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Sadly, I recently had to bump the release date to March 2026 because Steam's October NextFest is happening too soon and the game isn't ready to show off yet. (needs translations.)

The game will have some extra stuff but it's secret.

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thanks! ive been trying to communicate the rules better through updates.

pc version on steam

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Hatchet has the additional effect of increasing Double Down payout by +2. This applies for both cards struck during Double Down.

Combine that with two Utility Cards, the highest possible payout is 7. This can greatly increase your odds of getting a crowbar and stealing everything back.

If you would like The Host to play fairly, a fair mode is available.

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wish i could work that fast lol.
planning to release in the fall sadly.

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awesome!

similar price on release. planning to have more stuff.

thanks!

Patreon? probably not.
Discord? Will probably be hosted by my publisher once game is done.

me too

the lore in this game is derived from another game i made before this one.
it wasn't very good though.
briefly put, GladderVines is a ghost town of anomalous nature.

lmao ggs.

dude this work is crazy. you even made the box art! 

EDIT: On further inspection, some elements look like they might be AI generated. If this is true, I would appreciate some disclosure. If not, I'm very sorry.

me too man

:)))

hue hue hue heu

I would try to find a Utility card,
then use a hatchet on it if you got one.
Redraw + Utility (+2 Hatchet) = 4 Utility payout.

oh sry my bad.
I should've put better instructions somewhere.

Blank + Utility = 1
Redraw + Utility = 2
Utility + Utility = 3

Every hatchet used during this adds +2 more to the payout.
So Hatchet->Utility + Hatchet->Utility = 7

Only utilities will payout.

i first designed this game using a bicycle deck :)

Hearts = Blank
Diamonds = Redraw
Club/Spade = Utility
Joker = Tower

oh yea you can advance the dialogue by just holding down the mouse button btw.

rip

working on it.

3-4 bucks will do, but if u wana buy more copies to share with everyone thatd be rad also.

man, i think ik what mightve caused that. but i think im out of time to work on the demo. 😭

thx for reporting the issue tho.

Chances are, either the host counted the cards and wasn't confident in finding a utility on the next draw,
or he backed down after checking his "Risk Tolerance"
which decreases if he's losing badly enough.

we'll see.

ive at least one/two more items i wans put in

i try

key will now explode upon attempting to throw it away.

i would 100% make one.
one day.

thanks for playing!

there might be :)

Will release a final demo update soon.
Found a couple of bugs in the Host's AI that cause him to make weird decisions.
Full version will have an ever harder mode.
Thanks for playing!

Found the cause of the issue.
Thanks for letting me know!

thanks for playing!

On your turn,
if you leave the game window for 5-6 seconds,
the Host will say something about it.