Card SharkBuy Card Shark #481120$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3-530 (2*2930) / AMD A8-3850 (4 * 2900) or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics / Radeon HD 6550D or equivalent Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Controller Recommended

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD A10-5800K APU (4 * 3800) / Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800) or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 7750 (1024 VRAM) / GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM) or equivalent Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Controller Recommended

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